David Harrisville

Educator / historian of modern Europe & WWII / author of The Virtuous Wehrmacht / Learning Designer / pianist

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My latest book chapter has finally arrived!

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@AdamSeipp @glasscockcenter @CornellPress I'm looking forward to it!

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Historian friends! I saw a talk by Mark Humphries, a history prof who used AI to develop a platform that transcribes handwritten documents with ~97% accuracy, at a cost of ~1 cent per page. Looks promising! His blog: https://t.co/Txjjr74HV3 The code: https://t.co/WZz8mdVvRb

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@GHarward @TheDailyShow @OTDCanMilHis @waitmanb @WW2TV Haha love it! The big red arrows are particularly helpful

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@AdamSeipp @historyTAMU @tamuanth @SMH_Historians @TAMUArtSci Good stuff! Wish I could be there

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@ZMatusheski You can also check out Adam Seipp's Strangers in the Wild Place. I'm surprised he didn't mention it, haha

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I had the chance to talk about my research on German soldiers and the clean Wehrmacht myth the other day on the WWII Daily podcast! Here's the spotify link: https://t.co/lm3AiIFT3Z

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I'm looking forward to my first vacation since the pandemic. Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, here I come!

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@GHarward Interesting. At least it does show the Wehrmacht carrying out executions, and that soldiers did actually have a choice

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@GHarward I just watched the beginning. It was pretty alarming how much sympathy the movie tries to create for the soldiers. The choice of 1944 as the year also tends to make them look like victims just trying to survive. 0 stars from me!

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@GHarward I haven't, but now I'm a little disappointed in Remarque!

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@waitmanb Congrats!

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@dr_tgpeterson Wow, congrats Terry!

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I'm not great at math, but I believe US presidents now have an average of .74 convictions each 🙃

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@carolinaosman I'm afraid the book is only available in German, at least for the time being. I can check and let you know if it cites English language sources though!

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My review of Stefan Kurt Treiber's excellent new book, Helden oder Feiglinge? Deserteure der Wehrmacht im Zweiten Weltkrieg, is now available from German History. It provides new insight into who deserters were and why they deserted. https://t.co/IlzhBH9tDD

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@DrHelenFry Richard Overy, Why the Allies Won

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Getting on the train soon for #SMH2024 ! It will be great to catch up with colleagues and friends!

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I just recorded a piano piece I've been working on for a long time now (Chopin's ballade No. 1) that I'd like to share with the world! You can listen to it on this page of my website (it's at the very bottom).
https://t.co/s1ISP3mC7x

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@dr_tgpeterson Not sure, but in DC I got a contact high once just from riding a public bus, so I can only imagine what NY is like