A stirring epitaph on the headstone of Private George Kiplin, an Old Contemptible of the Gordon Highlanders. "One of the first 100,000. 'The Contemptibles.' While England has such sons, She need fear naught." 📍Sandpits British Cemetery 🇫🇷
Steve Marsdin
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I’m interested in WW1, particularly the Battle of the Frontiers (22/08/1914) and am a member of the Great War Group and Western Front Association. Outside of military history I like cycling and rugby
Before Blitzkrieg, before his rivalry with de Gaulle, General Giraud was a wounded captain plucked from the battlefield with a hole in his lung by the enemy in 1914… achurchill.substack.com/p/full-featu...
Me on my soapbox about post-Dunkirk… Watch the full episode at m.youtube.com/watch?v=1YN_... and don’t forget to subscribe to @ww2tv.bsky.social - Woody works hard!
Ever wanted to have YOUR say? @historyrage.bsky.social and their roving mic will be just one way they’re adding to the festivities at our conference… Different ticket packages and raffle with full weekend prize at: greatwargroup.com/shop/?produc...
1/ COVER REVEAL 🧵 I'm thrilled to share the US and UK covers for SLEUTH-HOUND: THE CASE OF THE REAL SHERLOCK HOLMES, the untold story of Dr. Joseph Bell—the Victorian surgeon who inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to create the world's greatest detective. Pre-order here: shorturl.at/fdGnV
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The Great War Group@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · last wk.🚨 NEWSFLASH! 🚨 Both Richard Van Emden AND Josh Levine will be joining us at conference! Get ready for stellar insights on everything from aviation to war on film and a mass book signing! Weekend tickets: www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend Saturday only: www.greatwargroup.com/product/saturday
Conference 2026 Speaker Profile! 🚨 @seaspitfires.com will be making TWO appearance in Leeds! Starting with this keynote... Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
Raymond Girdler was aboard the S.S. Avila Star when she was torpedoed and sunk on 6 July 1942. Some survivors were rescued within a few days, while others were not found until 25 July. One lifeboat carrying 23 people was never found. 📍Lisbon (St George) British Churchyard 🇵🇹
Really looking forward to giving this talk on one of the most interesting offensives of the war (at least in my opinion 😉)
The Great War Group@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · last wk.Conference Seminar! Each year, on Saturday morning we offer 12 small group talks - you get to mix and match your perfect schedule! @pikegrey1418.bsky.social is going to be bringing us more tales from the Eastern Front! Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
LCpl Henry Hudson 40 RTR was seriously injured on 23rd Jul 41 in a tank accident at Redhill. He died in hospital 85 years ago today on 28th July 1941 and is buried in Bradford.
Visited the cemetery and war memorial at Etalle 🇧🇪 today. Remembering their soldiers killed in action, civilians murdered and 🇫🇷 soldiers killed there 8/14 & 10/5/40 @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social #FWWhist #History #1GM #FWW #Grande-Guerre #WW1
London in a few weeks for a fun evening as Kate Vigurs and I are grilled by the lovely Peter Caddick Adams! Two wars for the price of one 🫠https://www.hatchards.co.uk/events/kate-vigurs-and-alexandra-churchill-at-hatchards-piccadilly
This is just one bit of a lineup that involves half a dozen stellar military historians all heading north together! One day tickets also available!
The Great War Group@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · last wk.Conference 2026 Speaker Profile! 🚨 Paul McGann has spent a career bringing countless wars to life on screen! In conversation with @alexchurchill.bsky.social we'll be finding out all about the Monocled Mutineer and more! Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
You’d like some Great War oddities from the French Research & Inventions Service files? OK, first up ‘Le Rampeur’ invented by Monsieur Caufer to assist crawling, Nov 1917. Further tests were recommended on shelled terrain. #WW1 Source: www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/siv/media/FR...
Wir erinnern an einen Teilnehmer der 14. Tour de France: 1920 startet der belgische Radrennfahrer Alfred Mottard das Rennen, muss aber nach einem Sturz auf der ersten Etappe aufgeben. 1944 deportiert ihn die Gestapo ins KZ Buchenwald, später nach Mittelbau-Dora. Dort stirbt er am 24. Januar 1945.
Nuneaton Territorial L/Cpl Horace Briggs was killed by a German sniper on the Somme on this day in 1916. The 20-year-old Lewis gunner had recently been promoted to lance corporal. 📍Pozières British Cemetery 🇫🇷
An aircraft taking off from RAF Ashbourne suffered an engine failure. The pilot attempted to land but struck a telegraph pole before crashing into buildings, killing three of the crew. Three ground staff, including William McGregor, were also killed. 📍Bakewell Cemetery 🇬🇧
Fake passports. A money laundering conviction. A mystery casino fortune in Montenegro... There's yet more revelations about who Farage chooses to surround himself with. Let’s start with George Cottrell. A man Farage describes as "like a son," and his former chief of staff 👇
In recent days, violence by settler militias, enabled and supported by the Israeli army, has escalated across the West Bank, including the torching and destruction of Palestinian property, and the forced expulsion of families and communities.
A unique perspective of the Turkish war effort. How difficult is trying to run a war on someone else’s soil when the final say is never yours? achurchill.substack.com/p/article-be...
ARTICLE: Before Gallipoli, The Ottoman War Effort 1914-15
Today I thought I’d stay in the near east and bring you a unique perspective of the Turkish war effort through the eyes of the German general sent to liaise with them.
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#1GM Jean Émile Berger (1894-1915) Un jeune Savoyard de 21 ans, tombé au combat le 29 mai 1915. amphitrite33.canalblog.com/2026/07/jean...
Major Frank Lindeman, 1st Battalion, Australian Infantry, died of wounds received in action at Pozières. Before arriving on the Western Front, he had served at Gallipoli. 📍Bécourt Military Cemetery 🇫🇷
Also… this week’s podcast. Didn’t get a chance to post this yesterday. open.spotify.com/episode/0hzA... #history
Trafalgar is that important
Maritime History with Chris Sams (live and unplugged) · Episode
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