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I may not have found a book on 18th century Russian uniforms, but this is a well recommended book on the developing Russian military culture… 🇷🇺 📚 #histbookchat
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
A longer Saturday shift than expected, so my mood was much improved on returning home to some book post.
My thanks to @ospreypublishing.bsky.social for these new arrivals today for review.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I largely blame @armchairhistorian.bsky.social and @kabinettskriege.bsky.social for my latest book buying splurge. This weekend I will mostly be designing accurate uniforms and colours in #masterofcommand! #histbookchat
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Currently Reading! Just Another Day in Vietnam by Nightingale about the ARVN 52nd Rangers and the day they were almost completely wiped out. The author was the Dep. Senior Advisor to the Bn and present at the battle.

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November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Great to hear it went well - bumping to the #histbookchat feed 😊
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Great stuff from Tonio Andrade on China and the origins of gunpowder #sinology #histbookchat
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My views on Lord George Sackville are entirely negative as some of you know. I now have a copy of the proceedings of his Court Martial. Drummed out of the army in disgrace who would go on to set policy in North America during the Revolution. *shakes head in disgust* 📚 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 #histbookchat
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
...a range of excellent case studies ranging from across the 20th and 21st centuries. There's something of value here for a range of readers, from academics to practitioners alike.

It's certainly worth your time (and money!).

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November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Sorry - and bumping to the #histbookchat feed - Advance Alan 😁
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Early this week, I finished Christian Tripodi's "The Unknown Enemy".

It's a book that's been on the radar for some time and it was certainly worth the wait. Tripodi has skillfully critiqued the concept of 'political warfare' in counterinsurgency, utilising...

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November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Historian Max Boot explores the link between Dick Cheney and Donald Trump through the lens of the imperial presidency.

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The Cheney Effect
How Dick Cheney Became the Accidental Architect of Trump’s Power
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November 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Hope it goes well (although I doubt a light read!) Bumping to the #histbookchat feed 😊
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just bought this for my other half for Christmas. He saw it at the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek back in 2017 and he's been regretting not buying it ever since 😂 #histbookchat
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I published a new book review: J.B. Fressoz (2024). More and More and More. An All-Consuming History of Energy, Penguin Random House, 400 pp.

See: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Dutch version: vbds.nl/wp-content/u...

Original: vbds.nl/2025/11/01/m...

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November 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Wartime entertainment was just some toothy bloke with a ukulele. Hold my beer! Excited to be presenting a topic close to my heart on @ww2tv.bsky.social in early December! #histbookchat
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Reading Alan Allport's terrific 'Demobbed: Coming Home After the Second World War,' one of the best books about the #SWW I've read in a while. Just brilliant. #histbookchat
November 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
....Corbett, though, it also has a lot to say about naval and amphibious strategy, and says it well.

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November 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM