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James Taub

@taubhistory.bsky.social
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Associate Curator at the Museum of the American Revolution and a public historian. Focused on France and America during WWI and the 18th century. (All views my own)

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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Day 1/3
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thanks to the Musée de la Révolution française for hosting our panel on arms shipments to the Continental Army in 1775-76. Back to Paris tomorrow.
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tenue31 @tenue31.fr · 02/10/2026
I had a front-row seat to listen to @taubhistory.bsky.social speak on ‘Extra-State Diplomacy and Early French Support of the Continental Army’. 🇫🇷🇺🇸 It was a real pleasure to meet in person for the first time after two or three years of exchanging messages on X and then Bluesky.
'De l'Amérique à la France. Beaumarchais et l'expérience des Révolutions.
Colloque international, 1er - 3 octobre 2026
Archives départementales de l'Isère & Musée de la Révolution française - Domaine de Vizille /
Département de l'Isère
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Arrives back in France and immediately begins finding the train station’s WWI memorial…
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On this day in 1915, the 2nd Battle of Champagne commences. If you would like a quick overview of the offensive (which is likely the actual bloodiest day in French military history) check out this video I did with The Great War/Real Time History. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ20...
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The Deadliest Day of WW1
YouTube video by The Great War
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Representing 🇫🇷 at the Eisenhower Farm’s #WW2 weekend.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As many times as I’ve come back to Gettysburg since working here, I haven’t visited the Detroit guys as much as I should have.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I've got a free weekend in Paris in early October. Any off the beaten path reccomendations?
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Antietam tour day
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
First video on the YouTube channel to break 10k views! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx9g...
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French Army on the Somme | WW1 Podcast Episode: 142
YouTube video by WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front | Podcast
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Successful DC day.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Journal of a cook aboard the ship L’Auguste during the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay. Interesting finds today!
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A deep dive into the French experience of the Somme, and an announcement about our May 2027 Western Front tour! youtu.be/Nx9ge1mfz-o?...
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French Army on the Somme | WW1 Podcast Episode: 142
YouTube video by WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front | Podcast
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Want to come to the Western Front with me? Join us in May 2027 as we visit the sites of the French Army of #WWI. Going from Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and to the Somme, Verdun, the Chemin des Dames, and much more, you'll walk in the footsteps of the poilu from 1914-18. battleguide.co.uk/nsq-2027
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Battlefield Tour | Not So Quiet On The Western Front! 2027
Join the Not So Quiet Battlefield Tour 2027 to explore the French Army's journey on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918. Limited spaces available. Book now.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
roadstothegreatwar-ww1.blogspot.com/2014/08/3500...
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35,000 Yanks Served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force
World War I, Great War, 1914, 1918, AEF, Argonne, St. Mihiel, Chateau-Thierry, Flanders, Somme, Verdun, Marne, Champagne, Vimy, Ypres, art, poetry
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Patton visiting the 2e DB in England. He’s wearing the badges of the 501e RCC and 12e RCA. He also appears to have a badge from the goumiers which he commanded in Sicily. #WW2 #SWW
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I feel like maps don't actually exist in France. Especially when having to book work travel. WHAT DO YOU MEAN A TRAIN FROM NICE TAKES 8 HOURS TO GET TO GRENOBLE?
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thank god we're reliving the same debates about French North American language and culture as we did during the 1774 Quebec Act.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Oh
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Some light and highly mobile reading.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In honor of Benjamin Franklin dressing as a stereotypical 'American' during his visits to the court of King Louis XVI, I plan on wearing my Buccee's T Shirt to this in order to win French support.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Getting as close as I can to the 7th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in @blackmillgames.bsky.social. Black button DLC when?
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thanks to everyone who helped me with this. A copy is now on it's way! Excited to be writing about the 2e DB as a comparative formation with several American armored divisions.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The more I visit sites from the Atlanta Campaign and read about it, the more my personal pendulum swings back in the “Did the #CivilWar actually foreshadow #WWI?” debate towards yes.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I really enjoyed the Atlanta History Center’s new Civil War exhibit ‘More Perfect Union’. It tells a big story in a nuanced and modern way.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
FINALLY. I can live out my dreams of being a member of the 175e RI and getting absolutely shredded at the ferme Zimmermann.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I want to do a second masters thesis asking how the hell the Fusiliers Marins of #WW2 were able to keep their hats on their heads.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Anyone know where I can find this for less than $200?!
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Shot I recently found of a member of the 28th or 29th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers. Taken in Philadelphia, this is likely during their veteran furlough in the city from the camps around Chattanooga in late 1863/64. Notice the 2nd Division 12th (later 20th) Corps badge on his vest.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I desperately want to see La Bataille de Gaulle, but I highly doubt it'll be streaming in the US. Maybe when I'm in Paris in October. Keep in mind we're the folks who couldn't handle the Americans being the enemy in Master and Commander, so they changed the enemy ship to a French one.
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Master And Commander Far Side Of The World
ALT: Master And Commander Far Side Of The World
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Position in the ruins of the church of Fleury-devant-Douaumont on 18 August 1916, and leading a tour there in 2019. #Onthisday #OTD #WWI
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
General Leclerc talking with tankers of the 501e régiment de chars de combat, on this day in 1944. #WW2 #SWW
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Thanks to the AP for talking to me about our first Civil War. apnews.com/article/will...
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Ben Franklin chose America. Son William chose the crown. This civil war is a microcosm of revolution
Benjamin Franklin's son William was buried in London following his death in 1813, more than three decades after he was forced to leave America.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Even a liberal is allowed to have a little .30-06 time, right?
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
1re division française libre officers still in their British leggings to show their longer service to de Gaulle and Free France alongside the British 8th Army. Material culture matters, even into the 1940s! #WW2 #SWW
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Revisiting this awesome PhD thesis for a small presentation I’ll be giving in September, on the 2e DB as a symbol for America 250 and alliances. Does anyone know if this ever ended up being turned into a book? There are a few points from a US perspective that would be an interesting injection. #WW2
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Rich Condon @richcondon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Be the Hank Hill you want to see in the world.
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Dr Julia Ribeiro Thomaz @juliarsct.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Starting a Fellowship on the poetry of the tirailleurs sénégalais and its erasure from archives/historiography. Can't say where and with whom yet👀 Looking for ways to share this (& earlier work) outside academia — if you host a podcast or know one that might want to dig into this, I'd love to talk!
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Thought about getting this Robert the Bruce bear while I was in Scotland, but I think the William Wallace one would be easier to get in my luggage by not taking up space for arms and legs.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A small badge I paid way too much for, but excited to share the story of. This is an Italian made insignia of the 22e bataillon de marche nord-africain, a Free French unit raised among the tirailleurs in the Levant and North Africa. Fighting at Bir Hakeim (as a company), Italy, France, and Germany.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Calots rouges
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
How I feel talking about history/How I look
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Museum of the American Revolution @amrevmuseum.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
For #BookLoversDay, we want to know: What book introduced you to a love for history? 📚
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The collection, she grows.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A little bit of an odd request. Does anyone know any textile history experts with knowledge on the linen trade in Brittany, Normandy, or Flanders during the 18th century? Trying to identify a marking on an object in our collection!
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Getting some visitor facing time to talk about the wide array of people you’d see in the French Army during the American Revolution.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
New book Monday.
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Great intro to the French Army and it's uniforms in 1914: youtu.be/BkafD38PQoo?...
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Ceux de 14, Uniforme du fantassin français #2août1914
YouTube video by WWP World War Project
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Some photos of the 1re armée #OnThisDay and several following during the Third Battle of Ypres. The armée, under the command of général François Anthoine, took part in the battle alongside Gough's 5th Army until operations dwindled down in November. #WWI #History
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James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
French troops of the 1er corps d'armée move through the Bois Charpentier on the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres #OTD in 1917. #WWI #Onthisday
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