"ISTEN SEGÍTSEN" open.substack.com/pub/histor…

Watching Drive to Survive and so far the best cameo is @Number10cat! #DTS #Netflix #F1

My latest post open.substack.com/pub/histor…

The historian’s life: tales of intersecting sources open.substack.com/pub/histor…

This story was truly heartwarming. I found it in the CBS archives. A man approaches a CBS reporter in Russia after realizing they are American and shares the story of his captivity. He had been held in a concentration camp alongside American soldiers, separated from them by a large fence. Each American soldier received five kilos of food from the Red Cross every Friday, but the Germans allowed nothing for the Red Army POWs. They were given only a small amount of soup each day and were constantly starving. Some U.S. soldiers came up with a plan with the Red Army POWs across the fence to throw food over to the Russian prisoners. The plot was eventually discovered, and the Gestapo brought all 8,000 American soldiers outside and demanded they reveal the names of the Russians involved on the other side. Not a single American opened his mouth or betrayed them.

Finding Magyarság: open.substack.com/pub/histor…

Introducing a New Series: The Hungarian Crisis of 1956 open.substack.com/pub/histor…

Coming in 2026! Happy New Year! BÚÉK! substack.com/profile/350851-…

The lyukas zászló ("holed flag") of the Hungarian Uprising is a symbol of the events that began on October 23, 1956. It is also a reminder of how public protests can be mishandled and escalatory. Lyukas Zászló (The Holed Flag) – Patrick C. Leech patrickcleech.com/2025/10/23…

Attention #GradStudents! Join me and several @faithandhistory colleagues for a Q&A about being on the job market!

Melba Lórik was one of hundreds of Hungarian Americans who volunteered in the US resettlement program for Hungarian refugees. Today's post highlights her work and points us important solutions for our moment as well. patrickcleech.com/2025/09/18…

A brief update as I seek to recommence posts. Thanks for your patience, more to come soon! patrickcleech.com/2025/09/08…

It’s official! Thank you to @stephenmsloan, @BaylorHistory, & @AndreaLTurpin!

Having completed my doctorate, I am excited to announce I'm starting as an Assistant Professor of History at Anderson University (SC)! It has been a winding path that looked different than I expected when I started college, but I wouldn't trade the experiences for anything!

Zelensky has thanked Trump, Congress, and the American people many times. But let's be clear: when Trump and Vance said that THEY are trying to help Ukraine right now, and need to be thanked for the work personally, there are reasons to wonder. 1/ THREAD

Literally crying in the Target parking lot right now. 🧵 I was struggling with unloading my toddler, my bags and wrangling an unruly cart (seriously — why do some lack power-steering?) A fire truck from Redondo Beach (E61) had just parked nearby and four firefighters got out.