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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Outside of current events and the most intense years of the Korean Conflict, I have limited knowledge of history of modern divided Korea, so looking to learn a little more. #PhotoFriday #Histbookchat

Book the great leader and the fighter pilot

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This was my first time reading one of Robert Stern's books. I thought it was pretty good - solid writing, good use of primary sources, good selection of secondary sources, perspective from both Japanese and US sides. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday #navalhistory

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In this period of American history, I thought it would be particularly worthwhile to brush up on this topic. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

Book the US Constitution a comprehensive and annotated guide for the modern reader

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I enjoy good biography, but I especially appreciate when biographers take on challenging subjects (e.g., Martin - Benedict Arnold; Hess - Braxton Bragg). I don't think D. H. Hill rises to that level, but he was often contentious and doesn't fall into that group of appreciated ACW figures...

Chris Hartley book D H Hill a military life

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A little late for #PhotoFriday - I made it to the East Tennessee History Museum and picked up a couple of books from the museum bookstore. #Histbookchat

Book the Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation and Senator Kenneth McKellar

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Interesting item for me in Chris Hartley's bio of D H Hill - I hadn't known about Hood's early ACW cavalry service or D. H. Hill's impact on his early career trajectory. #Histbookchat

Story of D H Hill lobbying for Hood to command Confederate cavalry at Williamsburg

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Endorsed by Thomas J. Jackson and A. P. Stewart!

Endorsements by Thomas Jackson and A P Stewart

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I'm enjoying Chris Hartley's new bio on D. H. Hill. I'm thankful he included some examples from Hill's infamous algebra textbook. #Histbookchat

Math word problems describing Yankee fraud

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I have been long overdue to read a book by Richard Overy, so starting with this one. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Nice to have a history book that also aligns with your work - I'm enjoying gaining insight and background into the famous Kelo case. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Some sports history for #PhotoFriday I'm more of a casual football/soccer fan, but I heard an interview with the author and heard familiar names like Clint Mathis and Josh Wolff and decided to pick this up. I'm enjoying it. #Histbookchat

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Keep me distracted or this might happen... 😄

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Here's your contribution to mine - excited about these books - just need to keep finding reading time.

Books Learning war From Mahan to Pearl Harbor the Turtle and the dreamboat

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Well, @chriscardsfan.bsky.social - I hope you're proud of yourself. Between you, @hupplescat.bsky.social and @lwestwoodauthor.bsky.social Bluesky can be expensive for me, but at least I'm well provisioned with good books!

Book the iron brigade in Civil War and memory

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The 6th Wisconsin was part of the famed Iron Brigade from the American Civil War. They also were part of the remarkable charge of the unfinished railway cut on Day 1 at Gettysburg. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

Book the sixth Wisconsin and the long civil war

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This guy hears you on that...

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

You're welcome. I think they have ideas on how to lure you in...

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

About an hour west of Oklahoma City there is the town of Weatherford, Oklahoma, which has an excellent air & Space Museum. A friend of ours told us about - we were not prepared for the scale and quality of the museum (with an impressive kids play area as well.)

Stafford the astronaut the museum is named for

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This was the book club selection for this month - just getting started on it. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A piece of art commemorating space and #aviationhistory - statue of Rick Husband, who flew on 2 space shuttle missions and served as commander on the ill fated 2003 Columbia flight. This statue is in Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport.

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Another #PhantomFriday contribution from me - this one is an F-4C Phantom II on static display at the impressive Stafford Air and Space Museum in Weatherford, OK.

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I'm on the road today, and I previously posted the history book I'm reading, so for #PhotoFriday here is my most recent acquisition... #Histbookchat

Book rise and fall of the 2nd American Republic

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The New Mexico campaign of 1862 is, to me, one of the most interesting campaigns of the ACW - as an added bonus, it features in the plot of the movie The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. I'm enjoying this book in the Emerging Civil War book series. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I'm looking to learn a little more about the Mississippi Delta.

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Here's my contribution to #PhotoFriday Ernest Evans was a pretty remarkable figure. James Hornfischer left a legacy both as an author and agent to many authors. This is a collaboration between him and his son. It would be interesting to find out how the writing process worked. #Histbookchat

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The other part of the pairing...

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I don't know much about the Mississippi Delta - hoping to learn a little more about the region and its history. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I got a kick out of this story in Prit Buttar's Berlin Endgame 1945 - the decision to relieve Guderian at the end of the war is couched as time away to recover his house - the challenge is trying to find a spa that the Allies are not about to occupy. #Histbookchat

Story about Guderian trying to identify a health spa that the Allies are not poised to capture

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Seems like the timing is right to be reading this book... #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It's always neat for me to find 2 books with similar titles but telling different stories - it will be interesting to see what is the same and what is different between commanding a modern (at its time) US Navy destroyer, 50 years apart. #Histbookchat #navalhistory

Book Destroyer Captain by Stavridis and book Destroyer Captain about Ernest Evans

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I had the opportunity to tour the James K. Polk State birthplace Historic Site in Pineville, NC. The cabin is a recreation using logs from similar period log buildings.

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Making a contribution to #PhantomFriday - I found this Phantom lurking in the Sullenberger Aviation Museum in Charlotte.

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I have been long overdue to read the books of @dienekes.bsky.social This one, his latest, on the Battle for Berlin, is excellent so far and makes me wonder why I waited so long. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I've heard many good things about this book and been long overdue to read. After hearing the news of the author's passing, I decided to correct that. #Histbookchat #PhotoFriday

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Name a TV show you’re positive no one remembers but you.

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

It's nice when you find a history book that also connects with your work sector. I also appreciate a Maryland connection. #PhotoFriday #Histbookchat

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I had the opportunity yesterday to tour the Bridal House, a log cabin built in 1819. The cabin was built as a wedding gift by the 2nd generation of European settlers who settled in Tennessee on an American Revolution War veteran's patent. The chinking used rocks - a practice I wasn't aware of.

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Wave that flag with pride!

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The Louisiana Native Guards is a much discussed unit of the ACW - formed as a home guard unit of free people of color while New Orleans was part of the Confederacy and then served during Union occupation. I'm hoping to learn about the interesting story of this unit. #PhotoFriday #Histbookchat

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I'm just getting moving on this one.

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Brian @halma.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

My mother-in-law remarried a US Army Ranger veteran who worked with the ARVN Rangers in Vietnam. I came across this book, and I'm looking forward to learning more about ARVN Rangers and their US advisors. #PhotoFriday #Histbookchat

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