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Looking at History
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"Unearthing the past, one story at a time. Dive into history's hidden gems, legendary tales, and pivotal military moments. Follow for daily doses of the people, places, and events that shaped our world. #HistoryLovers #NavalHistory #ww2
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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
September 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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rgpoulussen.bsky.social
#OTD in 1943, Salerno, Italy. Captured or liberated? #WW2 #HISTORY
September 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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curatorian.bsky.social
Book review:

Too big to read one-handed while holding a 14-pound baby in the other hand.
A copy of the paperback edition or Richard Evans' 'The Third Reich At War'.
September 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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hmsargonaut.co.uk/hms-argonaut...

#histroy #royalnavy #cruiser #ww1 #war #sea #navy #ships #ship
HMS Argonaut: A Diadem-Class Cruiser in the Great War – HMS Argonaut Association
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September 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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vickersmg.bsky.social
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
March 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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tankarchives.bsky.social
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
Guards Sergeant Ilya Amelin with a captured Panzerfaust.
March 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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otdmilhistory.bsky.social
Sunset on Juno Beach

Looking west from the outlet of the Seuelles River at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy
March 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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seanfscullion.bsky.social
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👇
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
March 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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bowerswrites.bsky.social
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.

legionmagazine.com/documentaria...
March 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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tankarchives.bsky.social
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
Medium Tank M3 at the NIBT proving grounds
February 18, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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wwiihistory.bsky.social
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
February 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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crusaderproject.bsky.social
But, but…

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

How dare they?!

@vickersmg.bsky.social @navalairhistory.com

The crew of a Humber Light Reconnaissance Car feeding pigeons in Hamburg, 4 May 1945. IWM BU 5254
February 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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At the pointy end onboard HMS #Argonaut c1942. #NavalHistory #royalnavy #ww2 #history #cruiser #dday #northafrica #paciffic
February 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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PO Charles Johnson (front) of HMS Argonaut the Dido Class cruiser in #WW2 making memories before heading off to sea. #NavalHistory #history #royalnavy
February 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
lookingathistory.bsky.social
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
February 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
lookingathistory.bsky.social
Captain Longley Cook of #HMS #Argonaut WW2 a very inspiring leader. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Lo... #history #navalhistory #ww2
January 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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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
January 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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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
December 16, 2024 at 9:41 AM
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patch of the 11th Armoured Division (c 1944) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Ar...
#history #ww2 #tank #armour #army #normandy
January 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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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
January 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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wwiihistory.bsky.social
#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
December 30, 2024 at 6:01 PM
lookingathistory.bsky.social
Have a great #Christmas everyone #NavalHistory #History
December 20, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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#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
December 20, 2024 at 11:51 AM
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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
December 20, 2024 at 9:37 AM
lookingathistory.bsky.social
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
December 18, 2024 at 1:56 PM