Looking at History

In the dense jungles of Burma, guerrilla tactics were key. In our new episode, Philip Davies describes how Hugh Seagrim's Karen fighters launched devastating ambushes on the Japanese. Alongside conventional arms, they used traditional crossbows: silent & lethal,the perfect weapon #ForgottenWar #WW2

#OTD in 1943, Salerno, Italy. Captured or liberated? #WW2 #HISTORY

A copy of the paperback edition or Richard Evans' 'The Third Reich At War'.

Book review:

Too big to read one-handed while holding a 14-pound baby in the other hand.

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#histroy #royalnavy #cruiser #ww1 #war #sea #navy #ships #ship

Amazing what’s ‘beneath’ an AB64 and merely a line in the register from Alistair Taylor’s collection. All to be added onto the VMGCRA catalogue and archive. #archive #secondworldwar #arnhem #militaryhistory #airborne #parachuteregiment

Guards Sergeant Ilya Amelin with a captured Panzerfaust.

The Red Army captured so many Panzerfausts that they could be issued to special tank destroyer units. #OTD in 1945 the 1st Guards Tank Army composed its experience in forming these units and shared it with the rest of the Red Army. #history #WW2 #WWII

Sunset on Juno Beach

Looking west from the outlet of the Seuelles River at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy

As a writer, it's great to be part of #WorldBookDay . To have the privilege to tell the virtually unknown story of Spanish republicans #ContinuingtheFight in the British Army during #WW2 has been amazing! Spanish edition out in June! Only a few hardback copies left👇
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My latest Legion Magazine article is an interview with 25-year-old Zach Dunn. The young Canadian documentarian has interviewed almost 70 veterans from 10 countries, sharing their recollections with thousands via social media and YouTube.

📸 Zach Dunn.

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Medium Tank M3 at the NIBT proving grounds

A Medium Tank M3 with registration number W-304293 was shipped to the NIBT Proving Grounds for trials #OTD in 1942. The Soviets were shocked by the size of the tank, as it turned out that 10 infantrymen could fit inside it in addition to the crew. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

A group of #Soviet pilots stand near a Yak-7B fighter at an airfield near Stalingrad. In the background, on the right, is a captured #German #Henkel He.46.

#wwii #wwiihistory #redarmy

But, but…

Wasn’t the Bren the best light machine gun ever?

How dare they?!

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The crew of a Humber Light Reconnaissance Car feeding pigeons in Hamburg, 4 May 1945. IWM BU 5254

At the pointy end onboard HMS #Argonaut c1942. #NavalHistory #royalnavy #ww2 #history #cruiser #dday #northafrica #paciffic

PO Charles Johnson (front) of HMS Argonaut the Dido Class cruiser in #WW2 making memories before heading off to sea. #NavalHistory #history #royalnavy

HMS Argonaut hit but not defeated in San Carlos sound #Falklands in 1982. We will always remember the crew that the ship lost on the 21st of May #NavalHistory #RN #History #bomballey

Captain Longley Cook of #HMS #Argonaut WW2 a very inspiring leader. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Lo... #history #navalhistory #ww2

Come 24 April this will be available in bookshops. It's a visual diary of the march to victory across northwest Europe, drawn from the archives of IWM #SWW

This week's book of the week is a Gripping Tale of a Man's Journey, which saw him play a crucial role in some well-known missions. This title holds a special place with us as it is about a close friend's Grandfather.
#Pacific#histbookchat#ww2#History#NavalHistory #commando #sbs #sas #combined

patch of the 11th Armoured Division (c 1944) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Ar...
#history #ww2 #tank #armour #army #normandy

This week's book of the week - Operation Neptune by Commander Kenneth Edwards RN - 1946 publication. It's raw and probably personally censored but worth a read. #historybookchat #NavalHistory #DDAY #Normandy #RN #Royalnavy #RAN #USN #Histrory

#German heavy tank Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. B "King Tiger" from the 501st SS Heavy Tank Battalion (SS-Pz.Abt. 501), knocked out on Rue Haut Rivage in the Belgian city of #Stavelot.

#WWII #WWIIHistory #Heer #Wermarcht #BattleOfArdennes #BattleOfTheBulge

Have a great #Christmas everyone #NavalHistory #History

#Engine change for "Jason" the Lynx of #HMS #Argonaut 1981. No one expected what was to come in 1982 #NavalHistory #History #falklands #gulf #RoyalNavy #Seniorservice #FAA

Leander Class #Frigate HMS #Argonaut flight #crew in 1982 #southatlantic. The ship suffered bomb damage on the 21st of May resulting in the loss of two lives. #Falklands #NavalHistory #History #SMA #FAA #Lynx #Helo

I had the pleasure of meeting with some crew of HMS Campbeltown many many years ago.

Central Midland District Eastern Command Formation patch.

The Central Midland District was a #British #Army formation in World War II that included the counties of #Worcestershire, #Warwickshire, and #Herefordshire #History #ww2

It’s the Cod Pod

How Iceland and Britain clashed over fish.

Please listen here:

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Forgotten heroes: Flower class corvettes.

They tossed about horribly, were cold, damp & miserable. Barely just over 200 feet long, these stubborn little fellows & their crews escorted convoys across the violent North Atlantic during #WW2 fending off U-boats from their charges. #navalhistory

Ottoman Naval Ships, 19th Century (Naval Flags of the Ottoman and Other Countries)

■ Ottoman Naval Ships, 19th Century (Naval Flags of the Ottoman Empire and Other Countries) #navalhistory #history #navy

This week's book of the week is a Gripping Tale of a Man's Journey, which saw him play a crucial role in some well-known missions. This title holds a special place with us as it is about a close friend's Grandfather.
#Pacific#histbookchat#ww2#History#NavalHistory #commando #sbs #sas #combined