New Members: a big welcome to Drs Minyoung Kim and Anne Samson who have recently joined the Network. Check them out on our Members' Page to learn more about their scholarship on #India and #Africa in #WW1 #milwelfhist

Coming August 2027, the Military Welfare History Network's first edited volume. Courtesy of @paulhuddie.bsky.social @amyjay401.bsky.social @emmahuddlestone.bsky.social Order it now and use this promo code for 20% off. link.springer.com/book/9783032... #milwelfhist #military #welfare #veteran

New Members: we are very happy to welcome Dr Balázs Juhász from Eötvös Loránd University - our first Hungarian member, and Dr Timothy Stapleton of the University of Calgary #milwelfhist

New Members: we are very happy to welcome @kateimy.bsky.social, Muhammed Junaid & Dr Florin Nicolae Ardelean of the University of Texas in Austin, the University of Hyderbad and Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca #milwelfhist

The end to a wonderful conference in Romania. Watch this space for information on the planned conference publication going forward. Where might we be in 2027? Wait and see. #milwelfhist #military #welfare #histmed #histnursing #veterans #pensions #disability

Our final panel of the conference we are joined by @matteatonmedia.bsky.social, Michael Robinson and Muhammed Junaid who have discussed entertainment welfare, moral trauma and religion #milwelfhist

Panel 6, paper 3, Shoji Nakamura is discussing US military welfare in #WW2

Panel 6, paper 2. Anri Delport is discussing South Africa wartime disability in #WW1 #milwelfhist #histmed #disability

Panel 6, paper 1 from Minyoung Kim who is discussing the #WW1 Indian soldiers' fund #milwelfhist

Day 3 of the 2026 conference at Cluj-Napoca, Romania. We open with the ANIMA project team who are discussing their project on Austro-Hungarian War dead "lost" in Rome from thr #WW1 #milwelfhist

Off to the Crying Monkey for our second conference dinner, to celebrate an excellent second day #milwelfhist

Finally, Panel 5, paper 2, Surely Lazar discusses the military welfare provisions and civil society relative to the LVF in #WW2 #milwelfhist

And finally Panel 5, paper 1 with Robert Szabo who is discussing civil society, education and military welfare in Hungary in #WW1 #milwelfhist

Panel 4, paper 3, Vlad Popovici and Mihaela Mehedinti are presenting on military welfare, civic engagement and nationalism in Romania #milwelfhist

Panel 4, paper 2 with Dragos Ianc, who is discussing civil society and military welfare #milwelfhist

Panel 4, paper 1 with Nebiha Guiga talking about Austrian military humanitarianism #milwelfhist #humanitarianism

Keynote 3 now completed and on to Panel 4 #milwelfhist

Panel 3, papers 2 and 3 by Julie Brooks and @historian-britt.bsky.social who have discussed British female nurses in forward positions in WW2 and efforts to protect US women's welfare also in WW2 #milwelfhist

After a Network update from @paulhuddie.bsky.social we move on to Panel 3, paper 1 with Edina Tunde-Gal who is providing a very detailed mythological presentation relative to her work on war orphans #milwelfhist

Day 2, panel 2: now on to Konrad Gergely who joins us via Zoom to present on conscription and various medical concerns and related welfare policies #milwelfhist

Day 2, panel w: now on to Dr Florin Ardelean who will bring us back to the Habsburg Empire and Transylvania #milwelfhist

Five very interesting and impactful points by @isminipells.bsky.social this morning #milwelfhist

Day 2: breakfast done, back to the uni and getting ready for keynote 2 with @isminipells.bsky.social #milwelfhist #CivilWar

And finally our first conference dinner. All thanks to Vlad and the local team #milwelfhist

A wonderful tour at the Division Military Museum to round off day 1 #milwelfhist

A wonderful first day at Cluj-Napoca. Plenty of swag for all the attendees #milwelfhist

And we are off! With all of our welcomes now concluded we have moved on to our first keynote with Prof Lynn MacKay (Brandon) whose lecture discusses #CrimeanWar #milwelfhist More to follow.

New member: a hearty welcome to our newest member @geoffreyhudson.bsky.social of NOSM University. A profiling #milwelfhist scholar; he had not only written on early modern military medicine, but also military widows and disability

We are just one week away from the 5th international Military Welfare History Network conference in wonderful Cluj-Napoca in Romania. For more see the final programme at: militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #histmed #histnursing #welfare #veterans #military

Military Welfare Podcasts: looking back to our 2024 conference. Have a listen to Dr Stephanie Wright's keynote tinyurl.com/4k6rzm89 #milwelfhist #military #welfare #veterans #histmed