The exhibition at the The The National Archives entitled 'Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives' is both enlightening and enjoyable. The exhibition runs until 21st July and I would highly recommend a visit. nationalarchives.gov.uk/great-escapes/. #Twitterstorians #PrisonersOfWar #WW2

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How Finland Survived Stalin: From #WinterWar to #ColdWar by Kimmo Rentola argues that political guile as much as military might stopped the Soviet Union in its tracks.

✍️ James Rodgers reviews the recent book

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'It is not only smaller countries that miscalculate.'
My latest book review for History Today
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review historytoday.com/archive/review… via History Today

The Monocle Daily: Atika Rehman and James Rodgers on Sergey Lavrov’s China trip, Germany at the ICJ, the India-Pakistan battle for basmati rice and celebrity endorsements in the US elections. Plus: Ukraine’s Swedish-speaking village monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

Excellent piece in FT Weekend on Tim Hetherington, previewing the exhibition of his work opening later this month Imperial War Museums
A photographer’s journey to the eye of the storm ft.com/content/46f683… via @ft

first video I took on my phone on my way to our office in Gaza on October 7th. Since then, we have not stopped reporting the story for a single moment... six months on, The war and the unprecedented, horrific suffering continue. And the coverage continues.

The The New York Times is hiring a Ukraine correspondent for their Kyiv office. Please share with interested journalists who might want to help NYT get their Ukraine coverage on point. nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/INYT/job…

Spring has arrived, and there's plenty to look at #Caturday

The ‘First Television War’ was also documented in over 5,000 songs. From protest to patriotism, popular music reveals the complexity of America’s experience in Vietnam.

🔓 This 2018 article from The Archive is still free to read at buff.ly/3vE2TiN

'To me this will always be about my brother, getting him home. But it's also about journalism & free speech. The world needs him too.' Danielle Gershkovich talks to me about Evan. The US reporter was arrested in Russia a year ago today. Thanks Ben Tavener tinyurl.com/242855eh

'This will haunt me my entire life,' says a soldier removing the bodies of his dead comrades. Unforgettable account of a Ukrainian unit fighting to defend a railway line. Much of the footage from body cameras. A picture of the #RussiaUkraineWar only those fighting it usually see.

'This will haunt me my entire life,' says a soldier removing the bodies of his dead comrades. Unforgettable account of a Ukrainian unit fighting to defend a railway line. Much of the footage from body cameras. A picture of the #RussiaUkraineWar only those fighting it usually see.

The Globalist: How did Islamic State manage to attack a Moscow concert hall? And why did Russia ignore the US’s warnings? Emma Nelson speaks to James Rodgers bit.ly/4a7g5fe

I spoke to Mirror World News
about the #MoscowAttack
mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…

I spoke to Mirror World News
about the #MoscowAttack
mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…

'My brain desperately wants to forget all this, but the camera will not let it happen.' Voice-over for pictures of a mass civilian grave, one of the many unforgettable scenes in this astonishing, Oscar-winning, film. See it. #RussiaUkraineWar

I gave an interview to the YouTube channel of the British newspaper The Sun, on the prospects for Russian politics, and European security, after Putin's election for a further six years.
#russia #russia ukrainewar #putin
youtu.be/dmsLFSOKH70?si… via YouTube