Dudley Giles

Dudley Giles

@battleguide.bsky.social

Military historian and battlefield guide. Co-owner of www.battlefieldguidetraining.com Still hanging on on Twitter (@battleguide) but intent on gaining a foothold here too

521 Followers 17 Following 15 Posts Joined Nov 2023
2 months ago

Thanks Sean but I have resolved the issue now πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘

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2 months ago

Thanks Tom. Sadly there is no way that I am going to make that journey. It would be cheaper to buy the facsimile copy πŸ˜‰πŸ˜Ž

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2 months ago

No problem

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2 months ago

Yes. Page 30 of that online book is missing πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈπŸ˜±

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2 months ago

Does anyone have access to a copy of The Territorial Divisions 1914-1918 by J Stirling published in 1922 by any chance?

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2 months ago
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That was then. As Ukraine will tell you, today’s reality is vastly different. Sadly the USA is no longer a reliable partner. (And just for sending this post I can rule out any chance of entering America in the near future as a tourist. πŸ˜‰πŸ˜Ž)

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3 months ago
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I just finished recording with @battleguide.bsky.social on the fascinating evolution of historical military maps.

We talked about: "How digitizing trench maps can bring history to life and enhance our understanding of the battlefields."

Thanks Dudley Giles, for a great discussion

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4 months ago

Yes, as I said, it really is off the beaten track. You can’t see it from the road and the only access to it is through a farmer’s field.

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4 months ago
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Every year on 11 November Lincoln and North Lincolnshire Branch of the WFA remember the Fallen at one of the most unusual locations for a FWW Memorial I’ve ever visited. Thorpe le Fallows placed their memorial on the site of an ancient church… in a field way off the beaten track. #Resurgam

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8 months ago
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Sound on. A T-26 tank at the Winter War Museum near Suomussalmi Finland. (Please do not reveal its current location to the Russians - given their current situation they may try to reclaim it and press it into service in the Ukraine.) πŸ˜‰πŸ˜Ž

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9 months ago
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All I wanted to be was a fireman and then they told me that I had to play the bugle as well…. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

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9 months ago
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Aaaaah….. Portsmouth. Gateway to…

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9 months ago
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The problem with doing back-2-back tours is the amount of kit I kid myself into believing I need to take with me! Especially when the first tour covers so many different battlefields. Week1 #Normandy #Somme #Vimy #Ypres #Scheldt #Veritable #Blockbuster. Week 2 #WinterWar #Finland

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9 months ago

I’ve supported Crystal Palace for over 60 years. What a day πŸ¦…πŸ¦…πŸ¦…πŸ¦…πŸ¦…

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1 year ago
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I could have researched and written a proper book in the time I've spent on this! I've had a look at the competition and I may have gone a bit too far, but hopefully it'll stand out from the crowd!

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1 year ago

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2 years ago

As always, I'm pretty late to the party and currently in the corner marked "Billy, no mates". Still trying to work out how this platform works but I will get there eventually. I suppose I ought to start with the profile πŸ˜‰πŸ˜Ž

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