Mike Hill

Editor of Lancashire Post and Blackpool Gazette print editions. Columnist. Author.

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

If you want to learn what happened during the Christmas truce of 1914 my book Christmas Truce By The Men Who Took Part is the largest collection ever drawn together of photos and letters sent home by the officers and soldiers who were there https://t.co/e2rlQxYQUi

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

@RobinsonBee Thanks Ben, my advice is to treat it like a poetry book and dip in and out rather than reading it in a sitting. Hope you enjoy it - do let me know what you think

[Fonthill Media @FonthillMedia]

📚#Recommended: "#PILGRIMAGE TO THE WESTERN FRONT: BY THE MEN WHO WENT BACK TO THE OLD FRONTLINE" by @Mike_Hill_LP

👉🏼 https://t.co/qtRJkphPMP

#PilgrimageToTheWesternFront #worldwar1 #militaryhistory #books #history #WW1 #westernfront #belgium #war #militaryhistorybooks

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

@Michael30212472 Thank you Michael, that’s very kind. I’m glad you enjoyed it

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

This is a gem of a book @thelonningsguy and one I have thoroughly enjoyed picking up again this Christmas

[Alan Cleaver @thelonningsguy]

I can unashamedly shout about A Lake District Christmas (£10 from all bookshops and online retailers) as I only compiled the selection of Cumbrian tales, such as this letter written by a Cumbrian soldier who witnessed the Christmas Truce of 1914... #Cumbria

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

Thank you for your kind words about the book Paul. Another very enjoyable show @FonthillMedia @sommecourt

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

Despatches: Battlefield Pilgrimages. In this latest @OldFrontLinePod Despatches #podcast episode we look at pilgrimages to the #WW1 battlefields in the 1920s and 30s.
https://t.co/mukbEndjBe

[Fonthill Media @FonthillMedia]

🎄🕊️"CHRISTMAS TRUCE BY THE MEN WHO TOOK PART" by @Mike_Hill_LP is a must-read!

Visit 👉🏼 https://t.co/1pvWc3ZqrP
#Books on #TheGreatWar 👉🏼 https://t.co/AY08QjFYnS

#ChristmasTruce #WW1 #Armistice #WorldWarOne #theWesternFront #WhatToRead #Ceasefire #ArmisticeDay #history

[Fonthill Media @FonthillMedia]

🎄📚Available now: "#PILGRIMAGE TO THE WESTERN FRONT: BY THE MEN WHO WENT BACK TO THE OLD FRONTLINE" by @Mike_Hill_LP

👉🏼 https://t.co/qtRJkphPMP

#PilgrimageToTheWesternFront #worldwar1 #militaryhistory #books #history #WW1 #westernfront #belgium #war #militaryhistorybooks

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

@DavidKay15 @bbcweather @BBCEarth @BBCNWT @WeatherPicture @StormHour Great photo, would we be OK to publish it in @The_Gazette?

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

Exciting times lie ahead at @leponline and @The_Gazette and we are looking for editors for both great titles, if you’re interested there’s more details here: https://t.co/lDymS5C3WG

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

@Blanch6144 Hi David, is it possible you could follow me back so I can send you a DM - I am hoping you can help me with a project I am working on

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

@PhilWiddows Apologies Phil, I’m not a big user of Twitter as you may have gathered so only just spotted this. Thank you though it’s much appreciated. Passport debacle wasn’t much fun - although a bit self-inflicted. Hope all is well with you, must be 10 or more years since you left the LP

[Fonthill Media @FonthillMedia]

❗️🔔 Back-in-stock alert: "CHRISTMAS TRUCE BY THE MEN WHO TOOK PART: LETTERS FROM THE 1914 CEASEFIRE ON THE WESTERN FRONT" is back in stock!

👉🏼 https://t.co/1pvWc3ZqrP

#ChristmasTruce #FirstWorldWar #WW1 #MilitaryHistory #MilitaryHistoryBooks #loveHistory #WW1history #CeaseFire

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

Fancy working for Facebook and the Lancashire Post? We’re looking for another community reporter details here 👉🏼 https://t.co/P7hW9RY9zD

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

@rgs1510 Glad to be of help, it’s a fascinating account you have meticulously pulled together

[Rupert Shepherd @rgs1510]

With many thanks to @Mike_Hill_LP for his generosity (and his book Christmas Truce: By the Men Who Took Part), I've spent the holidays updating my account of my great-grandfather's (spoiler: minor) role in the Christmas truce of 2014 https://t.co/FzXQfkAUxl

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

@DanHillHistory @BattleguideVT Fascinating video, this brings to life my book on the Christmas Truce published earlier this year by @FonthillMedia and it is so interesting to see the places featured in it

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

@alberttopcat @MGBTours @Bruno1023llama @plummer_jack @theweejamster @James187961 @Sophie_1WWTours @GuildofBG @ajh1775 @SusieRother @BethF1979 @AngliaTours You may be interested to know there is an account from a 1st Bn, Rifle Brigade man reporting they had played football among themselves which was watched by the Germans at Christmas

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

@TsarReed It is certainly true, I’ve had a book published on the Christmas truce and during the research collected more than 500 contemporaneous and first hand accounts

[Mike Hill @Mike_Hill_LP]

@MichellePonting My pleasure, hope it gave the students a few things to think about