Substacks recommended by Dr Robert Lyman MBE

Recommended by Dr Robert Lyman MBE

The Military Reading Room - History, Strategy, and Insight

The Military Reading Room is a newsletter offering in-depth insights, reviews, summaries, and discussions on military history, strategy, and leadership books, drawing from essential reading lists and expert perspectives.

James Holland

Louise Provan's History Substack

My personal Substack

The Biggar Picture

By Nigel Biggar

Nigel is the Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral Theology at Oxford. He is also an Anglican priest and Conservative peer in the House of Lords. These are his weekly thoughts on politics, religion, and all matters you shouldn't bring up at the dinner table.

Andrew Fox

I write about global conflict, domestic extremism and the fight against antisemitism. As a former British paratrooper, I'm one of few academic researchers in the world who go to the places they write about. Join 13,000+ readers to get the ground truth.

Andrew offers an ex-soldier's balance to the extraordinary level of misreporting and propaganda coming out of the Middle East. He's a man keen to put facts before ideology.

- Dr Robert Lyman MBE

Wrong Side of History

By Ed West

It's Ed West's sub stack

Spionage

By Alexander Rose

A newsletter about historical espionage and Ye Olde Worlde spy stories.

Some fascinating insights into historic espionage

- Dr Robert Lyman MBE

Alex Churchill’s HistoryStack

TV Presenter/Historian (FRHistS). MRes. That makes me sound like an adult. Which is a lie. I guess, come for those credentials, stay for the sarcastic, sweary version of history? 20th Century Military, royals, older wars boats and other rabbit holes.

The range and breadth of Alex's observations on historical issues is extraordinary, and always fascinating.

- Dr Robert Lyman MBE

Major Gordon Corrigan's Newsletter

By Gordon Corrigan

Military History and Current Affairs

Over the years Gordon's writing and acute historical perspective has become a good friend. I'm sure you'll find him helpful as well. He's as nice in person as he is on paper!

- Dr Robert Lyman MBE

Walt's World

By Guy Walters

Join historian Guy Walters as he burrows into the past, delves into the present, and forages into the future. Warning: May also contain barbecue recipes, cocktails, and horrific shirts.

Guy's always got something interesting to say!

- Dr Robert Lyman MBE

The Old Front Line with Paul Reed

The Battlefields and History of the First World War.

No one understand the First World War battlefields better than Paul Reed

- Dr Robert Lyman MBE

The War Room

Recommended by Dr Robert Lyman MBE