DavidRetherford
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Historian of US Army in The First World War. Interested in intelligence and learning development. Available for book reviews. Social media manager at the Strategy Bridge. 🇺🇸&🇬🇧
Turkey trot living the good life
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Turkey trot living the good life
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My son had an amazing experience in Scouts and still gets together with his patrolmates, who are all working towards great futures. Hegseth is so full of shit in just so many ways.
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U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My son had an amazing experience in Scouts and still gets together with his patrolmates, who are all working towards great futures. Hegseth is so full of shit in just so many ways.
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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It is…. Super excited to get it running.
Interesting to look at an issued watch from 1940 and 2020 side by side.
I wonder if in 80 years some kid will find my watch and my grandfather’s and see if they can get them working again.
Interesting to look at an issued watch from 1940 and 2020 side by side.
I wonder if in 80 years some kid will find my watch and my grandfather’s and see if they can get them working again.
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It is…. Super excited to get it running.
Interesting to look at an issued watch from 1940 and 2020 side by side.
I wonder if in 80 years some kid will find my watch and my grandfather’s and see if they can get them working again.
Interesting to look at an issued watch from 1940 and 2020 side by side.
I wonder if in 80 years some kid will find my watch and my grandfather’s and see if they can get them working again.
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My copies of “Orchestrating Power” finally arrived!
Get 44% off the book if you order now:
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November 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My copies of “Orchestrating Power” finally arrived!
Get 44% off the book if you order now:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
(CODE: 09WINTER)
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(CODE: 09WINTER)
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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The last 8 weeks have been sporty—my reading all over the map, crammed into non-existent moments when I could focus, & almost entirely not of my choosing. (Advising 10 masters theses is a neat trick.) But I finally finished this. Like most edited volumes, it’s uneven, but it’s also excellent.
November 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The last 8 weeks have been sporty—my reading all over the map, crammed into non-existent moments when I could focus, & almost entirely not of my choosing. (Advising 10 masters theses is a neat trick.) But I finally finished this. Like most edited volumes, it’s uneven, but it’s also excellent.
@ericmmurphy.bsky.social It just showed up! I can’t wait to read it. Cheers :)
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
@ericmmurphy.bsky.social It just showed up! I can’t wait to read it. Cheers :)
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Sunday Military Art at CVMM
2 Views of Passchendaele's Horror
L-Title:Canadian Gunners in the Mud,Passchendaele
War Artist:Alfred Bastien
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R-Title:Wounded,Passchendaele
War Artist:Paul Nash
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2 Views of Passchendaele's Horror
L-Title:Canadian Gunners in the Mud,Passchendaele
War Artist:Alfred Bastien
Discover
www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibiti...
R-Title:Wounded,Passchendaele
War Artist:Paul Nash
Discover
collections.manchesterartgallery.org/collections/...
November 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Sunday Military Art at CVMM
2 Views of Passchendaele's Horror
L-Title:Canadian Gunners in the Mud,Passchendaele
War Artist:Alfred Bastien
Discover
www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibiti...
R-Title:Wounded,Passchendaele
War Artist:Paul Nash
Discover
collections.manchesterartgallery.org/collections/...
2 Views of Passchendaele's Horror
L-Title:Canadian Gunners in the Mud,Passchendaele
War Artist:Alfred Bastien
Discover
www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibiti...
R-Title:Wounded,Passchendaele
War Artist:Paul Nash
Discover
collections.manchesterartgallery.org/collections/...
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Allies and Partners; This is The Way.
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Allies and Partners; This is The Way.
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Saudi Nuclear Posture After the 12-Day War
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It was cold this morning at 530am
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It was cold this morning at 530am
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At the Sambre, Caesar nearly lost everything. What saved his legions wasn’t tactics or technology, but something more human.
The Importance of the Battle of the Sambre
In the summer of 57 BCE, Julius Caesar found himself deep in Belgic territory, his legions stretched thin and unaware of the trap ahead. On the banks of
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November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
At the Sambre, Caesar nearly lost everything. What saved his legions wasn’t tactics or technology, but something more human.
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I'm reviewing this book for the JAH; just wanted to put it on the radar of the nat sec crowd. Probably the most thorough and insightful account of Somalia I've encountered.
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I'm reviewing this book for the JAH; just wanted to put it on the radar of the nat sec crowd. Probably the most thorough and insightful account of Somalia I've encountered.
@ericmmurphy.bsky.social have you read Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age by Paret, Peter? I just ordered it. Seems interesting. I hear there are some intriguing and interesting aspects of the use of trains.
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
@ericmmurphy.bsky.social have you read Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age by Paret, Peter? I just ordered it. Seems interesting. I hear there are some intriguing and interesting aspects of the use of trains.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
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Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
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