@profmurdoch.bsky.social
Professor of History, Swedish Defence University
- Maritime Warfare (1513-1713)
- Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
- History of Military Thought, 500BC-2000AD
- Law & the Conduct of War
"Late onset academic"
@funkyplaid.bsky.socialReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialAnd don't forget that we have a cheeky little starter pack to make things extra easy, too. 🤓
@hrw.orgReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialOne year after a ceasefire agreement took effect, Israeli forces continue to kill and wound civilians and deny sufficient food, aid, and water to Palestinians in Gaza.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/10/10/gaza-ceasefire-anniversary-marks-year-of-failed-promises
@profmurdoch.bsky.socialThanks Darren
@profmurdoch.bsky.socialColleagues, for those interested in #Jacobite #Hanoverian and other #18thCentury #History topics,
say Bonjour to
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@profmurdoch.bsky.social@profmurdoch.bsky.socialAh, the Rev Forsyth...
@joelhs.bsky.socialReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialWe spent a generation telling students the humanities are moribund, and they should all study STEM, only for the greatest advances in STEM in recent years to raise fundamental questions about the nature of personhood and identity that require the humanities to answer. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
@theorkneynews.bsky.socialReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialThe Uncovering of the #Gaza Genocide theorkneynews.scot/2026/10/03/t...
@scotrecsoc.bsky.socialReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialIn a list of 'dead, absent and poor' hammermen is an entry for one who went off to fight in the Dutch wars (c.1575). He is described as 'called candy to the wars' (cannon fodder?). Has anyone come across this phrase before? @profmurdoch.bsky.social @aberjack.bsky.social @weegiegraeme.bsky.social
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@theorkneynews.bsky.socialReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialThis is wonderful film @shetlandlibrary.bsky.social Thank you to all involved in its making
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JxK...
@cnn.comReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialTwo months after Israeli settlers forced them out of their house, a Palestinian family was able to return to their home – only to be attacked again by more than 100 settlers, with some storming the house and setting it on fire. https://cnn.it/4AEn6BV
@scotnational.bsky.socialReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialEXCLUSIVE: 'Catastrophic' new images have exposed the devastating scale of destruction inflicted on Gaza by Israel's genocide
Read the full story here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
@scotnational.bsky.socialReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialTomorrow's front page 📰 New satellite pictures lay bare Israel's destruction of Gaza
@defendourjuries.bsky.socialReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialBREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
@magscampbell.bsky.socialReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialActual living beings are currently experiencing real pain. Human beings and other animals are suffering in quantifiable, measurable ways and are asking for help. Fuck off with this embarrassing shit.
@rollingstone.comReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialCommentary: Donald Trump, the most corrupt president in American history has been preparing his entire life to co-opt the government for personal gain.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@scotnational.bsky.socialReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialEXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Secretary has been blasted over his response – revealed via FOI – to an alleged pro-Israel 'smear campaign' of a group of Scottish educators 🗣️ 'At best, Mr Alexander's response was irresponsible'
@scotnational.bsky.socialReposted by @profmurdoch.bsky.socialIsraeli settlers have intensified efforts to seize natural springs and heritage sites in the occupied West Bank The springs are vital for drinking water, tourism and agriculture, but are increasingly inaccessible to the 2.8 million Palestinians living there.
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