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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My 9 year oldest freehand drawing for his grandpa's birthday! 🤘 #IronMaiden

Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A dummy soldier dressed in field cap and great coat stands guard outside an Austro-Hungarian observation post in the Julian Alps, 1917.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"Flick and Flock observes an enemy aircraft" From the Österreichische Illustrierte Zeitung, 10 October 1915.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A patient at an Austro-Hungarian Army dog hospital.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Drawing by by German painter Erich Sturtevant (1869-1947) depicting Austro-Hungarian troops in a trench in Volhynia on the Eastern Front during a gas attack, 1917.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

An Austro-Hungarian soldier bandaging a wounded army dog on the Eastern Front. Dogs fulfilled many different roles, such as transport, messenger dogs and in the search for wounded on the battlefield.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Very much enjoyed this by @alexchurchill.bsky.social and @pikegrey1418.bsky.social. A wonderfully global history with a really good eye/ear for a quote from those who saw the war unfold firsthand.

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📅 #onthisday 11 September 1914: The Battle of Galicia ends 🇷🇺🇦🇹 @pikegrey1418.bsky.social explores the massive Russian victory that inflicted a devastating defeat on Austria-Hungary. ⚔️💥 🎧 Listen 👉 pod.fo/e/4d8726 #otd #onthisdate #history #podcast #WW1 #EasternFront

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Photo of American journalist Nellie Bly, famous for her pioneering work investigative journalism and record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days, speaking to an Austro-Hungarian officer in Poland in 1914 while touring the Eastern and Serbian Fronts as a war correspondent.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Attending the book launch for my colleague, Peter Wessel Hansen and his coauthor Ulrik Langen's new book "Byen Klager" (The City Complains), about complaints made to the Copenhagen Magistrate in the 18th century. Congratulations! 👏💪

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🚨🚨🎉 @pikegrey1418.bsky.social and I are delighted to have come second for Military History Book of the Year! Thank you to everyone who voted and congrats also to my chum @peterhart.bsky.social for third!

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Peder Godsvig Jensen @ralach01.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Just finished reading it a few weeks ago; good read and very well recommended! Congratulations to the both of you! :)

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Super excited and honored to win the silver award for military history book of the year. 😁 Massive thank you to everyone who voted! @alexchurchill.bsky.social and I are super grateful 🙏🏼 @watsonlittle.bsky.social

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Rok Stergar @stergarr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

For more, there is this recent article: Wood, Nathaniel D. “Returning ‘Our Royal Animal’ to Its ‘Fatherland’: The Near-Extinction and Restoration of Bison in Poland after World War I.” Slavic Review 85, no. 1 (2026): 61–79.

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Returning “Our Royal Animal” to its “Fatherland”: The Near-extinction and Restoration of Bison in Poland after World War I | Slavic Review | Cambridge Core

Returning “Our Royal Animal” to its “Fatherland”: The Near-extinction and Restoration of Bison in Poland after World War I - Volume 85 Issue 1

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A long column of Russian prisoners of war pass by the St. Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox church in Suwałki, Poland. These men were captured by the Germans during the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, 1915.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Russian soldiers in the ruins of a shelled church in Poland, 1915.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Prince Leopold of Bavaria pose with a European bison following a hunt in Poland, 1915. All but 9 bisons were killed during the war, either for meat or sport. Poland's last wild bison was shot in 1921, but they've since been returned to the wild through captive breeding programs

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Austro-Hungarian and German wounded with nurses and gnomes!? at the army hospital in Fraustadt (today Wschowa, Poland), September/October 1915. The soldier lying down on the left is Dominik Richert, an Alsatian soldier who wrote a famous memoir of his service in the German army.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Austro-Hungarian troops with homemade instruments on the Eastern Front

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Horses of the 57th Landwehr Infantry Regiment literally sinking into the muddy streets on the Eastern Front, 1918. You read accounts of this happening, but it's rare to see actual photographs of it.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The gruesome remains of Russian cavalry patrol, killed by Austro-Hungarian soldiers in the summer battles on the Strypa, 1915.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

You may be cool, but you'll never be as cool as this Austro-Hungarian soldier using a captured Russian Cossack's lance as a javelin!

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The grave of the highly decorated commander of the Austro-Hungarian K.u.K Inf. Regt. No.75 at the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna. Col. Franz v. Wiedstruck fell on his 49th birthday (23 Nov. 1914) near Froszowice.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

No rest for the fallen: Shattered graves, broken crosses and unearthed bodies at a shelled Austro-Hungarian war cemetery on San Marco on the Isonzo Front, 14 September 1917.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The staff of a German division make halt amidst the crosses in a small cemetery along the road between Złoczów and Tarnopol on 23 July 1917, during the counterattack that followed the failed Russian Kerensky Offensive.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Drawing of Russian casualties in the cemetery of Szczuryn (Щурин) in Volhynia by Guido Maschke, a soldier of the 265th German Reserve Infantry Regiment. Along with the 108th Infantry Division, the regiment fought the Russians for the village in June 1916.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Austro-Hungarian POWs guarded by an Italian Carabinieri. The Arma dei Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie of Italy.

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📅 #onthisday 26 August 1914: The Battle of Tannenberg begins. @pikegrey1418.bsky.social explains why this humiliating Russian defeat should not define the entire Russian war effort. ⚔️ 🎧 Listen 👉 pod.fo/e/4d8726 #otd #onthisdate #history #podcast #WW1 #FirstWorldWar

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Who knew that a completely unknown and unsigned band from Erie, PA, made one of the greatest metal bangers of the 80s? youtu.be/B1tnyxEkwxU?...

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Mystress - Alter Ego

YouTube video by ErieRocks

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Today in 1917 China joins the Allies, declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. They will send no troops, but 140,000 will provide valuable service in the Chinese Labor Corps on the western front helping the British and French build railroads, trenches, hospitals, you name it. #WW1 #FWW #GreatWar

Upper Left: WW1 Flag of China. 5 vertical stripes of equal size, red, yellow, blue, white, and black, from top to bottom.

Upper Right: Black and white photo of famed Chinese Labor Corps marching off a ship at a port. Boat and port facilities in background.

Bottom Left: Black and white photo of Chinese troops on the march in desert conditions.

Bottom Right: Color photo of the Great Wall at sunset.

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🚨 FESTIVAL EPISODE🚨 ⚔️🇷🇺🇦🇹 Russia and Austria-Hungary weren’t amateur armies. They were great-power . @pikegrey1418.bsky.social wants the stereotypes retired. 💥 🎧 : pod.fo/e/4d8726 @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Conference, 9–11 October, Royal Armouries Leeds #WW1 #HistoryRage

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🚨 FESTIVAL EPISODE🚨 🏷️❌ Losing a war doesn’t make an army useless. Russia and Austria-Hungary kept going for years. @pikegrey1418.bsky.social wants us to look beyond the label of “loser”. ⚔️ 🎧 : pod.fo/e/4d8726 📍 @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Conference, 9–11 October, Royal Armouries Leeds

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John C @badsocialism.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

11. How long have you got? But right now? Still evangelising @alexchurchill.bsky.social & @pikegrey1418.bsky.social's RING OF FIRE

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🇷🇺💥 Tannenberg was a humiliating defeat. But one battle does not define an entire army — Russia was winning victories. @pikegrey1418.bsky.social wants us to look beyond the headline. ⚔️ 🎧: pod.fo/e/4d8726 📍 @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Conference, 9–11 Oct, Royal Armouries Leeds 🎟️

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

🚨FESTIVAL EPISODE🚨 Austria-Hungary’s collapse was followed almost immediately by Germany’s defeat. @pikegrey1418.bsky.social asks what that tells us about the importance of the Habsburg Empire. ⚔️ 🎧 : pod.fo/e/4d8726 📍 @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Conference, 9–11 Oct Royal Armouries Leeds 🎟️

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

🚨 FESTIVAL EPISODE🚨 🤦‍♂️🇩🇪 Lost a war? Blame somebody else! … @pikegrey1418.bsky.social takes aim at the myths that turned Germany’s defeat into somebody else’s fault. ⚔️🔥 🎧 : pod.fo/e/4d8726 📍 Nicolai speaks at the @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Conference, 9–11 Oct, Royal Armouries Leeds

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Thank you @andrew2012.bsky.social for taking the time to leave this comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the episode — and I couldn't agree more that there's so much more to the First World War than the Western Front. If you've not heard it yet: pod.fo/e/4d8726 @pikegrey1418.bsky.social

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🚨FESTIVAL EPISODE🚨 Tannenberg was a disaster. But it wasn’t the whole Russian war. @pikegrey1418.bsky.social looks beyond one famous defeat to an army that also won major victories ⚔️🌍 🎧 pod.fo/e/4d8726 📍Nicolai speaks at the @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Conference, 9–11 October, Leeds

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🚨 FESTIVAL EPISODE🚨 💥 Russia’s role in WWI is often reduced to defeat and collapse. But @pikegrey1418.bsky.social explains why the Russian Army’s presence on the Eastern Front was crucial ⚔️ 🎧 pod.fo/e/4d8726 📍 @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Conference, 9–11 October, Royal Armouries Leeds

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🚨 FESTIVAL EPISODE🚨📚⚔️ How did Russia and Austria-Hungary become remembered as WW1’s “bad armies”? @pikegrey1418.bsky.social explores the power of German narratives 🎧 pod.fo/e/4d8726 📍 Nicolai speaks at the @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Conference, 9–11 October, Royal Armouries Leeds 🎟️ #WW1

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Conference Seminar! Each year, on Saturday morning we offer 12 small group talks - you get to mix and match your perfect schedule! @pikegrey1418.bsky.social is going to be bringing us more tales from the Eastern Front! Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Great fun, as always! Thanks for having me on again, Paul, and thanks for letting us plug the @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social conference in Leeds (9-11 October). Maybe I wasn't "ragey" enough, but I hope I made a convincing argument at least 😅

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🚨 COMING TOMORROW🚨 🇷🇺🇦🇹 Were Russia and Austria-Hungary really the “bad armies” of WW1? @pikegrey1418.bsky.social says the story is far more complicated. ⚔️🌍 📍 Nicolai speaks at the @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Conference, 9–11 October, Royal Armouries Leeds 🎟️ #WW1 #History

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Really looking forward to giving this talk on one of the most interesting offensives of the war (at least in my opinion 😉)

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🔥HUGE thanks to @pikegrey1418.bsky.social for a special @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Conference rage! 🎙️ Tannenberg didn't define Russia's war. Austria-Hungary wasn't Germany's useless “corpse” and Russian soldiers weren't routinely sent into battle with wooden rifles! 🪵🔫 🎧 30 July #WW1

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Head of Zeus @headofzeus.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

'An eye-opening alternative to the well worn stories of brave tommies marching off to bash the Boche' Charlie Higson #RingOfFire by @alexchurchill.bsky.social and Nicolai Eberholst @pikegrey1418.bsky.social Out now geni.us/ROFPBorgsoc

The image shows the book cover of "Ring of Fire: A New Global History of the Outbreak of the First World War" by Alex Churchill and Nicolai Eberholst. The background is dark, and there is a quote praising the book at the bottom, attributed to Charlie Higson.

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Richard James Foster @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Gef!, Chris Joffe A Dance […], A. Powell Mr Stone & Knights Companion, VS Naipaul Ice, Anna Kavan Beloved, Toni Morrison Maneating Typewriter, Richard Milward Berg, Ann Quinn Mrs Caliban, Rachel Inglis Simenon, Pierre Assoulin Ring of Fire, @alexchurchill.bsky.social @pikegrey1418.bsky.social

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Vanda Wilcox @vandawilcox.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Agreed, think our field is moving deeply and solidly in a comparative direction at least in academic history At a more popular level that's not yet the case, alas, which is why @alexchurchill.bsky.social and @pikegrey1418.bsky.social 's Ring of Fire is so groundbreaking.

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Turning into a BANGING lineup for our Conference in Leeds, including a book signing with EIGHT authors 👀 including these two gems, self, @seaspitfires.com @fxmc1957.bsky.social @pikegrey1418.bsky.social @peterhart.bsky.social (who rarely signs books) and @jimsmithson.bsky.social!

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