#MilitaryHistory
LightNews LightNews
clewis.bsky.social
Looking for book recs for The Great Northern War

#militaryhistory
October 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
fankledfibre.bsky.social
'Horse guard' London. Graphite drawing.
#BlueSkyArtShow #Transportation #pencildrawing #equineart #militaryhistory
October 24, 2026 at 6:53 AM
sammyflex.bsky.social
For variety: Belgian troops of the 1er Régiment de Ligne near Liège, January 1940.

#WWII #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #Belgium #Liège #History
October 26, 2026 at 2:28 PM
sammyflex.bsky.social
Regimental band from the 4e Régiment de Tirailleurs Tonkinois, Nam Dinh, Vietnam, 1932.

#MilitaryHistory #France #Vietnam #Indochina #Interwar #1930s #History
October 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
sammyflex.bsky.social
Regimental standard of the 2e Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique, sometime between 1935 and 1939.

#MilitaryHistory #France #Interwar #1930s
October 26, 2026 at 5:01 PM
martinkoenigsberg.bsky.social
Ich glaube, ich spinne!! - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #19thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #AustroHungarianHistory #PrussianHistory #AustrianHistory #GermanHistory #EuropeanHistory #HungarianHistory #CzechHistory #HistBookChat
October 28, 2026 at 12:52 PM
martinkoenigsberg.bsky.social
Stai scherzando?!! - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #AvGeek #AviationHistory #AmericanHistory #USAAC #NaziHistory #GermanHistory #ItalianHistory #EuropeanHistory #RomanianHistory #15thAirForce #HistBookChat
October 27, 2026 at 1:03 PM
sammyflex.bsky.social
October 1941: Demobilized Indochinese Tirailleurs from the Camp de Darboussière perform manual labor in the Var Department. Vichy photos.

#WWII #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #France #Vietnam #Cambodia #Indochina #History
October 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
cpaphil.bsky.social
Saint-Rome — The Great Maneuvers of the Southwest, 1902 — Phototype Photography H. Jansou, Toulouse

www.cpaphil.com/en/v...

#SaintRome #GreatManeuvers #MilitaryHistory #FrenchArmy #MilitaryManeuvers #France1902 #FrenchHistory #VintagePostcard #HistoricalPostcard
October 24, 2026 at 6:59 PM
martinkoenigsberg.bsky.social
La Hawlilah (لا حول الله)!! - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #21stCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #RussianHistory #RussianImperialHistory #MercenaryHistory #VladimirPutin #SecurityOperators #MaliHistory #LibyanHistory #HistBookChat
October 26, 2026 at 1:07 PM
sammyflex.bsky.social
1934: Exercises of the 506e Régiment de Chars de Combat at the Camp de Valdehon. Motorcycles and a Citroën-Kégresse P 19 all-terrain vehicle.

#MilitaryHistory #France #Interwar #1930s
October 25, 2026 at 3:17 PM
sammyflex.bsky.social
18 December 1930: Destroyer Basque of the l'Adroit class, prior to commissioning.

#MilitaryHistory #NavalHistory #France #Interwar #1930s
October 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM
sammyflex.bsky.social
A GMC truck, victim of an ambush near Dominique-Luciani (modern-day Takhemaret), Algeria.

#MilitaryHistory #France #Algeria #ColdWar
October 25, 2026 at 3:45 PM
codexcultus.bsky.social
#OTD On Oct 28, 1940, Greece rejected Mussolini’s ultimatum, triggering an Italian invasion from Albania. Fierce Greek resistance halted the attack, and a counteroffensive pushed Italian forces into Albania.The front stabilized until Nazi Germany invaded in April 1941
#WWII #history #militaryhistory
October 28, 2026 at 6:15 PM
sammyflex.bsky.social
September/October 1939: Artillerymen of an anti-aircraft unit in Gavisse (Moselle). Probably soon after the mobilization, from the look of it.

#WWII #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #France #PhoneyWar
October 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
sammyflex.bsky.social
July 1953: Personnel at the Base Aéroportée Nord (BAPN) in Hanoi, Northern Vietnam, coordinate air operations and logistics.

#MilitaryHistory #France #Vietnam #Indochina #Aviation #ColdWar
October 28, 2026 at 3:27 PM
sammyflex.bsky.social
September/October 1950: Junkers Ju-52s of Groupe de Transport 2/62 "Franche-Comté." Probably Gia Lam airport at Hanoi.

#MilitaryHistory #France #Vietnam #Indochina #Aviation #AviationHistory #ColdWar #1950s
October 25, 2026 at 3:49 PM
sammyflex.bsky.social
Three officers of the French Battalion in Korea, attached to the American 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Photo probably taken in the Kapyong Valley, date unknown.

#MilitaryHistory #France #Korea #KoreanWar #ColdWar
October 25, 2026 at 3:29 PM
wavedeva.bsky.social
#JamesFlowers #TuskegeeAirmen #USArmyAirCorps #military #ServiceMembers #BlackAmericans #WWIIHistory #history #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackElders #elders #seniors #supercentenarians #MilitaryPilots #MilitaryHistory #NewYork #NewMexico #99thFighterSquadron #WWII #teachers
October 28, 2026 at 5:36 PM
bloomlitpress.bsky.social
d-day untold stories — he spent seven weeks in Paris and never saw it
he knew the city by its sounds. book's in bio.

#ww2history #ddayremembrance #militaryhistory #airborneforces #booktok
October 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
codexcultus.bsky.social
#OTD On October 25, 1812, USS United States defeated HMS Macedonian near the Azores. Using 24-pounders, Americans disabled the enemy. After suffering 104 casualties against only 12 American losses, Macedonian surrendered and later operated as a U.S. warship
#history #navalhistory #militaryhistory
October 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
codexcultus.bsky.social
#OTD On October 26, 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm II accepted General Erich Ludendorff's resignation amid disputes over armistice talks. His departure weakened military resistance to peace negotiations, paving the way for the end of WWI and the collapse of the German Empire.
#WWI #history #militaryhistory
October 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
sammyflex.bsky.social
26 March 1962: Gendarmes in combat against far-right OAS militants during the Battle of Bab-el-Oued in Algiers. Interesting mix of old and new: FM 24/29 machine gun, M8 Greyhound, MAS 49 rifle, and bulletproof vests.

#MilitaryHistory #France #Algeria #History #ColdWar
October 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
bloomlitpress.bsky.social
d-day untold stories: what the German guards had been told about the airborne men
The book's in bio if you want the rest of it.

#ww2history #ddayremembrance #militaryhistory #airborneforces #booktok
October 26, 2026 at 11:02 AM