Mark Flowers • British-American • Former treadhead • History nerd, esp. the WW1 BEF • No coffee too strong • Death before dismount • Yes Marmite, but Vegemite works too • Always use the schwa.
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"The Weary Road" (1929) by Charles Douie is available on the web via several sources. Here's a copy at the HathiTrust which doesn't require a log-in to read.
The colours in the Autochrome Lumiere are so vividly beautiful. It’s always a pleasure to see well-preserved autochrome photos.
This amazing image purports to show #soldiers of the 1st US Infantry Division attacking at #Cantigny, France on the morning of 28 May 1918. If it's true, this would be among the very first photos of Yanks in actual combat during the #GreatWar
#McCormickCenterCollection #history #USArmy #infantry
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This long exposure photo depicts a night time scene on the Western Front in 1917-18. The original caption states that a British Army photographer took this shot in a training exercise behind the front lines. #IWMcollection
#history #fwwhist #BEF #starshell #BritishArmy
I'm currently reading "The Weary Road" (1929) by Charles Douie, an infantry subaltern on the #WesternFront. It's a beautifully composed & poignant book. Here's an excerpt describing an interminable night march to an unknown destination. Highly recommended!
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#history #fww
"The Runner" by James F. Scott, 1919, Australian War Memorial.
See alttext for further information.
#history #GreatWar #fwwhist #milhist #WesternFront #runner #messenger #BritishArmy #BEF #fwwhist #australian #ANZAC #digger
Great news. Every sigle trans service member who was illegally discharged must be given the right to reenlist. Let’s get those who choose to serve back into uniform.
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"The Taking of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917" by Richard Jack, #CanadianWarMuseum.
Noted painter Richard Jack was Canada's first official war artist. He completed this magnificent piece based upon first-hand observations of this pivotal battle in Canada's history.
#fwwhist #history #Canada #Vimy
The winter issue of Army History Magazine has been out for awhile, but it contains an article that's very topical given the moment we're living in. It covers the US Army's inexcusable response to the Great War veterans' Bonus Army of 1932.
#history #milsky #GreatWar #vetyerans #milsky
Not sure I’ve ever put this on social media before but I’ve taken it down as we pack to move house.
My mum commissioned a family friend and local artist to paint this for my 30th birthday.
It is called ‘After the Battle’.
The artist, Jackie Knott, sadly passed away last year.
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A divided panel of appeals court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service.
1/3 🧵May 11 1920, In Albert, France, Frédéric Gadmer takes these autochrome photos in their original colour 106 years ago. The pictures show the city's Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Brebières. During #WW1 German bombardment reduced it to ruins en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilic...
