Good practice game of Chain of Command for our demo @ the Airborne Museum in two weeks. Terrain needs a bit more work, but the scenario holds up well. Thanks to @clogfather.bsky.social and @redandloud.bsky.social for the fun! #spreathelard

In a bid to revitalise my flagging patreon, which has been shedding subscribers left, right & center (I understand, money is increasingly tight for everyone), I've started a weekly newsletter about what I've been playing - & may be covering in detail - each week www.patreon.com/posts/this-w...

Awesome this getting published. Been looking forward to it!

Vers van de pers! www.amboanthos.nl/boek/de-were... #DeWereldVolgensNoordKorea

Sept. 24, 1775: Ethan Allen makes the impetuous and disastrous decision to try to conquer Montreal by himself. The patriotic leader of the Green Mountain Boys had joined the American campaign against Canada in August and has been vigorously pressing aggressive action. 1/6

#Prologue #OTD 1943 #VoronezhFront #Kanev | In September 1943, the Soviets executed their final large scale airborne assault during their advance towards the Dnepr River, following their successful defence against the Germans during Unternehmen Zitadelle at Kursk in July. 1/X

@yalebooks.bsky.social have outdone themselves with the cover of my new book. Out in January for anyone interested.

Op 9 oktober kun je een lezing van Henk te Velde bijwonen over de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse debatcultuur. Op basis van zijn boek Land van redenaars en debat laat hij zien dat de Nederlandse politiek wel degelijk een traditie van welsprekendheid kent.

Verreweg de meeste voorbeelden van democratische neergang in de afgelopen decennia komen van politici die democratische normen en democratische instituties ondergeschikt maken aan hun eigen gelijk of hun eigen belangen.

Wait, is the Rapture invite code only like early Bluesky?

2) Met hulp van heel veel vrijwilligers en met gebruik van @transkribus, maakten we 200 van zulke kronieken beschikbaar op kronieken.transkribus.eu . Zo kan iedereen ze lezen. Kijk maar eens of er een kroniek is uit je eigen woonplaats.

if you're interested, you can read it (for free!) in this new open access book, ed. Christoph Haack, Annette Grabowsky and Steffen Patzold www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/afte...

I'm seeing a lot of hot takes here about how, in the light of recent events, a certain kind of Christian isn't a "real" Christian. As historians of Christianity know, it's a faith that comes in many varieties. Who's a real Christian and who isn't is a tradition as old as Christianity itself.

Nimm das Buch, das dir am nächsten ist. Schlage S. 52 auf und zitiere den 5. Satz. "Ce décalage s'explique par un ultime manoeuvre de Déat, visant à supplanter Laval."

'I have the impression that the person's directing policy of the Hitler Govt are not normal. Many of us indeed feel we are living in a country where fanatics, hooligans and eccentrics have got the upper hand' Sir Horace Rumbold, UK Ambassador to Berlin to Foreign Office 30 June 1933.

Dutch late night TV has its take

Some pictures of the airbornelandings at Ginkelseheide, Ede, Netherlands. Para's from England, Greece, Germany, France, the Netherlands, America and other nations jump here not only to reenact the 1944 airbornlandings but also to practise in the phantomleap operation.

De integratie van Elsfestgangers is mislukt.

I NEED THIS SO BADLY. What a clever way to represent the undersea domain! If you had the poles on extendable ones, you could even include depth relative to each unit! #wargaming

Really enjoyed my introduction to Longstreet by Sam Mustafa, last Wednesday. The card management involves tough choices and I needed to get used to the time it takes to deploy. Campaign system looks great. Will happily play again

Wat een beroerde analyse, @nrc.nl. Niet alleen een gekunstelde peiling is over het premierschap met kandidaten die er niet voor lijken op te gaan. Maar de conclusie 'Als het aan ‘Nederland’ ligt, wordt Aboutaleb premier' is werkelijke onzin als het gaat over 13%. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

I wrote this short blog on the discriminatory demobilisation of French colonial troops for the Returning Soldier network: returningsoldier.co.uk/2025/09/18/n...

On this Yesterday, 17 Sept. 1944; Wardiary Ob.West. On 14.25 message from Verb.Kdo.Lw. at Ob.West about airlandings in the area Nijmegen-Emmerich-Eindhoven. Before the landings started heavy bombardments by bomberunits.

WE ARE LIVE! Back us now. Rules, icon dice, tokens, and retinues are all available. Backers will receive The exclusive 'Combat of the Thirty' scenario. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gri...

Great research topic for anyone looking for one: Japan's swelling wartime population of "ghost eaters" -- ie, folks who used false names/addresses to commit ration ticket fraud.

This thing here, exhibit A in "the danger of leaving our ships to melt in the hot sun", is HMS Glatton. And on this day in 1918 things went even more pear-shaped than they already were...

Johanna van Beaumont was al een vroeg voorvechtster van de politieke participatie van vrouwen. Zo stelde zij in 1799 een verzoekschrift aan het Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam om een artikel in de Staatsregeling zo te herformuleren dat vrouwen ook konden participeren in de politiek.

What were the chances of promotion in Napoleon's army? From tracing the career history of every man who served in the 33e Ligne and didn't transfer to another unit (13,494 soldiers), it looks like 10.5% were promoted at some point. Some stats...1/

There's been a shift towards support to the far right here and it's horrible to see. But this remains a vastly less racist/homophobic/anti-semitic country than it has been in the past. Which makes it all the odder that our politicians today seem more scared to make the argument.

Egal wo ich gleich auftauch Ich scanne die Räume Und ich schüttel die Bäume Überprüfe die Zäune Und ich fisch was aus dem Teich Und ich weiß es ist von euch Egal was ich mache www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmxg...

Midgard gets a strong showing at Ebor Lard with ‘1066 & all that’ and the Battle of Hastings and a Lord of the Rings 1st Age battle. ‘What a Skaver’ brings What a Cowboy to the post apocalyptic streets of South Yorkshire while Kiss Me Hardy flies the flag in the Caribbean. #spreadthelard

I needed a place to keep my findings on some Chain of Command 2 rule clarifications, so the sort of thing a blog is good for, right? Will add in others if and when I come cross them. #spreadthelard #wargaming

Probably no one in mainstream media is going to fully investigate/explain what groypers (and their divisions) are because it’s not in their interest to. I know about it from being a target due to their intersections with historical denialists on socials. rachelandthecity.substack.com/p/when-catch...

Finished 8 Balearic slingers for a Carthaginian army. All because I visited a friend in Mallorca in April and there was a sale on in May

The 10th-11th September 1917 saw a mutiny occur within the 74th Coy. Egyptian Labour Corps following a dispute over their contract expiry date. Seven men were killed in the mutiny; it’s likely Labourer Awad Abdel Rehim was one of those killed. 📍Les Baraques Military Cemetery 🇫🇷

Ich bin nicht größenwahnsinnig und ich kenne meine Grenzen Doch ich bin gekommen, um die Bismarck zu versenken A song to start your day off on a positive and hopeful note! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtHJOd8eIIA

'Ich bin der König vom Getränkemarkt - Weil ich so gern Getränke mag' 😂 youtu.be/ppyIsoLkjiY?...

Yes, the great Christopher Duffy left a great deal of money to NTS, but even more valuable is his entire personal archive and research-in-progress, which the Trust currently holds and curates. We're still waiting to learn about how scholars and researchers might be able to access that material.

Although it's very hard to estimate, it is likely that roughly the same number of Africans died in the service of Belgian forces in the First World War (soldiers, porters and camp followers) as Belgians died in service in Belgium.

4 sets of measuring sticks for Midgard. Nicely crafted by fellow club member Patrick #spreadthelard

The kids are alright youtu.be/VTA8F3PG4hE?...

"The Americans show us what will happen in modern battle to immense armies without cohesion. The lack of discipline, of traditional organization, and solidarity produced inevitable results:

We're going to have to bring back WEB RINGS to find actual content amongst all the AI generated slop. WEB RINGS!

Excellent graphic showing the extent of the losses on 12/8/41. The controversy over why so many aircraft were lost on the ground has roiled for years, with much finger pointing between the army and Air Force.

In de eerste weken van de verkiezingscampagne zien we weer te veel voorbeelden waarin peilingen verkeerd gebruikt worden door interviewers, duiders, en journalisten. Daarom hierbij tien vuistregels om de peilingen wijzer te duiden, en om elkaar op aan te spreken. stukroodvlees.nl/peilingen-du...

Working on a "sand table" for Oudewater 1575. For size, I fitted the wooden planks around the plates of previous projects (Oosterhout 1944 and Naarden 1673). The insides will be painted light blue.

It's not often that somebody writes a love song for you. And in the words of Marvin Gaye: we reciprocate. Your ghosts are our ghosts www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCNd...

An interesting introduction by @clogfather.bsky.social to Stephen Jones' Bloodybacks rules for AWI battles. Hard to see how the Brits could extricate themselves from Concord Bridge paintingshed.blogspot.com/p/bloodyback...

He's fantastic! One of my 15mm HOTT armies is based on the film 'Walker', about the 19th century philibuster. There's a war-artist in his entourage, so I included him in one of the horde elements. (The paintbrush is a tiny piece of wire)