James Taub
@taubhistory.bsky.social
Associate Curator at the Museum of the American Revolution and a public historian. Focused on France and America during WWI and the 18th century.
(All views my own)
(All views my own)
Yeah, no. This is great. I’m sure it won’t backfire at all. Who needs real historians anyway? Let’s go off a database of crowdsourced and un-curated information and push it to the masses.
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Yeah, no. This is great. I’m sure it won’t backfire at all. Who needs real historians anyway? Let’s go off a database of crowdsourced and un-curated information and push it to the masses.
#TIL one of the last Lafayettes was killed as a cavalry platoon leader in 1945.
#WW2
Here is Marie Xavier Jean Bureaux de Pusy Dumottier de Lafayette, holding the sword of his ancestor, the Marquis de Lafayette. When he died near Saint-Nazaire he was serving as a lieutenant in the 8ème Cuirassiers.
#WW2
Here is Marie Xavier Jean Bureaux de Pusy Dumottier de Lafayette, holding the sword of his ancestor, the Marquis de Lafayette. When he died near Saint-Nazaire he was serving as a lieutenant in the 8ème Cuirassiers.
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The medical staff of the RCIM awaits trucks to take them to rest areas. Standing at the left is médecin auxiliaire Le Gall, who had cut the skirts off of his capote so he could move more easily in the mud and water of the Verdun battlefield.
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The medical staff of the RCIM awaits trucks to take them to rest areas. Standing at the left is médecin auxiliaire Le Gall, who had cut the skirts off of his capote so he could move more easily in the mud and water of the Verdun battlefield.
Men of the Régiment colonial du Maroc (Colonial Infantry Regiment of Morocco) descending down to Verdun after heavy combat, 30 October 1916. The previous few days had seen them fighting to recapture Fort Douaumont.
#WWI
#WWI
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Men of the Régiment colonial du Maroc (Colonial Infantry Regiment of Morocco) descending down to Verdun after heavy combat, 30 October 1916. The previous few days had seen them fighting to recapture Fort Douaumont.
#WWI
#WWI
Me when I see a pretty sunset.
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Me when I see a pretty sunset.
The internal struggle between having a proud Scottish education and a deep love of French history.
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The internal struggle between having a proud Scottish education and a deep love of French history.
A collection of my favorite French signs
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A collection of my favorite French signs
Truly highlights of French architecture, history, and culture.
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Truly highlights of French architecture, history, and culture.
Me in my 2014 Subaru crosstrek
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Me in my 2014 Subaru crosstrek
The reason I brought an empty backpack…
October 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The reason I brought an empty backpack…
Public ceremony in Strasbourg
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Public ceremony in Strasbourg
1779 produced howitzer.
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
1779 produced howitzer.
Officer of the Royal Alsace
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Officer of the Royal Alsace
Officer of the Royal Deux-Ponts (one of the regiments under Rochambeau).
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Officer of the Royal Deux-Ponts (one of the regiments under Rochambeau).
Views of the French Army in the 1770s that I dream of borrowing some day. Some of the best collection of art documenting the soldiers of Louis XVI during the American Revolution are here at the Musée historique de la ville de Strasbourg
Régiment de Conde being reviewed at Strasbourg, 1779.
Régiment de Conde being reviewed at Strasbourg, 1779.
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Views of the French Army in the 1770s that I dream of borrowing some day. Some of the best collection of art documenting the soldiers of Louis XVI during the American Revolution are here at the Musée historique de la ville de Strasbourg
Régiment de Conde being reviewed at Strasbourg, 1779.
Régiment de Conde being reviewed at Strasbourg, 1779.
Strasbourg until Friday.
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Strasbourg until Friday.
“Dating a WWI historian is great because you learn something sad every day.” - my girlfriend
October 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
“Dating a WWI historian is great because you learn something sad every day.” - my girlfriend
Finally. Not $75 with import fees.
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Finally. Not $75 with import fees.
Go to one of my favorite museum bookstores in France to avoid import tariffs, leave with a book on the American Civil War. (Among others).
October 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Go to one of my favorite museum bookstores in France to avoid import tariffs, leave with a book on the American Civil War. (Among others).
I can not confirm or deny my presence around a Parisian museum yesterday.
October 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I can not confirm or deny my presence around a Parisian museum yesterday.
The academic literature is outstanding at Cluny.
October 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The academic literature is outstanding at Cluny.
