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This is HistoryStack. From now on, I’m going to be using this as a platform to write week to week, and to post new research content, interesting stories and things I’ve stumbled across.

Why subscribe?

Subscribe to get full access to a whole pile of exclusive historical content, which I won’t be posting anywhere else. You will have access to:

• Short Articles, at least two a month on a variety of subjects, mostly 20th century military.

• Frequent picture posts with extended descriptions.

• Podcasts, at least one a month.

• Full length written features, the length of a book chapter, one a month will take a deeper dive into something that has sidetracked me from what I am supposed to be doing.

• Videos, some of which, yes, will involve drunk history as I am out and about.

• Once a month, I’m also planning to do some director’s commentary style audio of terrible historical films so that you will be able to play it alongside said film and laugh along at your leisure. I’ll be bringing on various mates to join me.

Soon, tying in my previous life with my current, you’ll also get an invite to cocktail club once a month, where you can learn about the history of various drinks and how to make them. I’ll send out ingredient lists in advance too, in case you want to make-along.

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Be part of a community of people who share your interests. Participate in the comments section, chat about content, or history in general, or simply support this work with a subscription. Being a historian is time-consuming, and every little bit helps justify the time spent on it.

I think it’s fair to say that nobody wants to work for free, and there’s a huge discrepancy out there as far as content creators are concerned. This is all part of trying to find a compromise between getting a job that will provide a salary but limit severely what I can/want to produce and giving everything away for nothing, with people expecting you to work for “exposure.” Until I find a multi-millionaire husband in his 80s, the hustling will have to continue, but I’ll do my best to make it worth your money if you’re willing to get involved.