🚀 Huge thanks to aviation historian @markep.bsky.social for raging with me that drones are VICTORIAN 🤯 Pilotless aircraft even predate the Wright Brothers! 🛩️📡 Plus: early radio, Marilyn Monroe’s aviation links 💄✈️ & accidentally irradiating the Smithsonian ☢️ 🎧 Patreon 16 Feb #AviationHistory

Highly respected, UK-based freelance journalist @markep.bsky.social has been busy again and has just published an interesting new article just out on the BBC website. His previous work includes the noteworthy 'N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia'. (📸 Outbound Aerospace) | 🛩️ 🥇

You're welcome, Mark, it's an excellent article. It crystallised some of our own thinking along these lines, but expressed it much better than anything we could have written on the subject. 🙌🏻

"What's old is new again" is an overused cliché, but it really applies to the subject of this new article by @markep.bsky.social writing for @aerosociety.bsky.social, wherein he draws a through line between drones used in World War II and those being contemplated for present-day conflicts. | 🛩️ 📡 ⚔️ 🥇

#histbookchat A post from @markep.bsky.social brought this to mind. Flying boats etc are a lifelong passion of mine. Not sure why. This is a wonderful book. 1

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 🇳🇴🤝 Fridtjof Nansen: explorer, teacher, game-changer. His lessons enabled nations like Italy to conquer the Arctic. @markep.bsky.social spotlights how collaboration defined early polar exploration. #ArcticExploration #PolarLegends Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2c75bd #Histor#ArcticExploration#PolarLegends#History#Podcast

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 🇬🇧📖 Why does Scott and Shackleton’s fame eclipse the brilliance of Roald Amundsen? @markep.bsky.social calls out this obsession and highlights Amundsen’s unmatched innovation. Time to rethink the polar greats! #PolarExploration Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2c75bd #Histor#PolarExploration#History#Podcast

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 ✈️❄️ Think #Antarctica was all about sledges and frostbite? The aviators of the 1920s and 1930s braved vast distances and greater dangers to explore the ice, yet history remembers the sledgers. @markep.bsky.social asks, why? #Aviation Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2c75bd #Histor#Antarctica#Aviation#History#Podcast

🚨THIS WEEK🚨 🌍❄️ Did you know Louise Boyd shattered barriers in 1926, becoming the first woman to organize, lead, and fund an Arctic expedition? It’s time to highlight these unsung heroes. @markep.bsky.social shares more! #History #ArcticExploration Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2c75bd #Histor#History#ArcticExploration#History#Podcast

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 Tired of hearing only about Scott and Shackleton? Tune in to our latest episode with @markep.bsky.social and discover the forgotten heroes of polar exploration! 🌍❄️ #PolarHistory #HistoryRage Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2c75bd #Histor#PolarHistory#HistoryRage#History#Podcast

#histbookchat. Good pod. Full disclosure I’m a Scott and Shackleton, @markep.bsky.social unfollows me. Nevertheless good book. Anne Fletcher appeared in earlier @historyrage.bsky.social pod, also a good book. Signed edition from @foxlanebooks.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

🚨 COMING TOMORROW🚨 🌨️❄️ Explore the icy realms of the Arctic and Antarctic with historian @markep.bsky.social ! Learn about the unsung heroes of polar exploration in our latest episode. #PolarAdventures #HistoryPodcast

Another great @historyrage.bsky.social episode!

There are a few topics which are almost guaranteed to generate a lot of interest amongst our community: the airship is one of them. Here's a new, delightfully long-form article perfectly suited to a Sunday afternoon. It's by @markep.bsky.social, writing for the BBC's 'Future' series. | 🛩️ 🎈 🥇

Read my latest for @the-bookseller.bsky.social Servant or master? Are AI tools changing the way we write? Thanks for all the authors who shared their views with me. #AI www.thebookseller.com/comment/serv...

Have you enjoyed this week’s Patreon episode? 🎧✨ Support the author, and me 📚❤️ by buying a copy of "N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia" by @markep.bsky.social through the History Rage Bookshop! 📖 Buy the book: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9780062851536

🚨 THIS WEEK TO SUBS 🚨 Explore Arctic & Antarctic tales with @markep.bsky.social ! From forgotten explorers to polar expedition challenges, this episode is a must-listen for history buffs. 🎧 🎧 https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309 #PolarExploration #HistoryRage #Podcast

🚨 THIS WEEK TO SUBS 🚨 🇬🇧📖 Why does Scott & Shackleton’s fame overshadow Roald Amundsen? @markep.bsky.social highlights Amundsen’s unmatched innovation. Time to rethink the polar greats! 🎧 https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309 #PolarExploration #HistoryMatters #Podcast

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 🌊🇳🇿 Oral traditions suggest the Māori reached Antarctic waters in the 7th century! @markep.bsky.social explores this fascinating possibility. #Māori #PolarExploration 🎧 Listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overlooked-polar-116564309#Māori#PolarExploration#History #explorer #Podcast

A highly recommended read.

My highlight of 2024 was the publication of my book N-4 DOWN the Hunt for the Arctic Airship @MarinerBooks in Polish, Italian, and Russian! 😀 🎉 Sadly, the terms for a German edition couldn't be agreed. #N4DOWN #Exploration #History #Aviarion #Arctic

🚨 TOMORROW FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨 🌨️❄️ Explore the icy realms of the Arctic and Antarctic with historian @markep.bsky.social ! Learn about the unsung heroes of polar exploration in our latest episode. #PolarAdventures #HistoryPodcast Subscribe: http://www.patreon.com/historyrage

🚨 NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨 ❄️🌍 Dive into the untold stories of polar exploration with @markep.bsky.social on this week's episode! 🧭✨ Discover the forgotten explorers who braved the Arctic 🐻‍❄️ and Antarctic 🐧 long before Scott and Shackleton. 🏔️📜 #PolarExploration #HistoryRage

Read my latest piece for the The Smithsonian/ National Air and Space Museum’s magazine… Plumes and Planes Why Volcanoes and Plane don’t mix airandspace.si.edu/air-and-spac...

Garry Kasparov: It reminds me of this great GoT meme, but it's "Western leaders talking about making deals with Russia" and "Russia's neighbors listening to them".

Garry Kasparov: 🎯 For some reason, the countries nearest Russia, and with deeply felt history dealing with KGB methods, understand this is a war for survival. It's not "hybrid attacks" or "provocations". It's a war, and if you don't acknowledge that you will lose anyway.

Thanks for having me on @historyrage.bsky.social!

A superb episode of @historyrage.bsky.social Learned a lot

I have reviewed @claremulley Agent Zo for The Spectator (US edition) My verdict? Mulley has written the powerful, gripping and, at times, brutal story of an incredible woman and Poland's fight for survival. #WW2 #Poland

Thanks Paul for having me on!

I watched #MastersOfTheAir with my kids last night and they were glued to their seats. The aerial combat scenes were brilliant - if horrifying.

New title, new cover - the Polish edition of my book N-4 DOWN also has a stonking new title and book cover. Check it out!

I am so chuffed! The Polish edition of my book N-4 DOWN the hunt for the Arctic airship Italia is pub TODAY. Retitled Katastrofa N-4, check out the cracking trailer and cover below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCsA...

Thanks James!

Hello Big Apple! I have been asked back to give 2 MORE virtual talks at the New York Adventure Club THIS autumn. FIRST UP, the Race to Fly to the North Pole on Wednesday, November 8, at 1 pm EST and 6 pm UK. Click ⬇ for more details!