Ricky D Phillips - Military Historian
@rickydphillips.bsky.social
Nine time international best selling Military Historian & Author specialising in the Falklands War, WW2 through to Napoleonic & Ancient History. Occasional TV Historian. Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Dog lover and rescuer.
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It actually wouldn't surprise me 🤣🤣🤣
April 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It actually wouldn't surprise me 🤣🤣🤣
Falklands War season is always a busy time of year for me... Sadly my main audience is on Twitter, and I only wish I could devote more time to it over here too.
April 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Falklands War season is always a busy time of year for me... Sadly my main audience is on Twitter, and I only wish I could devote more time to it over here too.
And that's how the China tariffs work, folks...
April 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
And that's how the China tariffs work, folks...
It's actually covered in a lot of detail in my book "Tied With Wires" 😊
March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It's actually covered in a lot of detail in my book "Tied With Wires" 😊
July 1987 Moscow: Trump is 41 years old, he flies to Moscow at the invitation of the USSR Ambassador to the USA, Dubinin. Returning from Moscow, the bankrupt Trump suddenly receives loans from 16 banks and without bargaining buys "The Plaza Hotel" for $407.5 million - a record price for a hotel...
March 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
July 1987 Moscow: Trump is 41 years old, he flies to Moscow at the invitation of the USSR Ambassador to the USA, Dubinin. Returning from Moscow, the bankrupt Trump suddenly receives loans from 16 banks and without bargaining buys "The Plaza Hotel" for $407.5 million - a record price for a hotel...
Sending a quarter million homeless women and kids into a war zone where Trump just disabled the air defence system.
March 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Sending a quarter million homeless women and kids into a war zone where Trump just disabled the air defence system.
Some days in Twitter, I outdo myself 🤣🤣🤣
March 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Some days in Twitter, I outdo myself 🤣🤣🤣
Donald Trump admits that he's surprised to discover that Lesotho is a country...
... "I only deported him last week!"
... "I only deported him last week!"
March 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Donald Trump admits that he's surprised to discover that Lesotho is a country...
... "I only deported him last week!"
... "I only deported him last week!"
With Europe beginning to step up to Russia, is it time to set Harry Flashman on them again yet? 🤔
February 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
With Europe beginning to step up to Russia, is it time to set Harry Flashman on them again yet? 🤔
Fan of Military History and the Falklands War? Watch this space, because from now until the 45th Anniversary of the war in 2027 a whole lot of what you thought you knew, is going to change 😎👍
February 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Fan of Military History and the Falklands War? Watch this space, because from now until the 45th Anniversary of the war in 2027 a whole lot of what you thought you knew, is going to change 😎👍
Happy Discovery Day to the British South Shetland Islands, discovered this day, February 19th, 1819 by William Smith and still 206 years later, forming part of British Antarctica. Smith Island in the British Antarctic Archipelago still bears his name.
February 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Happy Discovery Day to the British South Shetland Islands, discovered this day, February 19th, 1819 by William Smith and still 206 years later, forming part of British Antarctica. Smith Island in the British Antarctic Archipelago still bears his name.
Trump and Musk have FIRED the Federal Workers at the Veterans Crisis Hotline... More blood on their hands. This is the same Trump who branded the American dead of Omaha beach as "losers".
February 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Trump and Musk have FIRED the Federal Workers at the Veterans Crisis Hotline... More blood on their hands. This is the same Trump who branded the American dead of Omaha beach as "losers".
In fact, he bought two of my books... I know he's got the rest because I've signed them for him 😊
February 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
In fact, he bought two of my books... I know he's got the rest because I've signed them for him 😊
One of my readers and a good friend, Peter Corridan, just sent me this as his book arrived.
"Phoenix & Belgrano: The Life and Death of a Warship" was easily one of the best books I've ever written. My first WW2/Falklands war crossover, which traced the history of USS Phoenix/ ARA General Belgrano.
"Phoenix & Belgrano: The Life and Death of a Warship" was easily one of the best books I've ever written. My first WW2/Falklands war crossover, which traced the history of USS Phoenix/ ARA General Belgrano.
February 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
One of my readers and a good friend, Peter Corridan, just sent me this as his book arrived.
"Phoenix & Belgrano: The Life and Death of a Warship" was easily one of the best books I've ever written. My first WW2/Falklands war crossover, which traced the history of USS Phoenix/ ARA General Belgrano.
"Phoenix & Belgrano: The Life and Death of a Warship" was easily one of the best books I've ever written. My first WW2/Falklands war crossover, which traced the history of USS Phoenix/ ARA General Belgrano.
L.O.V.E
February 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
L.O.V.E
Who agrees?
February 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Who agrees?
One serious accusation of r*pe plus 25 other accusations, and evidence of him actually noncing kids at Epstein's parties (this girl is 14 at most) yet this man told you the biggest threat to women was trans women in public bathrooms... No it is not. It's rich white guys who can pay top lawyers.
February 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One serious accusation of r*pe plus 25 other accusations, and evidence of him actually noncing kids at Epstein's parties (this girl is 14 at most) yet this man told you the biggest threat to women was trans women in public bathrooms... No it is not. It's rich white guys who can pay top lawyers.
Did you know that Cartoon Rick is also a thing? Perhaps when I accidentally mentioned on X that my handle here was @RDPHistory I should have checked first, but hopefully a few friends from the other place will join me here... And very soon, I'm getting my own Wikipedia page built. Someone offered...
February 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Did you know that Cartoon Rick is also a thing? Perhaps when I accidentally mentioned on X that my handle here was @RDPHistory I should have checked first, but hopefully a few friends from the other place will join me here... And very soon, I'm getting my own Wikipedia page built. Someone offered...
Liar, coward or traitor? US Secretary of Defence Hesgeth publicly admits that the US Navy is afraid of the Russian Navy and would require seven years to get the strength to face them... Ukraine has managed without a bloody Navy!!
February 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Liar, coward or traitor? US Secretary of Defence Hesgeth publicly admits that the US Navy is afraid of the Russian Navy and would require seven years to get the strength to face them... Ukraine has managed without a bloody Navy!!
A bit of useful history... Before they ban history...
February 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A bit of useful history... Before they ban history...
She's adorable... Mine just look cute asleep... This is Hazel who I rescued bare minutes from being put down because someone bought her and couldn't be bothered to train her. Easiest dog I've ever trained and happiest girl in the world. I'd say her face says it all as she sleeps on me.
February 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
She's adorable... Mine just look cute asleep... This is Hazel who I rescued bare minutes from being put down because someone bought her and couldn't be bothered to train her. Easiest dog I've ever trained and happiest girl in the world. I'd say her face says it all as she sleeps on me.
Just so people know THIS is where I stand right now... It's not politics any more: politics divides, but fascism cannot. It cannot win. As historians, we told you, we warned you, we showed you... But this one will stand with you, because I believe the good guys always win in the end.
Who's with me?
Who's with me?
February 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Just so people know THIS is where I stand right now... It's not politics any more: politics divides, but fascism cannot. It cannot win. As historians, we told you, we warned you, we showed you... But this one will stand with you, because I believe the good guys always win in the end.
Who's with me?
Who's with me?
Confident he's watching events. Of course, Trump and Musk do stuff and say stuff to get reactions they can react to in turn... Ignoring them is often a wise policy because then they have to go bigger and reveal their hand.
February 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Confident he's watching events. Of course, Trump and Musk do stuff and say stuff to get reactions they can react to in turn... Ignoring them is often a wise policy because then they have to go bigger and reveal their hand.
And you believe that because this guy lied to you and implanted a false education system which has only ever been reinforced. Peron called it "useful to unite the people" but it was all a myth. The "struggle against colonialism" line you all repeat religiously was penned by Fidel Castro.
February 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
And you believe that because this guy lied to you and implanted a false education system which has only ever been reinforced. Peron called it "useful to unite the people" but it was all a myth. The "struggle against colonialism" line you all repeat religiously was penned by Fidel Castro.
Actually we claimed them in 1594 as Hawkins Maiden Land. We became the first people and first flag planted in 1690, renamed them Falklands in 1700, took Formal Possession in 1765: Argentina didn't exist until 1816: better go grab a calculator.
February 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Actually we claimed them in 1594 as Hawkins Maiden Land. We became the first people and first flag planted in 1690, renamed them Falklands in 1700, took Formal Possession in 1765: Argentina didn't exist until 1816: better go grab a calculator.