"War on the Run," by John F. Ross. It's about Robert Rogers and the creation and evolution of Rogers' Rangers during the Seven Years War. Great overview of 18th century special forces combat.

This is the nerdiest, niche-ist thread that I've read in a minute. It's beautiful!

You may already know about him, but just in case... Briton Hammon was an enslaved person from Marshfield, MA. He journeyed to the Caribbean, was captured by the Spanish, fought for the British navy... it's a fascinating story that really deserves more attention! docsouth.unc.edu/neh/hammon/m...

I'm going to get this as a tattoo.

Thanks @jeangossman.bsky.social for finding this one, and to @alexclifford.bsky.social for putting it together! go.bsky.app/T21gSU

Great, looks like it's brand new! Thanks for flagging it for me.

If such a thing doesn't currently exist I may have found a project!

I've found it really therapeutic to re-listen to a few favorite Terry Pratchett audiobooks while I clean my house.

I almost fired up Victoria 3 as a distraction yesterday but said "nope" for similar reasons.