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Phil Craig

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Writer/producer ex BBC, C4, Brook Lapping, Nutopia & ABC 🇦🇺. Books on WW2, Trafalgar & Diana POW. My new book 1945 The Reckoning now on sale in 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇳🇿& 🇮🇳 vAlso the host of scandalous @MongersPodcast.bsky.social on YouTube & all audio apps.

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · Mar 31

Due to overwhelming popular demand (my tech savvy daughter Jenny) I have - at age 64 - created my first ever website. A great place to gather together previews and reviews of the new book. Enjoy…and thanks to all of you on here who have contributed comments already. sites.google.com/view/1945the...

1945 The Reckoning

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 1d

I saw this tremendous book off the plot this evening. As they say Roger Moorhouse has knocked it out of the park. Highly recommended. #histbookchat

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 1d

Well I very much enjoyed by evening in Hawthorn on Friday !

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 2d

Am loving being back in my all time favourite city

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 2d

A slightly past its prime Sydney institution that’s recently tried to rebrand itself.

And a hotel.

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 3d

Brand new episode of @mongerspodcast.bsky.social with the estimable Roger Moorhouse

Dive ! Dive !!! Dive !!! youtu.be/pvgcpviLvU4?...

U-boat Secrets - with Roger Moorhouse | Ep.129 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

YouTube video by The SCANDAL Mongers Podcast

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 5d

If any of my Sydney friends want to see what Shoumotijb
means below then please join me on Sunday evening.
And what could be nicer on a warm spring evening than an intelligent discussion about a new book ?
*Intelligent Discussion Not Guaranteed
events.humanitix.com/author-talk-...

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 5d

Guilty as charged

Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 5d

Well this was nice www.theperfectvoice.in/post/reckoni...

Reckoning in the East: How World War II Unmade Empire

Phil Craig’s stunning ‘1945: The Reckoning’ restores Asia’s war to the centre of Empire’s collapse.In the immediate years after 1945, the story of the Second World War was primarily told through a Wes...

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 5d

All depends on when you were 16 I think, in my case punk and in yours Glen Miller

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 6d

At the WACA. With a pie. And a chilled beverage. I mean just give me the passport already! 🇦🇺

Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 11d

And I got to meet two of her children!

Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 11d

Oh and maybe you could take a minute to share your opinion with Amazon reviews? Yours, cheekily…

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks so much Norma. I am a little bit in love with Angela as was probably obvious!!

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Norma Graham, part owner of Canada @normagraham.bsky.social · 11d

I finished listening to “1944: The Reckoning” by @philmcraig.bsky.social today, and now I’m sad because I didn’t want it to end! I got attached to many of the people he profiles in the book (especially nurse Angela). I’m going to have to listen again from the start. Beautiful book, well narrated!

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Rick Green @bcbrews.bsky.social · 11d

Having read "1945: The Reckoning by @philmcraig.bsky.social, I thought I would revisit Bernstein's "China 1945" to carry on the theme. Highly recommended for those who've come across the "Who lost China?" question and want to explore in more depth.

#histbookchat #ww2 #sww #booksky

Book cover of "China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice" by Richard Bernstein.

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 15d

Always nice to see a new one pop up www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoni...

Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 17d

For some rollicking ultra violent Mediaeval mystery - join me and Steve Tibble in the latest episode of @mongerspodcast.bsky.social all about Assassins and Templars

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 19d

Bravo

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 23d

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎉🔥

The first ever #HistoryRage Showdown hits IWM London at #IWMPodcastLIVE on Sat 1 Nov 🗓️🏛️

⚔️ Join @philmcraig.bsky.social , Fraser McCallum & @alexchurchill.bsky.social as they battle to bin their most annoying myths 🗑️📜💥

🎟️ Tickets 👉 iwm.org.uk/events/podcast-live

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 22d

Really looking forward to speaking during the Cuckfield Bookfest on October 5th. It's a lovely festival in a beautiful little Sussex town. And I'm going to be sharing a stage with
writer Gavin Mortimer who will be grilling me on 1945 The Reckoning. Tickets available here cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk

home - Cuckfield Book Festival

Welcome to Cuckfield Bookfest 2025 Friday 3rd October – Sunday 5th October 2025 - renowned authors, writers, and book lovers of all ages for a weekend filled with insightful discussions, engaging work...

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 23d

All the good folks at @historycouncilvic.bsky.social may also find this free event interesting

Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 23d

If you are near Melbourne on Friday Oct 10th please come and join Prof Clare wright and me talking about some of the less famous stories of 1945 - such as the colonial wars that erupt weeks after conflict with Japan is over.
And afterwards do join me at the pub!
www.readings.com.au/events/phil-...

Phil Craig in conversation

We are delighted to host a conversation between author Phil Craig and historian Professor Clare Wright. Craig's book, 1945: The Reckoning is about war, empire and the struggle for a new world. As t...

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 26d

Very excited to be part of this special day at the
Imperial War Museum in October
Please come along! iwm.org.uk/events/iwm-l...
11:03 AM · Sep 19, 2025

IWM Lecture Day: Legacies of Empire

Hosted by IWM Principal Curator, Carl Warner, join us for a day of talks and discussions by acclaimed historians Shrabani Basu, Dan Branch and Ashley Jackson, exploring the legacy of the British Empir...

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Phil Craig @philmcraig.bsky.social · 26d

I will email you about this!
Thanks so much for your interest and it was brilliant to meet you in person last weekend