Remembering the Somme: a moment in time at the Sunken Lane opposite Beaumont-Hamel, men waiting to go into action at Zero Hour #OTD in 1916. A timeless, incredibly moving, sequence of film.

Not forgotten #somme109

Today we remember the final farewells,
the last letters scribbled in haste,
the hollow whistles of zero hour,
and the lines of men rising from their trenches out into hell.

Remembering those who fell, who fought and who lived with the memories of the 1st July 1916.

#Somme109

Lochnagar Crater, 1st July 2025.

#Somme

If anyone tells you the generals employed the same tactics over and over again in the Great War, ask if they’ve ever heard of the battle of Cambrai, launched on this day in 1917. Innovative, technical, technological, terrifying. And still not perfect. #cambraiday

#OTD in 1916 is the official end of British participation in the Battle of the Somme. But it did not end: fighting continued, flaring up at particular moments until the Germans began strategic withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line in 1917. #WW1 #FWW #history

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,056,719!

108 years ago today on 15 September 1916, British tanks first saw action. The innovative design, with caterpillar tracks completely encircling a rhomboid hull, enabled them to cross trenches that would defeat more modern tanks. (Imperial War Museum www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...) #WW1 #FWW

Ahead is 80 year commemoration of Market Garden. A LOT OF OLD HISTORY on TV, news papers and magazines. Pretty frustrating. If you wan't a modern assessment, buy/read my two books. Would be a smart move. 😉 pre-jump.nl (A repost is very much appreciated!)

108 years ago today Sgt E.J Wilmot. 16th Rifle brigade. 39th Division. Kia. Never forgotten

Well, I finally did it.

Meet The Holocaust History Podcast hosted by yours truly.

My first episode is with the great Omer Bartov.

Episodes can be downloaded in all the usual spots.

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Despatches: The Dead Man’s Penny. In this latest from my Old Front Line podcast we look at the story of the bronze next of kin memorial plaque designed to commemorate the fallen of the Great War.

oldfrontline.co.uk/2024/01/20/t...

#OTD in 1918, Waterloo Farm, near Broodseinde, Belgium. A British soldier standing inside a group of iron stakes which were to be the framework of a German pillbox. #WW1 #HISTORY

Battlefield Vlog: Ypres - Private WW1 Memorials. In the first of some Old Front Line Vlogs recorded at Ypres we walk the ground at the Frezenberg Ridge and look at some private memorials to men who were missing there in 1915.
youtu.be/kkH0BEGX2PQ?...

(15 April 1945.) Arnhem has finally been liberated. A soldier is paying his respect to one of the fallen Brits at the Rhine Bridge. #WW2 #HISTORY

You all have an opinion about operation Market Garden, but chances are you don't have all the facts. 😉 (Please retweet, I don't have a marketing department promoting my books.) pre-jump.nl

This massive and accurate model of the VC-10 is in the storage area of the Avro Heritage Museum, seen at today's We Have Ways visit.
But..it is a r/c flying model!
Grounded by its owner as it once decided for a few seconds to go on its own journey before safely returning to land. Wow. #WeHaveWays