Mark Martin’s hobby podcast for all with an interest in anything history. Episodes every Wednesday. Views own. Follows not endorsements.
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Joined January 2025
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One for your diary if you are in the Ridgewell area on 29 October. I will be talking about the ill-fated Schweinfurt raid in the church frequented by many men from the 381st Bomb Group (H). Hopefully see some of you there.
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Is the bayonet obsolete? Recently recorded a pod on urban war with @Stu_Lyle & Neale Smiles (out 15 Oct 26). This issue came up & will be released as a short episode tomorrow. What are your thoughts?
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In our first @OldFrontLinePod Episode of Season 10 we travel to a small village in East Sussex and discuss the Great War Around Us.
oldfrontline.co.uk/2026/09/1…
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ONE WEEK TODAY AT THE GLOUCESTER HISTORY FESTIVAL, WE ASK:
WHO WAS THE BLAME FOR THE WARS OF THE ROSES? ⚔️👑🩸
Tickets now on sale for a bumper day at this most prestigious of history festivals. It's going to be WAR 💥⚔️
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If you want to read stories of incredible gallantry and valour check out this or my other two VC books available through victoriacrossonline.co.uk/my… @robert_lyman @HistoryBowsh @HistoryPegg @TerryWhenham @BriefingRoom_45 @HistSyndicate @James1940 @almurray @militaryhistori
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Spending the afternoon tuning up my presentation on Operation Pointblank for the Road Scholars WWII conference in Oxford this Friday. It's always great fun speaking to such a well-informed audience.
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Sunrise: Imperial War Museum, London, September 1, 2026.
Today, soldiers from L (Néry) Battery, 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, gathered to honour the heroes who came before them at the Affair of Néry.
Standing in front of the famous Néry Gun - the 13-pounder that became a symbol of extraordinary courage on this day in 1914 - they remembered the men whose actions then earned three Victoria Crosses before breakfast.
Against overwhelming odds, the soldiers of L Battery fought on and on.
Their courage, resilience and determination became part of the Battery’s history and its identity.
More than a century later, today’s soldiers strive to live up to that remarkable legacy - setting the bar with the same resilience, professionalism and respect.
We remember their sacrifice. We honour their courage. And we carry their story forward.
#royalartillery #britisharmy🇬🇧 #imperialwarmuseumlondon
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Big Battlefield Walks Events.
Spaces are still available for these two walks, and can be booked via Eventbrite.
Saturday 19th September 2026, 10:30am
Boudica Battle CE 61
Sunday 20th September 2026, 10am
Battle of Roundway Down 1643
For futher details see Events in our bio
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
What if Caen wasn’t supposed to be a quick breakthrough at all? 🤯 Historian @BattlefieldBen explains how Montgomery deliberately turned the area into an anvil — pinning German armour into a brutal battle of attrition while the wider Allied breakout developed elsewhere. A completely different perspective on Normandy. 🎙️⚔️
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts
#WW2 #Normandy #Montgomery #Caen #DDay #MilitaryHistory #HistoryPodcast #HistoryRage
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For #Somme110 there is a free Guided Tour of Courcelette British Cemetery by @SommeSunsets on 20th September.
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Fantastic work from Cotswold again... – at Aurland, Norge
At the end of the first week back at our @dodpaa recovery effort for 2nd Lt Lester Lowry, the initial excavation is yielding heartening results.
We've been stripping back and carefully sieving soils from directly above what we believe to be the deepest section of Lowry's crash crater. Although the crash site was investigated in the late 1970s by a local group, we are still finding identifiable aircraft fragments, including a Browning machine gun mount, an engine valve, and a large piece of wing spar. The sieving team are retrieving twisted steel and aluminium components that speak to the force of the impact, as they meticulously screen for direct evidence of Lt Lowry.
If you are free and willing to support the recovery – in particular the soil sieving that is central to its success – please do head here to create an account and sign-up: cotswoldarchaeology.rosterfy… 🇺🇸🕊️
#LocateRecoverRepatriate #WWII #Archaeology #Essex #LestWeForget
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Study the history of the Crusades with me!
Starting on 24 Sept, "The Crusades: From Primary Source to scholarly verdict" will run online for ten weekly sessions.
15% off if you sign up using code: BacktoSchool (expires 31 Aug)
@Medievalists
Info ⬇️
medievalstudies.thinkific.co…
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Fought #OnThisDay the Combat at Obidos, the first British combat of the Peninsular War.
And an account from Rifleman Harris.
#OnThisDay 15 August 1808 The Combat at Obidos.
As the British advanced from their bridgehead, the French advanced to meet them. A force under Delaborde, clashed with riflemen from the 5/60th & 95th at Obidos, the first combat between France & Britain in the Peninsular War.
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#newrelease
The Steps to Glory Volume 1: Commissioning Officers for Britain's Land Forces, 1660 to July 1914 from our Wolverhampton Military Studies series is now available!
✨ Save £5 off RRP until Friday 14 August - No code needed ✨
🛒Buy the book here: helion.co.uk/military-histor…
#NewRelease #MilitaryHistory #BritishArmy #BritishMilitaryHistory #ArmyHistory
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Book Launch
A very big thank you to the International Churchill Society of Italia. Do come along if you can. @Frontline_Books @penswordbooks @smurtastola @ChurchillCentre @HistoryofWarMag @militaryhistori @Iain_MacGregor1 @philmcraig @authordlewis @SimonElliot20
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Sara, it depicts the jeep and trailer driven by Major Tim Roseveare, CO of 3rd Parachute Squadron RE, running the gauntlet of fire through Troarn on their way to destroying the bridge at St Samson. It was painted by a 6th Airborne Intelligence officer, Major Gerald Lacoste.
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Very, very sad to learn that my good & eccentric friend of 30 years, the wargamer, military historian, battlefield guide, & all-round good egg, @Toby_McLeod , left us via a heart attack on Monday. We toured Normandy & Waterloo & lectured at Wolverhampton & Birmingham universities together. RIP mon ami.
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Fought #OnThisDay The Battle of Talavera.
28 July 1809.
One of the bloodiest Peninsular War battles, and deadliest and closest British Victories (with Spanish) against the French, so far in the Napoleonic Wars.
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28 July 1809 #OnThisDay the Battle of Talavera (2nd/main day) was fought & won by Sir Arthur Wellesley's Anglo-Portugese army of 20,000 men & a 30,000 strong Spanish army against Joseph Bonaparte's/Marshal Jourdan's 50,000 French Army.
The Battle began at dawn with Artillery.
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Now that the dust has settled we can look back with pride on the launch of The Steps to Glory. Over 100 people attended; old friends were reacquainted and new connections made. Thank you to everyone at @RMASandhurst who made the evening such a great success
