Jesse Alexander
@jessealexander.bsky.social
Public historian; host of The Great War and Real Time History channels on Youtube via Real Time History; History lecturer; Host of the Both Sides of the Wire podcast via Battleguide Productions.
More vital supplies on their way to Ukraine. Thanks again to all who donated! If you want to donate and help Ukraine defend itself, just shoot me a message.
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More vital supplies on their way to Ukraine. Thanks again to all who donated! If you want to donate and help Ukraine defend itself, just shoot me a message.
Vienna Capitals with a gritty short-handed victory against league leading Ljubljana on Friday!
October 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Vienna Capitals with a gritty short-handed victory against league leading Ljubljana on Friday!
Evidence of a fellow hiker…
September 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Evidence of a fellow hiker…
Some cool displays of lego at the Eggenburg Medieval Festival.
September 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Some cool displays of lego at the Eggenburg Medieval Festival.
War memorial in Eggenburg, Austria.
September 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
War memorial in Eggenburg, Austria.
Just a few castle sets… :)
September 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Just a few castle sets… :)
Spotted on a Facebook post:
September 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Spotted on a Facebook post:
Poppies growing near home.
September 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Poppies growing near home.
Wise words from an Ottoman politician in 1911, when facing an aggressive imperial power:
September 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Wise words from an Ottoman politician in 1911, when facing an aggressive imperial power:
Gotta love placeholder captions sometimes...
September 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Gotta love placeholder captions sometimes...
Pretty Nauen in Brandenburg. The Red Army completed the encirclement of Berlin near here on 24.04.1945
August 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Pretty Nauen in Brandenburg. The Red Army completed the encirclement of Berlin near here on 24.04.1945
No other way to sleep really.
August 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
No other way to sleep really.
Ukrainian refugee drawing at a church in Germany.
August 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Ukrainian refugee drawing at a church in Germany.
Cdn wartime poster urging scrap collection. From LAC at Laurier House.
August 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Cdn wartime poster urging scrap collection. From LAC at Laurier House.
Canadian WW2 poster encouraging women to collect metal, bones etc for the war effort. Seen at Laurier House Ntnl Hist Site. Reminded me of 1920s Soviet avant garde posters a bit.
August 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Canadian WW2 poster encouraging women to collect metal, bones etc for the war effort. Seen at Laurier House Ntnl Hist Site. Reminded me of 1920s Soviet avant garde posters a bit.
Montreal’s memorial clock tower at the old port commemorates sailors lost in WW1.
August 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Montreal’s memorial clock tower at the old port commemorates sailors lost in WW1.
Memorial plaque from a Montreal church now at the Canadian Centre for the Great War.
August 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Memorial plaque from a Montreal church now at the Canadian Centre for the Great War.
Canadian WW2 poster encouraging women to collect metal, rags, bones, and rubber scraps for the war effort. Source: Laurier House Natl Hist Site
August 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Canadian WW2 poster encouraging women to collect metal, rags, bones, and rubber scraps for the war effort. Source: Laurier House Natl Hist Site
For all the FWW buff beer lovers.
July 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
For all the FWW buff beer lovers.
Johnny’s getting new brakes!
July 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Johnny’s getting new brakes!
Canadian troops celebrate Dominion Day (now Canada Day), July 1, 1917. Source: CWM/Metcalfe Collection.
July 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Canadian troops celebrate Dominion Day (now Canada Day), July 1, 1917. Source: CWM/Metcalfe Collection.
Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek. On this day in 1914, their assassination sparks WW1. Franz's last words to Sophie were "Sophie, Sophie! Don't die! Live for our children!" Their children were Ernst (10), Maximilian (11), and Sophie (12).
June 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek. On this day in 1914, their assassination sparks WW1. Franz's last words to Sophie were "Sophie, Sophie! Don't die! Live for our children!" Their children were Ernst (10), Maximilian (11), and Sophie (12).
Bonne Saint-Jean à tous!
Voici un cliché de la grande fête à Montreal en 1874:
Voici un cliché de la grande fête à Montreal en 1874:
June 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Bonne Saint-Jean à tous!
Voici un cliché de la grande fête à Montreal en 1874:
Voici un cliché de la grande fête à Montreal en 1874:
Reichswald CWGC. Mostly aircrew and Operation Veritable in Feb-March 1945.
June 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Reichswald CWGC. Mostly aircrew and Operation Veritable in Feb-March 1945.