Michael P.M. Finch

War, and people who thought about it. Centre for Future Defence and National Security, Deakin University

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

The day has finally arrived – my new @OUPHistory book Making Makers: The Past, the Present, and the Study of Warhas been published and is available for purchase and download.

[Univ Press of Kansas @Kansas_Press]

👉Read more of the @tandfonline review of Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped A Global Conflict edited by @mpmfinch, @DrAEFox, and David G. Morgan-Owen: https://t.co/nYQDjUBehE

📚Learn more: https://t.co/EHJCruJBhR

#WWI #BookReview #MilitaryHistory #UPKansas

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

@IskanderRehman @ClementsCenter Excellent news Iskander - I’m very pleased to hear it

[Dan Jackson @northumbriana]

My favourite Ashington gag:
A sparky turns up at a clurrb in Ashington and asks the barmaid where the mains are.
“Tha just doon there past the ladies.” ⚡️

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

This part in particular.

[David Burbach (also @dburbach Bluesky) @dburbach]

Dort and Publius love to blame Iraq and Afghanistan on war college professors. You wont find many war college profs had good things to say about our strategy process in those wars, and many (half? more?) made prescient warnings before we went in

[David Burbach (also @dburbach Bluesky) @dburbach]

Important to understand the movement attacking the war colleges isn't just about 'wokeness' or non-military topics, but is fundamentally anti-Clausewitizan (and other eggheads) in favor of all tactics and war as only total war free of "politics" (i.e., policy goals)

[Richard Dunley @redunley]

The manuscript of my latest book, The Battle for American Opinion: British Propaganda and Anglo-American Relations, 1914-1917 has just gone off to the publisher. 🎉🥳

Now, time for a glass of wine!🍷

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

*that’s

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

Oh hey, that me…

[Univ Press of Kansas @Kansas_Press]

Framing the First World War explores how military leaders understood the conflict, and how those interpretations influenced their decisions. Pair your reading with a podcast.

Framing the First World War: https://t.co/imcPbNuIz0

#WorldWarI #MilitaryHistory #WWI #UPKansas

[Univ Press of Kansas @Kansas_Press]

Framing the First World War explores how military leaders understood the conflict, and how those interpretations influenced their decisions. Pair your reading with a podcast.

Framing the First World War: https://t.co/imcPbNuIz0

#WorldWarI #MilitaryHistory #WWI #UPKansas

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

@amwilson_opera I see I’m completely wrong on this, but there you go, some interesting info on No.11…

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

@amwilson_opera The extension was functional but totally out of keeping with the street aesthetic, and a lot smaller than the new addition.

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

New review of Making Makers, this time in the Journal of Strategic Studies, and from the estimable pen of Greg Kennedy.
It's a fascinating read and worth your time - read it at the link:
https://t.co/8gAAe9qaHc

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

@brumby_fan This could go for some time

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

@brumby_fan Yeah, nah

[Univ Press of Kansas @Kansas_Press]

Framing the First World War explores how perceptions shaped military decisions. 

Listen on Spotify: https://t.co/sCf1f57mjv

Learn about Framing the First World War: https://t.co/EHJCruJBhR

#WorldWarI #WWIHistory #MilitaryHistory #UpKansas

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

@AirPowerHistory It’s (the division of) Canberra screwing us over once again, Ross

[Michael P.M. Finch @mpmfinch]

Outrageous attempt to take Norfolk Island away from the division of bean! https://t.co/pUk8cqiLmj