The First World War is never too far away, or that of the Crimean War. A Verdun sign in Mauritius 🇲🇺 … which is not too far away from a Balaclava

After 15 hrs of travel, it’s now beer o clock 🍻

I just finished recording with @battleguide.bsky.social on the fascinating evolution of historical military maps. We talked about: "How digitizing trench maps can bring history to life and enhance our understanding of the battlefields." Thanks Dudley Giles, for a great discussion

Today in 1939, during the 'Phoney War' period of the Second World War, two British soldiers pay their respects to a casualty of the First World War, at an Imperial War Graves Commission cemetery in France. #WW2 #WW1 #History Photo: Geoffrey Keating IWM O 207 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

A beautiful painting of Noor Inayat Khan; also known as Nora Baker or ‘Madeleine’ her SOE codename. Sent to occupied France as a wireless operator Khan was betrayed, captured, and executed at Dachau in 1944. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross for gallantry #WAAF #SOE

Feeling dizzy 🥴

“A Rebellious, paranoiac adventure about political corruption and impending catastrophe” … what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon by watching Twilights Last Gleaming (1977) youtu.be/HxzJIz-yRU8?...

Worth a watch. A little slow but probably the most accurate film on D-Day I have seen. Overlord (1975) Film in English, Tom, Brian Stirner & Davyd Harries as J... youtu.be/UtS5KCKahC8?...

‘Inside GHQ’ is a crucial, deeply researched, and authoritative piece of scholarship. It will prove essential reading for historians of both the First World War and the Gallipoli campaign littlegully.com/books/inside...

War correspondent Alan Wood: "If in years to come any man says to you 'I fought at Arnhem', take off your hat to him and buy him a drink, for this is the stuff for which England's greatness is made".

The hotel put on a special screening of ‘Theirs is the Glory’ for the tour group, a special way to end the second day on the Arnhem and Oosterbeek battlefields

Beer o’clock 🍻 in Arnhem

It’s Tank time

First stop of the day. I do like this memorial and would love to assemble something similar in my garden. Anyone have a spare 6pdr or drop cannister? #Arnhem

On my way for an Arnhem tour where we will be following in the footsteps of the KOSB’s … and a few others

It was nice to stop off at the Le Touret Memorial and Cemetery where we did a Christmas Truce stand for the school battlefield tour. Amongst the graves is Bill Bannister, one who didn’t get the chance to shake hands, exchange gifts or fraternise with the enemy on that Christmas day in 1914

Vimy Ridge - the cloaked female figure ‘Canada Bereft’ overlooking the battlefield. Her head bowed, her eyes cast down, and her chin resting in one hand, Mother Canada mourns her #WW1 dead.

German Infanterie Regiment 164 memorial at the Neuville-St. Vaast German War Cemetery #WW1

The Menin Gate where our school group paid their respects to their #WW1 forebears

The Western Front, 1915-2025

Family have given permission for me to watch this movie for my birthday.

A newly discovered dugout in the depths of Gully Ravine. There will be a future write-up on 2025’s battlefield study in the Gallipolian journal and @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social website soon. Join the Gallipoli Association now if you want to find out more.

The Dardanelles - Goodnight, see you again soon

Adem delivering the story of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at his old HQ in Bigali village, Gallipoli

Detritus of War - The shifting sands on W Beach, where the Lancashire Fusiliers gained 6 VC’s before breakfast, have revealed more wrecked lighters #WW1 #Gallipoli @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social

The group paid their respects today at No.2 Outpost CWGC Cemetery. A new memorial marker to a grave that contains numerous human remains that were found after the recent Anzac fire. They now rest in peace #Gallipoli

The Helles Memorial at Gallipoli

A great battlefield study day walking Gully Ravine #Gallipoli @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social

Back to Gully Beach #Gallipoli 🇹🇷

Acquired an Ottoman buckle for the collection #WW1 #Gallipoli

Cheers from 🇭🇷

Sailed through the Dardanelles last night on the way to Istanbul.

Just finished reading ‘Behind The Wire’, the diary of Captain John Dixon, a tankie captured during the fall of France in 1940. An excellent, detailed diary, edited by Paul Johnson. I would highly recommend this book for the insiders #POW view of captivity during #WW2

When we were out last September we explored much of the burnt ground near Chunuk Bair and can concur to the bone fragments (probably both Allied and Ottoman) in that area. Good to see some of these have been recovered and buried together in peace www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

Vickers vs MG42, I know which one @vickersmg.bsky.social would choose.

‘The Sentry’ standing proudly outside the old Norton Barracks. Represents a soldier of the Worcestershire Regiment #WW1

#OTD in 1915, I recorded in my #Gallipoli diary my private thoughts about General Ian Hamilton, and implications if the forthcoming offensive failed. Here’s a teaser. Get your own copy of the diary at littlegully.com @stevejchambers.bsky.social @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social @otdmilhistory.bsky.social

The battle damaged streets of Budapest c.1945 #WW2

A rare opportunity to handled a genuine Victoria Cross - For the story of Lieutenant Reginald Graham, Argyll’s & MGC, I highly recommend purchasing the fabulous book in the link vickersmg.blog/product/grah... @vickersmg.bsky.social

One of our co-editors, RhysCrawley, just spoke about the diary, and its unique insights into the Gallipoli campaign, at the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social conference. Thanks to all who attended. Get your copy of the diary today at www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-GHQ-G... @stevejchambers.bsky.social

HUGE congratulations to my good friend Rhys Crawley & his co-editors on their edition of @orlowilliams.bsky.social's Gallipoli Diary! A vital source on the Gallipoli campaign & an incisive account of the personalities & politics of Gen Sir Ian Hamilton’s HQ. @stevejchambers.bsky.social

#OTD in 1915, GHQ’s staff officers were discussing the prospects of a future #Gallipoli offensive. Read more, buy my diary at www.littlegully.com @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social @stevejchambers.bsky.social @fwwsoc.bsky.social @gallipoli15.bsky.social @draefox.bsky.social @militaryhistory.bsky.social

Off to the Western Front next weekend, wonder if I can beat this view?

At the Gallipoli Association conference last week it was a pleasure to bring the Orlo Williams cipher officer story to a wider audience. Sold lots of books, and the good news is I still have a few softback copies left at £17.99 incl UK postage. DM me if you are overseas 📚

What a great review of Inside GHQ - An essential Gallipoli read www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/review...

The regional @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social conference held in conjunction with @greatwarhuts.bsky.social was a great success today. With nearly 70 attendees & mix of Western Front rain and Gallipoli sunshine, the day couldn’t have gone better. Thanks all for attending

Only 1 week to go and it’s looking like a another sell-out conference. Last chance to get a ticket 🎫 for Saturday 14th June. It promises to be a fab day. To book visit Great War Huts @greatwarhuts.bsky.social website, or @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social

Only 1 week to go and it’s looking like a another sell-out conference. Last chance to get a ticket 🎫 for Saturday 14th June. It promises to be a fab day. To book visit Great War Huts @greatwarhuts.bsky.social website, or @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social

I wonder what’s inside the box …. Oh, more copies of ‘Inside GHQ - The Gallipoli Diary of Captain Orlo Williams’. A big thanks to @orlowilliams.bsky.social and Little Gully Publishing for producing such a wonderful book … and my fellow editors Rhys Crawley and Ash Brown @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social

It's coming soon, come and join us for the day, it promises to be a great event