Dr Philip W Blood MBA
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Tracy, Widmark, Lancaster, Garland, Schell, Dietrich and Clift did it better. Call me old fashioned but I don’t recall Göring had an Aussie accent.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Tracy, Widmark, Lancaster, Garland, Schell, Dietrich and Clift did it better. Call me old fashioned but I don’t recall Göring had an Aussie accent.
Welcome to the house of fun..
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Welcome to the house of fun..
With a little inspiration from Beethoven and the forest, ready to set out on the next book.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
With a little inspiration from Beethoven and the forest, ready to set out on the next book.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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End of the staff ride, back to May 1940.
October 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
End of the staff ride, back to May 1940.
Staff ride in the Eiffel and Hürtgenwald.
October 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Staff ride in the Eiffel and Hürtgenwald.
The return of the coffee table books, the table in this case being an Indian Army officer’s trunk.
October 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The return of the coffee table books, the table in this case being an Indian Army officer’s trunk.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Lurking in the Aachen city centre bookshop … the founder looks on, approvingly I think!
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October 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Lurking in the Aachen city centre bookshop … the founder looks on, approvingly I think!
www.mayersche-aachen.de
www.mayersche-aachen.de
October 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The final phase of the Battle of Aachen - more questions, more conundrums. substackcdn.com/image/fetch/...
October 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The final phase of the Battle of Aachen - more questions, more conundrums. substackcdn.com/image/fetch/...
DDR was a major theme at today’s museum visit. The ‘38’ was a popular steam loco on tours. I first travelled with it on a Dresden Railway anniversary in 1983. The diesel is from a class dubbed ‘Ludmilla’ because of their construction in Soviet Russia.
October 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
DDR was a major theme at today’s museum visit. The ‘38’ was a popular steam loco on tours. I first travelled with it on a Dresden Railway anniversary in 1983. The diesel is from a class dubbed ‘Ludmilla’ because of their construction in Soviet Russia.
Librarians on the frontline - beware the coming politics of stupidity.
October 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Librarians on the frontline - beware the coming politics of stupidity.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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His voice and the pianist have punctured our souls.
October 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
His voice and the pianist have punctured our souls.
The first of several posts about the Battle for Crucifix Hill during the second Battle of Aachen.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The first of several posts about the Battle for Crucifix Hill during the second Battle of Aachen.
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RIP Toby (2025) & Michael (2012) - Toby’s funeral today.
Happier times - Left - 2004, The Porter in Covent Garden - Right - 2024 The Market Porter, Southwark.
Happier times - Left - 2004, The Porter in Covent Garden - Right - 2024 The Market Porter, Southwark.
October 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
RIP Toby (2025) & Michael (2012) - Toby’s funeral today.
Happier times - Left - 2004, The Porter in Covent Garden - Right - 2024 The Market Porter, Southwark.
Happier times - Left - 2004, The Porter in Covent Garden - Right - 2024 The Market Porter, Southwark.
Advance notice .., a discussion about colonial history.
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October 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Advance notice .., a discussion about colonial history.
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New post to open the series on the Second Battle of Aachen 7/8-21 October 1944.
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October 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New post to open the series on the Second Battle of Aachen 7/8-21 October 1944.
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October 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Aachen on a wet October evening - getting cold.
October 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Aachen on a wet October evening - getting cold.
#Manchester - yesterday’s events was a sharp reminder of the lost story of the original Cheetham Hill community and the destruction of their lives and heritage.
October 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
#Manchester - yesterday’s events was a sharp reminder of the lost story of the original Cheetham Hill community and the destruction of their lives and heritage.
#DDR - Magdeburg 1984 - East German railway enthusiasts were very helpful in advising which trains to snap. A ‘Ludmilla’ hauling a military train - quick snap & the camera was back in the bag. I got fined in Leipzig. Hoping to put this collection of photos in a book with @benskipper.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#DDR - Magdeburg 1984 - East German railway enthusiasts were very helpful in advising which trains to snap. A ‘Ludmilla’ hauling a military train - quick snap & the camera was back in the bag. I got fined in Leipzig. Hoping to put this collection of photos in a book with @benskipper.bsky.social