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Mark

@mark_historian

Army Officer. History and podcasting @histsyndicate are my hobbies. Arsenal Fan, loves painting miniature models & playing wargames. Views my own.

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Our recent Author talk at the National Army Museum is now available on YouTube. You can access it at the link below: youtu.be/d_YHqH-DHjk?siโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ“…#OTD 1673. A prime example of Rupert's well-known rage. The 57-year-old Count Frederick Schomberg was sailing in a frigate, while 8,000 soldiers under his command followed in hired vessels. They were being escorted by the Royal Navy, led by Prince Rupert. Schomberg's father had

๐Ÿ“…#OTD 1673. A prime example of Rupert's well-known rage.
The 57-year-old Count Frederick Schomberg was sailing in a frigate, while 8,000 soldiers under his command followed in hired vessels. They were being escorted by the Royal Navy, led by Prince Rupert.
Schomberg's father had
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๐Ÿ‘‹ HILL 262 (Montormel) and the Falais Pocket - a wonderful museum and vista ๐Ÿ’ฌI must do this #WW2 / #SWW story for The History Syndicate Podcast if anyone is keen? Particularly the ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ and their leader General Stanislaw Maczek #Maczuga #History ๐Ÿ“ธ my own (2025)

๐Ÿ‘‹ HILL 262 (Montormel) and the Falais Pocket - a wonderful museum and vista

๐Ÿ’ฌI must do this #WW2 / #SWW story for <a href="/HistSyndicate/">The History Syndicate Podcast</a> if anyone is keen? 

Particularly the ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ and their leader General Stanislaw Maczek

#Maczuga
#History

๐Ÿ“ธ my own (2025)
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๐Ÿ‘‹ After recoding a superb Ep on Arnhem VCs for The History Syndicate Podcast in Sep 25 - very happy with what the post has delivered- the superb Mark Green delivers insightful and concise work here - next step, record an Ep for Stan Hollis Iโ€™m thinking? ๐Ÿ‘ #VictoriaCross #Arnhem #SWW #WW2

๐Ÿ‘‹ After recoding a superb Ep on Arnhem VCs for <a href="/HistSyndicate/">The History Syndicate Podcast</a> in Sep 25 - very happy with what the post has delivered- the superb <a href="/VCGCOnline/">Mark Green</a> delivers insightful and concise work here - next step, record an Ep for Stan Hollis Iโ€™m thinking? ๐Ÿ‘ 

#VictoriaCross
#Arnhem 
#SWW 
#WW2
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Just noticed that my interview with Wesley on @historyofthesecondworldwar.com podcast came out a couple of days ago - talking about Thunder Run Meiktila 1945, the greatest combined arms battle youโ€™ve never heard of! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hisโ€ฆ

Just noticed that my interview with Wesley on @historyofthesecondworldwar.com podcast came out a couple of days ago - talking about Thunder Run Meiktila 1945, the greatest combined arms battle youโ€™ve never heard of! 

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hisโ€ฆ
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Sir Antony Beevor is an award-winning author of books on Stalingrad, D-Day and more, and we can't wait to hear his talk at this year's festival ๐Ÿ™Œ

Sir Antony Beevor is an award-winning author of books on Stalingrad, D-Day and more, and we can't wait to hear his talk at this year's festival ๐Ÿ™Œ
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๐Ÿ‘‹ Coming soonโ€ฆfab to have recorded an ep with The Forgotten War Podcast: Burma Campaign WW2โ€™s Robert Lyman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ for The History Syndicate Podcast yesterday on โ€˜Korea: War Without Endโ€™๐ŸŽ™๏ธ What a topic worth studying! ๐Ÿ“– visit the pod page and follow the ๐Ÿ”— to subscribe wherever you get your pods so you donโ€™t miss it ๐ŸŽง

๐Ÿ‘‹ Coming soonโ€ฆfab to have recorded an ep with <a href="/forgottenwarpod/">The Forgotten War Podcast: Burma Campaign WW2</a>โ€™s <a href="/robert_lyman/">Robert Lyman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ</a> for <a href="/HistSyndicate/">The History Syndicate Podcast</a> yesterday on โ€˜Korea: War Without Endโ€™๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 

What a topic worth studying! ๐Ÿ“– visit the pod page and follow the ๐Ÿ”— to subscribe wherever you get your pods so you donโ€™t miss it ๐ŸŽง
Star Wars Holocron @ SWCJ (@sw_holocron) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We now have Speeder Bikes from Star Wars in real life? Polish company Volonaut has released a video of their new Airbikes, which start at $880,000 and are similar to speeder bikes in Star Wars.

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George Lucas will make his first ever appearance at San Diego Comic Con today. Lucas will be joined by Doug Chiang and Guillermo del Toro for a panel about the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.

George Lucas will make his first ever appearance at San Diego Comic Con today. 

Lucas will be joined by Doug Chiang and Guillermo del Toro for a panel about the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
Ham & Jam - WW2 British Airborne Podcast (@6_airborne) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A great week was had by Andy and all at the Merville Battery Museum in June this year. You can hear all about it on our episode- "NORMANDY DEBRIEF?!" Available now on our buymeacoffee page (link in the comments), Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music, and Audible. Andy Bryant (Matches)

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Iโ€™ve enjoyed giving these #28mm #AngloZuluWars1879 17th Lancer figures a go recently from Empress Miniatures Nice figures in metal always give a good detail #Keepwargaming #Keepscalemodelling

Iโ€™ve enjoyed giving these #28mm #AngloZuluWars1879 17th Lancer figures a go recently from Empress Miniatures

Nice figures in metal always give a good detail

#Keepwargaming #Keepscalemodelling
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Not posted for a while - but just getting through some 28mm models as spare to make up on plinths - these #AngloZuluWar1878 17th Lancers from Empress Miniatures were quick and fun I like a little dry brush finish for the horses sweat rather than a โ€˜parade ground finishโ€™

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Heโ€™s been shot, stabbed, flogged, bitten and beaten. Heโ€™s been cornered, surrounded and lost beyond enemy lines. But against the odds, heโ€™s cheated death, and defied fate at every turnโ€ฆ Happy Birthday to Major Richard Sharpe!

Heโ€™s been shot, stabbed, flogged, bitten and beaten. Heโ€™s been cornered, surrounded and lost beyond enemy lines. But against the odds, heโ€™s cheated death, and defied fate at every turnโ€ฆ Happy Birthday to Major Richard Sharpe!
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A 17-pdr anti-tank gun of 44/13th Anti-Tank Regiment, 10th Indian Division, pictured in action in Sorrivoli, Italy, 18 October 1944. Image: IWM (NA 19614)

A 17-pdr anti-tank gun of 44/13th Anti-Tank Regiment, 10th Indian Division, pictured in action in Sorrivoli, Italy, 18 October 1944.

Image: IWM (NA 19614)
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๐Ÿ‘‹ The are many ways to interpret the past #history for many is via #wargaming &/or #livinghistory as well as research ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ’ฌ John Stallard & Mark have a convo about the relationships between the three on this weekโ€™s coming ep Visit the profile page ๐Ÿ”— not to miss

๐Ÿ‘‹ The are many ways to interpret the past

#history for many is via #wargaming &amp;/or #livinghistory as well as research ๐Ÿ“– 

๐Ÿ’ฌ John Stallard &amp; <a href="/Mark_Historian/">Mark</a> have a convo about the relationships between the three on this weekโ€™s coming ep

Visit the profile page ๐Ÿ”— not to miss