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YouTube video by 315e RI He Went Back to Verdun Twice | A Soldier’s Real Letters from 1916

In September 1916

“At times, I thought I had seen my final hour.”

Weeks later, his regiment was sent back.

I’ve just published a short video on his second tour of Verdun through his own words. If you like it please give it a like and comment

youtu.be/6Rc0b1Z5sLc?...

#Verdun #WWI #PrimarySources

Are the Emirates experiencing their Alexandria moment?

Over the last decade, the Gulf’s skyscrapers, luxury hotels, and sandy beaches have attracted influencers, crypto enthusiasts, and aspiring real estate moguls seeking fortune, fiscal optimization, and a jet-set lifestyle. 1/9

This was the setup for our Roadblock scenario from the Chain of Command Far East Handbook, set in Timor 1942 at #HamburgerTactica. Road from Babaoe to Oesaoe from North to South, with a bridge crossing the river Amaabi. Oesaoe ridge on the West, roadblock manned by SNLF paratroopers on the bridge.

Discussions with Prof. Jürgen Zimmerer From Windhuk to Auschwitz: German colonial and Holocaust history.

It was my sincere pleasure to talk to my old friend @philipwblood.bsky.social about my research, the long neglected history of German colonialism, its connections to the Holocaust, the pitfalls of German memor politcis and many other topics.

philipwblood.substack.com/p/discussion...

Delicious again, Nick!

Rutte always keeps his eyes on the ball: Ukraine. If that means sucking American dick, he will.

Allebei gefeliciteerd!

Nu ben ik ook wel benieuwd. Gelukt?

Ik denk dat het vooral de landen in de regio zich nu zorgen maken. Als Iran raketten op je afstuurt, is een aanslag op je staatshoofd ook een mogelijkheid. Zeker als het Iraanse regime voor zijn overleven vecht of zelfs denkt dat het niet zal overleven

Ze hebben als individu allebei rechten (maar er zijn extra praktische belemmeringen bij het ontvoeren/arresteren van mensen) maar het doden van staatshoofden heeft consequenties voor andere staatshoofden. Elk staatshoofd is nu een potentieel doelwit geworden.

Osama bin Laden was gewoon een terrorist, Khamenei is daarnaast ook nog een staatshoofd. Dat maakt toch verschil voor hoe wij met ze om moeten gaan. Dat ze elkaar daarna een handje kunnen geven in de hel is buiten onze bevoegdheden

Can't they just find some three- dashes-Saxon prince to install as a king?

YouTube video by NPR Music Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

There's a warmth to her voice and performance that's delightful. Do you know her cooperation with Kurt Vile? Brings out the sun on a cloudy day www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQs5...

Map of the Battle of the Matz, with German attacks and French counterattack. Source: Alamy

New episode- Mangin on the Matz

The guns of Blücher-Yorck were still smoking when the Germans reoriented and hastily launched a new offensive between Montdidier and Noyon.

Map source: Alamy

It does help if it becomes a routine. I have the problem that I have to scale quite a high mental wall before I get going but then I can keep going for a couple of days and sometimes even weeks. But I need to lower the effort to pick up my brushes to the minimum

That's only small change. Two lifts on the first day or coup de main ops against the bridges would have had more impact. But it would have required a different mindset in the air planning

Played once. Would play again

A chart showing that there were 63 cases of measles in 2023, 2,279 in 2025 and 1,111 already in 2026.

Children are going to die needlessly from measles.

This is madness.

Brian says it better than I can. But I love Andrew May's vision. And he is ecactly the kind of visionary that KS was supposed to be enabling. So there you have it

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But you're a gardener? You love pots!

Admittedly, I might be the odd one out

LOL! You might be surprised to know that one of the two times I tried a joint was in London. But both times left me underwhelmed and I never cared for it. But maybe I should try again🤷‍♂️

I'll be doing my part in March helping somebody out recreating the Weverstraat. You might be working on that?

Wow! Atmospheric

I'm genuinly impressed! That actually made it look easy. Mind you, I'm only seeing the cricinfo panel rather than actual footage

Yeah, I had to wrap my head around that. I mean, it looks stunning as always, but there's a misconnect in my brain

They're giving it a go at least. Much better than ENG all out for 98 trying to baz their way to glory

You've got much of Oosterbeek done by now ;-) Funny to think that there's several copies of Oosterbeek now in 28mm and 20mm