Stephen Chambers
@stevejchambers.bsky.social
Author, Military Historian and Battlefield Guide. Studying 19th & 20th century military history
- Also on Twitter, Instagram & http://redcoatandkhaki.com
- Also on Twitter, Instagram & http://redcoatandkhaki.com
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FACT OF THE DAY. 16 January 1957. The original Cavern Club opened at 10 Mathew Street in Liverpool as a jazz club. The club later became a centre for the Merseybeat boom of the early 1960s. The Beatles played regularly at the venue until 1963. The original club was demolished in 1973.
January 16, 2026 at 9:31 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 16 January 1957. The original Cavern Club opened at 10 Mathew Street in Liverpool as a jazz club. The club later became a centre for the Merseybeat boom of the early 1960s. The Beatles played regularly at the venue until 1963. The original club was demolished in 1973.
A surprising sunny day in Dieppe with a group as we study the disastrous 1942 raid and why it wasn’t going to be “a piece of cake"
January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
A surprising sunny day in Dieppe with a group as we study the disastrous 1942 raid and why it wasn’t going to be “a piece of cake"
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#OTD 20 December 1917. At the Menin Gate, later the site of the Memorial to the Missing, with the ruins of Ypres beyond, a group of soldiers warm themselves around a brazier. Photo by David McLellan. Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
December 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
#OTD 20 December 1917. At the Menin Gate, later the site of the Memorial to the Missing, with the ruins of Ypres beyond, a group of soldiers warm themselves around a brazier. Photo by David McLellan. Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
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December 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Short of a gift? Need it before Christmas? We can email you a LinesMan Gift certificate / redeem code for our digital download GPS trench map product.
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Contact us as sales@greatwardigital.com
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Looking for a special gift for that budding trench trekker?
Have you thought about LinesMan? Visit our website for more information on this must-have GPS mapping companion.
It’s more than just a map!
Works on Windows, MacOS & Android - See: greatwardigital.com
Have you thought about LinesMan? Visit our website for more information on this must-have GPS mapping companion.
It’s more than just a map!
Works on Windows, MacOS & Android - See: greatwardigital.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Looking for a special gift for that budding trench trekker?
Have you thought about LinesMan? Visit our website for more information on this must-have GPS mapping companion.
It’s more than just a map!
Works on Windows, MacOS & Android - See: greatwardigital.com
Have you thought about LinesMan? Visit our website for more information on this must-have GPS mapping companion.
It’s more than just a map!
Works on Windows, MacOS & Android - See: greatwardigital.com
The First World War is never too far away, or that of the Crimean War. A Verdun sign in Mauritius 🇲🇺 … which is not too far away from a Balaclava
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The First World War is never too far away, or that of the Crimean War. A Verdun sign in Mauritius 🇲🇺 … which is not too far away from a Balaclava
After 15 hrs of travel, it’s now beer o clock 🍻
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
After 15 hrs of travel, it’s now beer o clock 🍻
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
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
November 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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
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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Today in 1939, during the 'Phoney War' period of the Second World War, two British soldiers pay their respects to a casualty of the First World War, at an Imperial War Graves Commission cemetery in France. #WW2 #WW1 #History
Photo: Geoffrey Keating IWM O 207 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Photo: Geoffrey Keating IWM O 207 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today in 1939, during the 'Phoney War' period of the Second World War, two British soldiers pay their respects to a casualty of the First World War, at an Imperial War Graves Commission cemetery in France. #WW2 #WW1 #History
Photo: Geoffrey Keating IWM O 207 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Photo: Geoffrey Keating IWM O 207 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
A beautiful painting of Noor Inayat Khan; also known as Nora Baker or ‘Madeleine’ her SOE codename. Sent to occupied France as a wireless operator Khan was betrayed, captured, and executed at Dachau in 1944. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross for gallantry #WAAF #SOE
November 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Feeling dizzy 🥴
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Feeling dizzy 🥴
“A Rebellious, paranoiac adventure about political corruption and impending catastrophe” … what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon by watching Twilights Last Gleaming (1977) youtu.be/HxzJIz-yRU8?...
Twilights Last Gleaming (Robert Adrich 1977) Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, FULL MOVIE HD
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October 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“A Rebellious, paranoiac adventure about political corruption and impending catastrophe” … what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon by watching Twilights Last Gleaming (1977) youtu.be/HxzJIz-yRU8?...
Worth a watch. A little slow but probably the most accurate film on D-Day I have seen. Overlord (1975) Film in English, Tom, Brian Stirner & Davyd Harries as J... youtu.be/UtS5KCKahC8?...
Overlord (1975) Film in English, Tom, Brian Stirner & Davyd Harries as Jack | Full Classic Movie HD
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October 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Worth a watch. A little slow but probably the most accurate film on D-Day I have seen. Overlord (1975) Film in English, Tom, Brian Stirner & Davyd Harries as J... youtu.be/UtS5KCKahC8?...
‘Inside GHQ’ is a crucial, deeply researched, and authoritative piece of scholarship. It will prove essential reading for historians of both the First World War and the Gallipoli campaign littlegully.com/books/inside...
Inside GHQ
A unique insider diary reveals Gallipoli Campaign planning, politics, and figures like Hamilton, Churchill and Kitchener. Essential reading for understanding the Dardanelles tragedy.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
‘Inside GHQ’ is a crucial, deeply researched, and authoritative piece of scholarship. It will prove essential reading for historians of both the First World War and the Gallipoli campaign littlegully.com/books/inside...
War correspondent Alan Wood: "If in years to come any man says to you 'I fought at Arnhem', take off your hat to him and buy him a drink, for this is the stuff for which England's greatness is made".
October 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
War correspondent Alan Wood: "If in years to come any man says to you 'I fought at Arnhem', take off your hat to him and buy him a drink, for this is the stuff for which England's greatness is made".
The hotel put on a special screening of ‘Theirs is the Glory’ for the tour group, a special way to end the second day on the Arnhem and Oosterbeek battlefields
October 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The hotel put on a special screening of ‘Theirs is the Glory’ for the tour group, a special way to end the second day on the Arnhem and Oosterbeek battlefields
Beer o’clock 🍻 in Arnhem
October 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Beer o’clock 🍻 in Arnhem
It’s Tank time
October 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It’s Tank time
First stop of the day. I do like this memorial and would love to assemble something similar in my garden. Anyone have a spare 6pdr or drop cannister? #Arnhem
October 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
First stop of the day. I do like this memorial and would love to assemble something similar in my garden. Anyone have a spare 6pdr or drop cannister? #Arnhem
On my way for an Arnhem tour where we will be following in the footsteps of the KOSB’s … and a few others
October 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
On my way for an Arnhem tour where we will be following in the footsteps of the KOSB’s … and a few others
It was nice to stop off at the Le Touret Memorial and Cemetery where we did a Christmas Truce stand for the school battlefield tour. Amongst the graves is Bill Bannister, one who didn’t get the chance to shake hands, exchange gifts or fraternise with the enemy on that Christmas day in 1914
October 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
It was nice to stop off at the Le Touret Memorial and Cemetery where we did a Christmas Truce stand for the school battlefield tour. Amongst the graves is Bill Bannister, one who didn’t get the chance to shake hands, exchange gifts or fraternise with the enemy on that Christmas day in 1914
Vimy Ridge - the cloaked female figure ‘Canada Bereft’ overlooking the battlefield. Her head bowed, her eyes cast down, and her chin resting in one hand, Mother Canada mourns her #WW1 dead.
October 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Vimy Ridge - the cloaked female figure ‘Canada Bereft’ overlooking the battlefield. Her head bowed, her eyes cast down, and her chin resting in one hand, Mother Canada mourns her #WW1 dead.
The Western Front, 1915-2025
October 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Western Front, 1915-2025