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RUSI Library@RUSI_Library
12 Jul 2022
For library & archive enquiries please email library@rusi.org. While the @RUSI_org refurbishment project continues there is no telephone service.
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Threads of War exhibition @FarleysHG explores women's images of war: farleyshouseandgallery.co.uk…

Threads of War - Farleys House and Gallery

Patchwork hangings and embroideries made from an archive of images of women facing conflict.

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Fantastic project! writersinintelligence.org/

Explore Spy Fiction and Writers in Intelligence Blog | Writers in Intelligence

Writers in Intelligence showcases spy fiction and contributions from spy-turned writers. Join us to explore engaging stories and articles about the world of espionage, welcoming submissions between...

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Todays find from @RUSI_org Library - oldest find, 1817, on the open shelves of the Main Library to date - and being added to #RareBooks collection
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Another book reassigned to Rare Books @RUSI_org Library, The Diary of Thomas Burton, 1828, published by Henry Colburn (honorary member of the United Service Museum as RUSI was first known).
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Jeremy Wilson Archive@ArchiveWilson
4 Aug 2023
So happy that our exhibition Lawrence in Fragments is up at last! If you want to see loads of Lawrence treasures including our 1926 bust of TEL by war artist Eric Kennington, drop in to College on any Wednesday afternoon until 13th December! @MagdLibAndArch
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Portrait of #Nelson from The Authentic Narrative of the Death of Lord Nelson, 1825, by William Beatty:
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2 Aug 2023
Two rare and significant books on Nelson are being added to the @RUSI_Library's shelves. This is a valuable addition to our collection, as these books are not common in the country.
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Frontispiece from Nelsonian Reminiscences, 1843, now in Rare Books @RUSI_org
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Conscientious objectors in the second world war: little-known stories of pacifists plagued by doubt but willing to risk their lives theconversation.com/conscien… via @ConversationUK

Conscientious objectors in the second world war: little-known stories of pacifists plagued by doubt...

This later generation of ‘conchies’ often felt torn between their duties to society and their beliefs amid a much more obvious battle between good and evil.

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Channel Island Nazis inquiry under pressure to find out why perpetrators never faced justice theguardian.com/world/2023/j…

Channel Island Nazis inquiry under pressure to find out why perpetrators never faced justice

Thousands of people may have perished on Alderney during the second world war but their murderers never stood trial

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25 Jul 2023
Great to see the books returning to the shelves in the @RUSI_Library at our home at 61 Whitehall, including the rare 1802 edition of "Life of William Pitt."
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Field-Marshall Viscount Wolseley's #Bookplate in the @RUSI_org #Library collections:
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The @RUSI_org #Librarian is attending!
Jeremy Wilson Archive@ArchiveWilson
25 Jul 2023
I am excited to announce our new exhibition "Lawrence in Fragments" opens tomorrow in Magdalen College's Old Library from 2:00pm-4:30pm, and will be running until December! I look forward to seeing you there! @MagdLibAndArch @magdalenoxford
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Join me in supporting this important cause at iPetitions. Bring back the Kate Greenaway Medal ipt.io/FTG3A,ipt.io/FTG3A via @ipetitions
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Sir William Orpen@SirWilliamOrpen
20 Jul 2023
Chinese Labour Corp by official war artist Sir William Orpen. Plus a photo of them at work and their cap badge, WWI 1917.
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The books are coming back @RUSI_org #Library with help from the team at #JamieBriggs
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In the latest @HistoryToday: historytoday.com/archive/fea…

The Battle of Königsberg

For the German military command, the citizens of East Prussia were not a concern; they were a weapon to be deployed in the Battle of Königsberg. 

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Librarian @JacquiGrainger in the @RUSI_org Library in 2018 - the books start coming back next week!
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Ian Kikuchi@curatorian
12 Jul 2023
Today in 1943, in Sicily; British troops of 17th Infantry Brigade, 5th Division, pass burning Allied equipment. A military policeman directs tanks and other vehicles. Filmed by RH Morris, and preserved by @I_W_M. #OnThisDay #WW2 IWM AYY 502/1/6 / iwm.org.uk/collections/item/…
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You'll see the @RUSI_org #Library if you watch #CharlesDance on #WhoDoYouThinkYouAre bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08xfyr…

BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 14, Charles Dance

Actor Charles Dance explores his family history and is determined to learn about his dad.

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