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23.02.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR 250: 2026 SYMPOSIUM, 7-9 May 2026

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28.02.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society This symposium is named in memory of Lance Corporal Benjamin Whetstone Schmidt and generously funded by his parents, Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt. A native of San Antonio and TCU student, Benjamin joi...

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10.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The 2026 SMH Conference is almost here! I’m looking forward to another insightful and engaging gathering as we return to Arlington, VA. Excited to connect, learn, and share with colleagues from across the field.

Check out the 2026 SMH Conference program here:
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13.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello everyone! My name is Brian Davis, a 4th-year PhD Candidate at Florida State University, where I research Black military experiences during the Cold War. I’m excited to introduce myself as the new Mark Grimsley Social Media Fellow!

13.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Details - USS Midway Chair in Modern US Military History | Job Opportunities | SDSU

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24.12.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Annual Meeting - AHA Join Us at the Annual Meeting Connect with Your Community Since 1884, the American Historical Association annual meeting has been the premier gathering for historians to come together to share researc...

SMH, Adams Center for Military History at VMI, & George C. Marshall Foundation are proud to announce that Pulitzer Prize winning author Rick Atkinson will present the George C. Marshall Lecture at the @historians.org conference on January 9th!
To Register, go to www.historians.org/events/annua...

30.12.2025 00:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Conference Registration | The Society for Military History

Registration for the 2026 SMH Annual Meeting in Arlington, VA is now open!

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02.12.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Applications | The Society for Military History

SMH is pleased to offer the Allan R.Β Millett DissertationΒ Research Grant. The winner receives an award of $1200.00 for doctoral dissertation research on a topic in any field of military history.
For details on applying:

www.smh-hq.org/millettnom.h...

24.11.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Application Info | The Society for Military History

Russell F. Weigley Graduate Student Travel Grants applications are open! These awards of $1,000 given to outstanding graduate students to support travel to the SMH annual meeting to present at the annual meeting!

www.smh-hq.org/weigleyapp.h...

24.11.2025 19:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Application Info | The Society for Military History

Applications for the Jeffrey Grey Memorial Travel Grant are open! An award of up to $3,000 supports a graduate student enrolled in a graduate program located outside North America to assist with travel expenses to present at the SMH annual meeting.

www.smh-hq.org/greyapp.html

24.11.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why did convoys work? The answer might surprise you (sorry)

Why did convoys work?

With apologies for the Buzzfeed-style subtitle...

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24.11.2025 12:04 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Summer Seminar | The Society for Military History

The 2026 Summer Seminar in Military History is now accepting applications! Join top scholars & peers for an immersive experience in historical analysis and professional development. Submit the application form, 2-page cover letter, & CV by Dec. 12th!

www.smh-hq.org/summersemina...

19.11.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Details - USS Midway Chair in Modern US Military History | Job Opportunities | SDSU

The San Diego State University Department of History seeks to fill the USS Midway Chair in Modern US Military History, an open-rank and endowed position with expertise in modern U.S. military history. Deadline to apply: January 5, 2026.
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19.11.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Research Fellowships Submit an application for a research fellowship at the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon.

The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, Virginia welcomes applications from military historians researching broadly in Early American history.
For more information, see www.mountvernon.org/library/fell....

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14.11.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
SMH (Grad Student) TALKS | The Society for Military History

The deadline to submit proposals for an SMH (Grad Student) TALKS presentation for the 2026 Annual Meeting has been extended to November 21.
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18.11.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fellowships and Seminars

My running list of fellowships and other opportunities has been updated, including a veteran fellowship recently highlighted by Jason Galui - the Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program at the Bush Presidential Center.

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01.11.2025 18:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Turning Your Dissertation into a Book
Turning Your Dissertation into a Book In this session, university press editors offered advice and answered questions about how to transform a dissertation into a book, including tips for finding a publisher and writing an effective book proposal.

Turning your dissertation into a book? Check out this video for expert tips from university press editors @dwcongdon.com, @dawnd.bsky.social & Alyssa Napier, hosted by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions.

24.10.2025 18:30 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Did you know that the North American Society for Oceanic History has book awards for maritime & naval history & archaeology? If your book on a topic in those categories has a 2025 original copyright, you’re probably eligible for consideration for this year. Give me a shout if you want to know more!

25.10.2025 11:19 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Oxford Handbook of American Military History Amazon.com: The Oxford Handbook of American Military History: 9780190079932: Watson, Professor Samuel J.: Books

Coming out in January 2026, including one of my last ever (wishful thinking?) essays on the American citizen-soldier.
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17.10.2025 16:58 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Welcome to the Society for Military History Home page of the Society for Military History

Reminder for Graduate Students: Just TWO more days to submit applications for the Mark Grimsley Fellowship in Social Media! Deadline is October 15th!

For more information: www.smh-hq.org/index.html

13.10.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Summer Seminar | The Society for Military History

The Call for Applications for the 2026 Summer Seminar in Military History is now live! Application forms, a 2-page Letter of Interest, and CV/Resume are due December 12th.
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06.10.2025 16:14 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Call for Papers | The Society for Military History

Three more weeks to submit your proposals for #SMH2026!
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26.09.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

GRIMSLEY FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
SMH seeks a doctoral student in military history to fill its Mark Grimsley SMH Fellowship in Social Media. 2-year term beginning Jan. 2026 ($2,000/yr stipend). Applications (CV, statement) due October 15, 2025 to brittanyhuner@my.unt.edu

24.09.2025 02:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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CFP: 'Academic Processes and Digital Humanities' - Global Maritime History GlobalMaritimeHistory welcomes proposals for our new series β€˜Academic Processes and Digital Humanities’. We are looking for people to talk about the processes (especially technical processes) that they use to do their research, analysis or both.Β  Some of the things we would love to have you write about Transcription of Documents Textual Analysis Materials Analysis Materials Conservation/Art Conservation Mapping, GIS and related topics Use of R and data visualization Databases and their varied uses Using websites to display projects and findings Collective projects/collaboration This series is very much about these processes, and it is not at all required that your research be on a maritime topic. If how you do what you do is neat and you think that it would interest other people or help other people with their research, we would love to hear from you. Proposals do not need to be any particular length. The blogposts should be approximately 800-1000 words, however we absolutely do encourage longer posts. We also encourage embedded youtube videos, images, anything that can be embedded into our posts. Also, please do not feel the need to moderate your enthusiasm. This is an audience that appreciates procedural and technical enthusiasm. Posts should be written for an educated but not expert audience. Links to tutorials and similar material is always appreciated. We are also open to tutorial videos, or other formats instead of written blog posts. If it is technically possible to be done on WordPress then we are very much open to creative approaches to discusses processes.Β  If you are unable to submit something in the near future but are interested in contributing over the longer term, please do get in touch. We’d love to hear from you as well. This series is open to grad students, early career researchers as well as more established researchers. We will not be entertaining any proposals either written by or having to do with the use of generative AI. If you are interested in contributing to this series please email Dr Samuel McLean
01.09.2025 08:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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Call for Papers Emerging Scholars Workshop The National WWII Museum’s Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy is pleased to issue this call for papers for its Spring Emerging Scholars Workshop, β€œNew Directions in WWII History....

CFP: Spring Emerging Scholars Workshop, β€œNew Directions in WWII History.”
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06.09.2025 10:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
SMH (Grad Student) TALKS | The Society for Military History

NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR GRAD STUDENTS: β€œSMH (Grad Student) TALKS” at #SMH2026 Annual Conference!
Submission deadline: November 15, 2025

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23.09.2025 17:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Call for Papers | The Society for Military History

Call for Papers is live! Submit your proposal for a panel, paper, or poster by October 17th! #SMH2026 www.smh-hq.org/annualmeetin...

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