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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL! 🚨 WW1TV is returning with the Great War Group at the helm! First episode drops next week 🥳 Check out the official page at www.youtube.com/@WW1TVchannel to see upcoming episodes and subscribe!

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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“I have a rendezvous with Death At some disputed barricade, When Spring comes back with rustling shade And apple-blossoms fill the air— I have a rendezvous with Death When Spring brings back blue days and fair…” Alan Seeger #Poetry

Poem which reads:
I Have a Rendezvous with Death
BY ALAN SEEGER
I have a rendezvous with Death
At some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air—
I have a rendezvous with Death
When Spring brings back blue days and fair.
It may be he shall take my hand
And lead me into his dark land
And close my eyes and quench my breath—
It may be I shall pass him still.
I have a rendezvous with Death
On some scarred slope of battered hill,
When Spring comes round again this year
And the first meadow-flowers appear.
God knows 'twere better to be deep
Pillowed in silk and scented down,
Where Love throbs out in blissful sleep,
Pulse nigh to pulse, and breath to breath,
Where hushed awakenings are dear ...
But I've a rendezvous with Death
At midnight in some flaming town,
When Spring trips north again this year,
And I to my pledged word am true,
I shall not fail that rendezvous.

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The 'first' Second Battle of Ramadi was described by General Maude as "as clean and business-like a military operation as one could wish to see." Securing the Euphrates and denying supplies to the Ottoman Army, and accomplished in 24 hours.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Jeez. By now even Larry the cat knows it was Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal which caused the skyrocketing number of small boat crossings in the English Channel

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Robert St John Smith @chance1234.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The 'Am I Offensive?' cartoon is almost as famous as the Wipers Times itself. It appeared in the May 1916 edition, signed by Sapper Ernest J. Couzens. Over 110 years later, my latest article finally puts a face to the name. #wiperstimes #ww1 #fww robertstjohnsmith.com/post/2026-09...

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Wipers Times Exposé - A Picture of Ernest James Couzens Emerges

A sketch of Ernest James Couzens appears.

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you look closely you can see that some of these holes have been filled in, probably doubling as a grave for the unfortunate occupant.

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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is why the media in this country needs regulating. I can guarantee there isn’t an iota of truth to anything that’s being said here. Their only intention is to keep this nonsense on top of the news agenda.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

👇👇👇👇

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Don't know who made this. But we love you for making it ❤️

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Well we weren't coxless when we started."

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Judith Jones @jellyjudith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Apart from the obvious, did he really say 'every man and his woman'?

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"So tell me Mr Farage, what was it about a system favoured by money launderers that allows donations to be totally untraceable that first attracted you to crypto?"

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The Petersfield Bookshop @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This appears to be a really scarce little HMSO booklet about naval signalling and Nelson's famous Trafalgar signal. What makes it even more fun is that is that this copy belonged to the Captain of HMS Victory in the 1980s

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Nicola Miller @nicmiller.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hey, @cam.ac.uk are you going to subject James Orr to the same scrutiny as you did Professor Jason Arday?

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The Petersfield Bookshop @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The third edition, tenth impression, 1975, in spanking condition (yes, that is a technical term). Always nice to host Hobbits in the shop, they are very neat and never stay long.

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Judith Jones @jellyjudith.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I love @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social Patreon parcel day. Three great choices for the #TBR pile. Historical biography, fiction, and a bit of mudlarking. What's not to like?

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

To learn more about Michael Tierney and the last casualties of the Great War go to www.cwgc.org/our-work/blo... (with thanks to Gareth Davies)

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Judith Jones @jellyjudith.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Go on. You know you want to. The room is booked and waiting for the lucky winner.

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Private William Austin of 2 KOYLI died of exhaustion at a German work camp on 17th October 1918. So near and yet so far.

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

August 22, 1914. A day that conjures up horror for the French. 27,000 French soldiers will die in less than 24 hours. It remains France’s highest ever death toll in a single day, despite being followed by four years of brutal and bloody conflict. Carnage incarnate. #WW1 #FWW #GreatWar

Color painting (or postcard) of a dead French soldiers side by side being kissed by women in white (angels?). Behind them are wooden posts and desolation.

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The Petersfield Bookshop @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Another scarce wee book. This time from 1914. Just as WW1 begins this is "Notes on Visual Training and Judging Distance In Relation to Musketry"

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

BBC invited Palestinian writer, researcher and analyst Muhammad Shehada on to talk about Israel’s decision to investigate the killing of Hind Rajab. Below is Muhammad’s account of what happened next. Full disclosure: I know him years and he’s a regular on the pod. So naturally I believe him 100%.

@muhammadshehad2
Disappointed the BBC cancelled my interview on
Israel's killing of Hind Rajab
2 producers eagerly reached out. They confirmed the time & one called to prepare a brief for the anchor
She asked me whether Israel's announcement is positive, I explained in detail it was a cover up.
The IDF is blaming the killing of Hind, her uncle, aunt & 4 cousins on the family itself for trying to flee by car & on the ambulance sent to rescue her for "failures in the co-ordination of the movement."
None of this is remotely true! The Red Cross immediately informed the IDF about 5-year-old Hind who was hiding in that motionless car, & they requested permission from Israel to allow an ambulance to rescue them.
After multiple long hours, Israel granted greenlight to the ambulance & provided them with a designated route on a GPS to drive on.

soon as the ambulance reached Hind's car, the IDF ambushed & bombed them immediately with an American made anti-tank missile then opened fire on Hind's car. The car was hit with 355 bullets.
Israel then kept that area under lockdown for 12 days, & prevented anyone from approaching.
Hind's mom went daily to the Ahli baptist hospital hoping to find her daughter, until her lifeless body was brought in along with the charred remains of the ambulance men.
Israel then claimed after an "initial investigation" that its troops were NEVER in that area to begin with. They maintained that claim for 2 years despite ample recordings & satellite images debunking this lie.
The only reason Israel is now making this new announcement of a deeper investigation is to shield its soldiers & generals from the International Criminal Court by invoking the principle of "complementarity;" that the ICC cannot investigate a state that is already investigating itself in good faith.

I told the BBC producer Israel today also quietly shut down the investigation into the triple tap killing of American, Canadian, British, Australian & Polish citizens in the WCK massacre. Israel blamed the massacre on the aid workers themselves for "deviating from the predesignated route" & for hiring an armed security guard "without informing the IDF" (both claims where debunked by WCK themselves, who had coordinates their every step with the IDF).
I told the producer the Israeli commander responsible for this massacre, Nochi Mendel, is a fanatical settler who had signed a petition calling for starving Gaza & that he was celebrated by settler leaders & supported by Israeli government leaders after what he did.
Mendel even received a box of chocolate from the settler council's leader & a letter of support for what he did.
Mendel was initially dismissed by the IDF & blamed for the massacre, but was quickly & quietly reinstated & promoted in the Defence Ministry as the head of the settlements and notionol infroctrunturo unit

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Judith Jones @jellyjudith.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It’s not too late to win this fantastic prize. Follow the link below. It’s just £5 a ticket to win the weekend pass, hotel accommodation, and if you’re in the UK we’ll even pay for your train ticket. Someone will win this, and it could be you!

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Men of Worth Project @menofworth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Bombardier Walter Harry Ainge is the latest man on our blog. Served in Royal Artillery before the war, called up Aug 1914 as a reservist, going straight out to France and becoming an 'Old Contemptible'. He wrote a very interesting letter home from the front: menofworth.org.uk/walter-harry...

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Bombardier Walter Harry Ainge -

Walter's parents were John Ainge and Mary Ainge née Saunders, who were married on the 25th of October 1890 at the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist in

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Judith Jones @jellyjudith.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#Booksluts It’s now a solemn duty to hang onto those niche books , whatever your interest. Keep them safe.

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The Petersfield Bookshop @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Loving that someone put together a mini collection of fun books about books and bookshops!

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The Petersfield Bookshop @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

For many years we have been collecting "Things That Fall From Books" ephemera of all types tucked between the pages. On Saturday 26th Sept from 10.30am-1pm we will be holding a Zine Club to turn some of it into a zine! Let us know if you would like to come. 10 spaces only.

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

What was it that got you down your first rabbit hole? Tell us your (war bore) origin story.... #ww1 #poll #warhistory

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊 IG: @artistsuniversum @raphael_gromy

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Judith Jones @jellyjudith.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I can't wait to be back in Leeds for the weekend. We'd love to see as many local War Bores with us as can make it.

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Judith Jones @jellyjudith.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Imagine being hounded so ruthlessly and relentlessly that you can’t carry on, even for the sake of your children. Everyone has their breaking point and our media couldn’t care less.

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

300 Substacks not out. 😳 Today’s is all about depicting bravery in WW2 and it’s available for free to everyone as a thank you: achurchill.substack.com/p/free-artic...

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James Barr @jamesbarr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Maybe Essex Police actually warned Farage of a “threat to his credibility”

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Bin Day cometh.

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The Illustrated War News used this image as their first photograph from the Front in August 1914.

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Gurtler had been a theology student in Breslau before the war. Four days after writing this he was killed.

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Judith Jones @jellyjudith.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I’m privileged to have the opportunity to tell the story of Esme Bowker, Billy Leach, and the fate of the 4th Hants in Mesopotamia. See below for the booking link. We’d love to see you in Leeds in October.

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Dont forget you can come hang with us and get two wars for the price of one in a couple of weeks! We kick off at 18:30 www.hatchards.co.uk/events/kate-...

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🧵Commondale (or Skelderskew Moor) Shepherd's Memorial. This memorial poignantly reflects the tragic toll of global events on a local community during the First World War. Unusually, it pays homage to two friends, Robert Leggott and Alfred Cockerill both shepherds, set against

This is the Commondale Shepherd's Memorial on Skelderskew Moor in North Yorkshire. The memorial stone commemorates Robbie Leggott and Alf Cockerill, two shepherds from the Gisborough Estate who were killed in World War I. It is located on a favorite spot of the shepherds, often visited by walkers in the North York Moors.

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Nettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

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Clare Mulley @claremulley.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Róża (Różyczka) Goździewska served as a nurse during the #warsawuprising when she was 8 years old, bringing water to the wounded in a field hospital, 82 years ago (Aug-Oct 1944). Her father had been killed by the Gestapo the year before, & she served alongside a 19yo cousin.

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