@martinkoenigsberg.bsky.socialBrate, ne mogu vjerovat!!! - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #BritishImperialHistory #BritishHistory #NaziHistory #GermanHistory #MedicalHistory #FallOfFrance #FrenchHistoire #HistBookChat
@lwestwoodauthor.bsky.social#HistBookChat More fiction this week: Success to the Brave by Alexander Kent (1983) - It's 1802 and the Peace of Amiens is already under strain. Meanwhile, Vice-Admiral Richard Bolitho sails the 64-gun Achates for Boston....
@jwshoemaker.bsky.socialA little lunchtime reading of The Family Behind the Girl Scouts of America by Melissa Langley Biegert.
What are you reading today?
@garethmac.bsky.socialRecieved this gift, what a wonderful read. I highly recommend to any interested in the topic. #histbookchat
@jwshoemaker.bsky.socialHere are some books that center on the Wild West. What books should I add to my TBR based on the Wild West?
@martinkoenigsberg.bsky.socialDas gibt's doch nicht!! - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #NaziHistory #GermanHistory #CzechHistory #PolishHistory #Wehrmacht #Heer #TankWarfare #Reconaissance #Anschluss #Poland #WWIIHistory #HistBookChat
@disastergis.orgUmmm, Patton and his Third Army by Wallace has an *interesting* cover.
.... Not quite sure where in Reims or maybe Luxembourg this image is portraying. Seems quite ... warm.
@jwshoemaker.bsky.socialI loved this book so much I had to make video talking about it. The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough.
@jwshoemaker.bsky.socialI recently finished The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough. It was a fascinating look into a preventable disaster.
Here are some of my thoughts on it. Let me know what you thought it.
@martinkoenigsberg.bsky.socialКүзләрем акайды (Küzlärem akaydy) — "My eyes popped out!! - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #16thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #ImperialRussianHistory #RomanovTsaristHistory #RussianHistory #KhanateOfKazan #GoldenHorde #Raiding #HistBookChat
@theknightirish.bsky.socialFinally! The first copy was so shabby after delivery I had to send it back. Now a crisper version of Andrew Roberts great work has arrived. Looking forward to this one. #histbookchat
@alliedarmour.bsky.socialNote for readers of #histbookchat
@alliedarmour.bsky.socialMy family have ordered a copy of Ken Ford's _Mailed Fist_ (early 2000s) about 6th Armoured Div which fought in Tunisia and then (in distributed subunits) Italy. #histbookchat
@tracesofwar.bsky.socialIn The Flight Nurses' War, award-winning historian Leah Garrett traces the lives of eight American nurses from their small-town origins to the devastation of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The author shared some thoughts on the book on our website: www.tracesofwar.com/news/13929/F... #histbookchat
@martinkoenigsberg.bsky.socialIch bin fast vom Stuhl gefallen!! - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #NaziHistory #GermanHistory #CzechHistory #PolishHistory #Wehrmacht #Heer #TankWarfare #Reconaissance #Anschluss #Poland #HistBookChat
@disastergis.orgReading Francis X. Winters, The Year of the Hare: America in Vietnam, January 25, 1963 – February 15, 1964.
Winters is an ethics professor and has a very interesting look at the Vietnam War policies from that lens.
But this is just funny so I'm sharing it
#histbookchat #nonfiction #booksky
@walinchus.bsky.social🧵This is a great series.
Nominally about England's Medieval queens but keep in mind this is a time when when contemporary chroniclers often left women out, even if they had considerable political influence.
So I would call it, a more inclusive history. A few highlights:
#histbookchat #booksky💙📚
@jwshoemaker.bsky.socialHere are 5 book recommendations to help broaden your understanding of indigenous history and culture.
@jwshoemaker.bsky.socialToday is Indigenous Peoples Day and I wanted to share a few books from my bookshelf that highlight the history, resilience and strength of Indigenous people.
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