Poilu
@poilu.bsky.social
History buff, public servant. Long-time fan of wargames and other conflict simulations. Enjoy travel, learning languages, and other cultures.
#NoKings
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Building a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals. It allows historians to demonstrate that, unlike today where the armed forces specialise, the medieval soldier would have served repeatedly across different theatres of war. theconversation.com/we-built-a-d...
We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals
We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Building a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals. It allows historians to demonstrate that, unlike today where the armed forces specialise, the medieval soldier would have served repeatedly across different theatres of war. theconversation.com/we-built-a-d...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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30. November 1952 Mit einem Festakt weiht Bundespräsident Theodor Heuß die Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen ein. Sie ist die erste staatliche Gedenkstätte in beiden Teilen Deutschlands.
#OTD #Geschichte
#OTD #Geschichte
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
30. November 1952 Mit einem Festakt weiht Bundespräsident Theodor Heuß die Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen ein. Sie ist die erste staatliche Gedenkstätte in beiden Teilen Deutschlands.
#OTD #Geschichte
#OTD #Geschichte
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Garden of Earthly Delights
November 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Garden of Earthly Delights
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I had to do a lot of color correction because the original photo was riddled with color problems, but I really liked the composition. These are soldiers from the 3d Bn, 187th Inf, 101st Abn Div, in III Corps, S. Vietnam, in the summer of 1968. Captures those quiet interludes between the chaos.
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I had to do a lot of color correction because the original photo was riddled with color problems, but I really liked the composition. These are soldiers from the 3d Bn, 187th Inf, 101st Abn Div, in III Corps, S. Vietnam, in the summer of 1968. Captures those quiet interludes between the chaos.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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„Die Weltgeschichte ist nicht nur, wie sie meistens dargestellt wird, eine Geschichte des menschlichen Mutes, sondern auch eine Geschichte der menschlichen Feigheit."
Stefan Zweig, geb. am 28. November 1881.

Stefan Zweig, geb. am 28. November 1881.

November 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
„Die Weltgeschichte ist nicht nur, wie sie meistens dargestellt wird, eine Geschichte des menschlichen Mutes, sondern auch eine Geschichte der menschlichen Feigheit."
Stefan Zweig, geb. am 28. November 1881.

Stefan Zweig, geb. am 28. November 1881.

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November 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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I visited Kostrzyn nad Odrą, the former German Küstrin, and its vanished old town. For @thearsonista.bsky.social I wrote about its most famous inhabitant Hans Hermann von Katte and the ghosts of empire. Many thanks to @ccohanlon.bsky.social for publishing it. burninghousepress.com/2025/11/27/t...
November 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I visited Kostrzyn nad Odrą, the former German Küstrin, and its vanished old town. For @thearsonista.bsky.social I wrote about its most famous inhabitant Hans Hermann von Katte and the ghosts of empire. Many thanks to @ccohanlon.bsky.social for publishing it. burninghousepress.com/2025/11/27/t...
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On this Thanksgiving, may your day be filled with family, friends, & good food, as we all lean into "being thankful." We are thankful to share our journey and our games with amazing customers/friends who have supported us through both good and challenging times for over 35 years. Thank you!
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
On this Thanksgiving, may your day be filled with family, friends, & good food, as we all lean into "being thankful." We are thankful to share our journey and our games with amazing customers/friends who have supported us through both good and challenging times for over 35 years. Thank you!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
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My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #56: SA-2’s from Fire in the Lake: Insurgency in Vietnam from GMT Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/27/m...
My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #56: SA-2’s from Fire in the Lake: Insurgency in Vietnam from GMT Games
With this My Favorite Wargame Cards Series, I hope to take a look at a specific card from the various wargames that I have played and share how it is used in the game. I am not a strategist and fra…
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November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #56: SA-2’s from Fire in the Lake: Insurgency in Vietnam from GMT Games. theplayersaid.com/2025/11/27/m...
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Hi All, Just sent out this free piece. The controversial Bloomberg piece is the perfect example of why we must stop making excuses for Trump. Trump has reconfirmed that Witkoff was doing what he wanted and that Witkoff is soon off to Moscow to represent the USA. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Bloomberg Story Demonstrated Just How Much Some People Will Make Excuses For Trump
Hi All,
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November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hi All, Just sent out this free piece. The controversial Bloomberg piece is the perfect example of why we must stop making excuses for Trump. Trump has reconfirmed that Witkoff was doing what he wanted and that Witkoff is soon off to Moscow to represent the USA. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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You know you’re getting a little too into the 18th century Habsburg when you start to buy books on Maria Theresia’s government and economic policy! But I really do want to know how you finance a war against Frederick the Great (especially once the UK is no longer on side). 📚 #histbookchat
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You know you’re getting a little too into the 18th century Habsburg when you start to buy books on Maria Theresia’s government and economic policy! But I really do want to know how you finance a war against Frederick the Great (especially once the UK is no longer on side). 📚 #histbookchat
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Edward Hartwig (1909-2003): Ulica Ztota in Lublin, 1954
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Edward Hartwig (1909-2003): Ulica Ztota in Lublin, 1954
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November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Ce soir, un retour sur le tout dernier jeu de Vuca Simulations : Traces of Victory
Un wargame sur la campagne de Lorraine en 44, efficace mais simple à prendre en main.
www.french-wargaming.com/blog/traces-...
#wargame
Un wargame sur la campagne de Lorraine en 44, efficace mais simple à prendre en main.
www.french-wargaming.com/blog/traces-...
#wargame
Traces of Victory
French Wargaming est une chaine youtube francophone vous présentant de grands jeux de stratégie
www.french-wargaming.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ce soir, un retour sur le tout dernier jeu de Vuca Simulations : Traces of Victory
Un wargame sur la campagne de Lorraine en 44, efficace mais simple à prendre en main.
www.french-wargaming.com/blog/traces-...
#wargame
Un wargame sur la campagne de Lorraine en 44, efficace mais simple à prendre en main.
www.french-wargaming.com/blog/traces-...
#wargame
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“Jimi would play Risk on acid, and I never—and me personally—ever beat him at all. He was unbelievable at it. He was a military man, you know, he’s a paratrooper, and I don’t know whether you know that about Jimi, but no one ever beat him at Risk.” -Graham Nash
(h/t Knut Osmo via FB)
(h/t Knut Osmo via FB)
October 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“Jimi would play Risk on acid, and I never—and me personally—ever beat him at all. He was unbelievable at it. He was a military man, you know, he’s a paratrooper, and I don’t know whether you know that about Jimi, but no one ever beat him at Risk.” -Graham Nash
(h/t Knut Osmo via FB)
(h/t Knut Osmo via FB)
It was a whopper of an update...
Grant shares his thoughts on the November 2025 Monthly Update from GMT Games – A New Block Wargame in the Triumph & Tragedy and Conquest & Consequence Family and “Blockbuster Year End Project Updates”! theplayersaid.com/2025/11/24/n...
November 2025 Monthly Update from GMT Games – A New Block Wargame in the Triumph & Tragedy and Conquest & Consequence Family and “Blockbuster Year End Project Updates”!
Talk about ending the year with a bang….GMT has outdone themselves with the Update this month as they have announced a very cool looking block wargame that takes parts of 2 of their previous …
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November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It was a whopper of an update...
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I got a very detailed rundown of the upcoming game set in 1942 in the Mediterranean directly from the designer @javier-romero.bsky.social
Lots of interesting things to look forward to.
Thanks Javier!
Coming soon from @vucasimulations.bsky.social
I got a very detailed rundown of the upcoming game set in 1942 in the Mediterranean directly from the designer @javier-romero.bsky.social
Lots of interesting things to look forward to.
Thanks Javier!
Coming soon from @vucasimulations.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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I got a very detailed rundown of the upcoming game set in 1942 in the Mediterranean directly from the designer @javier-romero.bsky.social
Lots of interesting things to look forward to.
Thanks Javier!
Coming soon from @vucasimulations.bsky.social
I got a very detailed rundown of the upcoming game set in 1942 in the Mediterranean directly from the designer @javier-romero.bsky.social
Lots of interesting things to look forward to.
Thanks Javier!
Coming soon from @vucasimulations.bsky.social
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A generous amount of @multimanpublishing.bsky.social GCACW games being played!
At one point I counted 5 full tables!
A generous amount of @multimanpublishing.bsky.social GCACW games being played!
At one point I counted 5 full tables!
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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A generous amount of @multimanpublishing.bsky.social GCACW games being played!
At one point I counted 5 full tables!
A generous amount of @multimanpublishing.bsky.social GCACW games being played!
At one point I counted 5 full tables!
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Rubio Admits Difficulties in Translating US Peace Plan from the Original Russian
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Rubio Admits Difficulties in Translating US Peace Plan from the Original Russian