Jonathan Boff
@jfb1066.bsky.social
Military Historian. Writing a book on Economic Statecraft and Money as a Weapon of War (OUP, 2026). Strategy. Author of 2 award-winning books on the First World War. Professor at University of Birmingham.
D’ye know what?
I managed 67 minutes of this but it’s so slow it makes continental drift look racy and I think I’d rather go to bed and read my book
I managed 67 minutes of this but it’s so slow it makes continental drift look racy and I think I’d rather go to bed and read my book
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
D’ye know what?
I managed 67 minutes of this but it’s so slow it makes continental drift look racy and I think I’d rather go to bed and read my book
I managed 67 minutes of this but it’s so slow it makes continental drift look racy and I think I’d rather go to bed and read my book
Not sure I have the shoulders and hips for Armani
November 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Not sure I have the shoulders and hips for Armani
Your point about the importance of protecting ius in bello because that’s what we (should) do and because we might need it some day is spot on
November 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Your point about the importance of protecting ius in bello because that’s what we (should) do and because we might need it some day is spot on
First missile was murder.
Second missile was murder.
The second was even more cruel and inhumane than the first but both were equally illegal.
Second missile was murder.
The second was even more cruel and inhumane than the first but both were equally illegal.
November 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
First missile was murder.
Second missile was murder.
The second was even more cruel and inhumane than the first but both were equally illegal.
Second missile was murder.
The second was even more cruel and inhumane than the first but both were equally illegal.
Precisely my point
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Precisely my point
Calling it wartlme allows the Laws of War to apply which - among other things - allow soldiers to kill people in certain circumstances.
You can’t just call something a War and claim those legal protections because you feel like it.
Let’s just keep it clean and call it Murder.
You can’t just call something a War and claim those legal protections because you feel like it.
Let’s just keep it clean and call it Murder.
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Calling it wartlme allows the Laws of War to apply which - among other things - allow soldiers to kill people in certain circumstances.
You can’t just call something a War and claim those legal protections because you feel like it.
Let’s just keep it clean and call it Murder.
You can’t just call something a War and claim those legal protections because you feel like it.
Let’s just keep it clean and call it Murder.
I want to watch Landman v badly but I’m maxed out on subs (mostly due to buying Sky to watch Rugby and Cricket and being locked in for years when they don’t even have what I wanted - big error)
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I want to watch Landman v badly but I’m maxed out on subs (mostly due to buying Sky to watch Rugby and Cricket and being locked in for years when they don’t even have what I wanted - big error)
Drops of God.
New series comes out late Jan so get series 1 done first
New series comes out late Jan so get series 1 done first
November 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Drops of God.
New series comes out late Jan so get series 1 done first
New series comes out late Jan so get series 1 done first
. It’s not a war crime because no one is at war.
It’s just murder.
It’s just murder.
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
. It’s not a war crime because no one is at war.
It’s just murder.
It’s just murder.
Whether it is good business or bad business, it’s definitely bad politics. We need unity and we need to display that unity at every opportunity
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Whether it is good business or bad business, it’s definitely bad politics. We need unity and we need to display that unity at every opportunity
Less branch, more sprout, surely?
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Less branch, more sprout, surely?
A strategy that’s been working quite well since 1788
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A strategy that’s been working quite well since 1788
Escape from Colditz: SS Takeover - the variant where the German player has unlimited Shoot to Kill cards. Soon descends into hair-pulling
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Escape from Colditz: SS Takeover - the variant where the German player has unlimited Shoot to Kill cards. Soon descends into hair-pulling
Can also recommend Cluedo so long as Dad screws up the three hidden cards to make it unsolvable. Excellent scope for rows and bloodshed thereafter
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Can also recommend Cluedo so long as Dad screws up the three hidden cards to make it unsolvable. Excellent scope for rows and bloodshed thereafter
Don’t worry. I know a Pres who is working on it.
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Don’t worry. I know a Pres who is working on it.
They made something a bit like that.
It’s called Washington DC
It’s called Washington DC
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
They made something a bit like that.
It’s called Washington DC
It’s called Washington DC
That’s the trouble with you Americans: no competitive spirit.
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
That’s the trouble with you Americans: no competitive spirit.
Lovin’ this: thank you. Where can I find these, please?
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Lovin’ this: thank you. Where can I find these, please?
Or is that Christmas? I get so confused
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Or is that Christmas? I get so confused