History PhD. Lead Historian for @ProjRecover. @UDelaware Adj Prof. Interests: War & Society, 20th Century, USMC, WWII, Aviation. @BallState/@SouthernMiss grad.
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1/ As many of you know, I’ve been spending a lot of time in Chuuk State, part of the Federated States of Micronesia over the last few years. @ProjRecover is searching for over 100 U.S. MIAs who went missing in the lagoon during World War II.
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The newest episode of hit TV series #ExpeditionUnknown spotlights the efforts of @ProjRecover to find and repatriate American MIAs, co-founded by #UDel's Mark Moline (pictured second from right, with series host Josh Gates). Catch it @Discovery tomorrow, July 31st at 9PM Eastern!
Fantastic episode of #HATM about an excellent movie from my childhood. It's great to hear that "medieval" historians actually enjoyed it too!
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Couldn't agree more. Now @DrSarahMyers and I just need to get @LukeTruxal and @HerbertHistory into #F1...
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Props to stellar historians @LukeTruxal @DrSarahMyers and @HerbertHistory for a great podcast. And thanks so much for letting me sneak in half way through!
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Two episodes of @HerbertHistory’s #HATM podcast this week, including @DrSarahMyers @ColinColbourn & @LukeTruxal on Masters of the Air Episode 8:
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Reasons I can’t play Skull and Bones yet with @HerbertHistory… You know you’re deep in the writing process when the CMOS needs to be this close to your keyboard…
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As I mentioned to @LukeTruxal and @DrSarahMyers on @HerbertHistory's #HATM podcast this week, in 2018 we conducted a @ProjRecover investigation in Lake Balaton, Hungary. Here, we are getting depth measurements and sending a GoPro down on some paracord to examine mud and silting.
Our most recent MOTA recap is up for Ep 8!
Important things we discuss:
*Long distance Netflix dates??
*Hungarian Wine Regions
*Top Gun is def a training movie
*Best hot take? From @LukeTruxal: MOTA Anti-British bias will most likely kill off Sandra's terrible plot!
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In which a steamy affair on screen for less than a minute drove several historians into the sources for hours!
ALSO - Two camps emerge: are you Team P-51/B-17 or P-38/B-24??
@LukeTruxal @DrSarahMyers bring the historical heat and it’s been a blast debriefing MOTA!
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“Anxiety about remaining episodes….”
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Folks, if you aren't listening to the #HATM podcast, you are missing out.
The serial set of episodes on each episode of Masters of the Air is phenomenal!
@HerbertHistory kills it every day.
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Very proud of @ProjRecover's work alongside @dodpaa and the @kwajmiaproject. Working together on sites like these helps bring our MIAs home.
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Ep 4 brings a new perspective from those on the ground! And where did that 25 missions number come from? We dig in!
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Learn all about our thoughts on the Midwest, murdering innocent ball bearings, and illegitimate children! Oh and the film!
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Surveys intended to understand the Army's recruiting problems found that young people don't see it as a safe place or good career path. Army leaders said few were deterred by “wokeness,” and that concerns about discrimination were seen as a bigger issue. apne.ws/tf4yyP8
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Does your teen have a US history textbook in the house? If so, can you flip to pages featuring George Washington and DM me of the content?
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Application deadline is February 15, 2023. For more information about the program and how to apply: nationalww2museum.org/war/je…
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The application for the Summer Seminar in Military History for June 2023 is live! Co-hosted with @WWIImuseum the 3-week, in-residence experience introduces fellows to the profession’s fundamental concepts and questions, contemporary concerns and approaches, and leading scholars.
An incredible find for our teams @ProjRecover and @dodpaa. In terms of MIAs, this is our single largest aviation discovery to date. Special props to @specsonwrecks for her extensive research on U.S. losses in Croatia that helped make this possible.
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Excellent write-up on an aviation (and human) disaster in World War II.
August 23, 1944 The worst aircraft accident in the UK during WW2. aviationtrails.wordpress.com…
