A three-masted vessel in full sail. A tiny puff of smoke hints at either steam propulsion or they've elected another Pope mid-voyage.
Regardless of whether the pontiff is weak on crime, it's indisputable that the Vatican has been neglecting its ability to project naval force in the last few decades.
The Regia Marina nicking their last warship probably didn't help.
EpVII was ok, hit the nostalgia and set up cool new characters. EPVIII tried to be innovative in the story telling, I persoanlly really enjoyed it. EpIX just fumbled it. The reaction to echo chambers of EpVIII caused over correction.
Pretty sure you're right - it's been awhile since I've read his book.
I think there's a line about how the 'English' use the horse to travel but not for war was the basis of it.
If Harold was moving a national army it certainly would have been far larger that was at Hastings
Oh I know what my career is worth 😅. My break from the norm is insisting that Haroldnwas hackedbto death ala. The Carmen's account of the events.
Still like the @marcmorris.bsky.social approach that in reality Harold died - so how he died doesn't really matter that much.
Then again, I also think the feigned retreat was unlikely to have happened. William's left broke, the Anglo-Saxons followed and he rallied his men appears, to me, to be a far more likely and realistic.
The number of ships needed would have been massive though - something worthy of note in itself. I've personally always read it that ir was him & his huscarls that made the move on horseback which makes the time feasible. Harold then called for the fyrd in the south to serve
We really struggle to nail it in schools and it's often lost after GCSE as the A Levels become more specific. Sadly it often has to be reduced to bare basics
2/ the Marshall idea for clarity was to use him as a small feature in several lessons as he was around from Henry II's reign to Henry III's - giving the kids a sense of grounding and connectivity between major historical events.
@hughrichards.bsky.social and @michaeldoron.bsky.social and anyone else doing narratives - have anyone experimented with the use of short vignette characters/stories and if so, how have you deployed them?
Got some ideas for my A Level unit and the use of William Marshall for Y7 - any ideas?
We're really focusing on the use of language as a big drive for us. Fortunately, my wife is an English teacher. The goal is to get the kids thinking about using metaphors in their own explanations.
Interestingly, the NRA in the US have tried to take a 'measured' old school approach of shifting on the Federal Government, asking for no jumping to conclusions.
The last shooting certainly has followed in a spin over the 2A dynamic.
Our latest Extra! Dispatches from the Dugout video discusses the Bren and how easy it was to strip and clean. Also close ups of our skeletonised Bren. #militaryhistory #notjustvickersmg
Want a break from current geopolitics? Ofncoursr you do!
What better way than to watch me waffle again about really old firearms.
This time, the MP28, an improved MP18 - the grandaddy of modern, handheld automatic firepower.
Watch me waffle about cleaning and maintaining historic firearms
Yep, my A Level unit is the Changing Nature of Warfare, not a single mention of women outside of the Confederate States. Despite a whole topic on the Battle of the Atlantic where WATU, an all female unit generated tactics. The exam boards need to do better.
The only true bit wad that most were captured, with a number dying in captivity.
Plus, the image is just dumb. Everything is wrong, uniform, weapons, and positions, and yet it looks convincing enough to the untrained eye.
Rant over.
Point and that this was a massive offensive. Not to undermine the scale of the PLA attack - the first action was a reinforced Platoon from the Glosters performing a holding action on the Imjin (with artillery support) - PLA bodies were found in the river weeks later with hundreds of casualties. /4
The UN contingent as well as the Hussars in Centurion tanks - so close they were swarmed by PLA troops and they had to use MG fire to shoot PLA soldiers off the tanks, there's even a photo of the CO engaging with a M1 carbine - so combat less that 300m.
3. It was not 30,000 vs 600, see brigade /3
Still in mutually supporting positions.
2. It misses out the role of Royal Artillery who were outstanding. Firing over open sights and at one point when there was talk of resupply by air, the request was no as the 25pdrs were crucial in securing positions.
3. Reinforcements were sent, both from /2
AI generated slop combined with the usual ignorant and motivated messaging really annoys the shit out of me.
1. The Glosters were not alone. They were in a Brigade formation that was strengthen with a Battalion of Beligans. Geography and being over-stretched isolated units physically, but were /1
Absolutely, minus the pay a 4 day week should offer. Can I assume that you've also experienced the chappy end of timetabling that part-time mothers often experience - the worst tend to be with 2 week timetables
I wish, but the reality is that this requires more money and funding to make it viable. Especially at Secondary level. Shame, as it would be a real bonus.
Also obligatory @vickersmg.bsky.social content as the 'Ottoman' MGs are quite likely British Army extras using Vickers guns, inc. A really early gun.
Also, the film was directed by Asquith's son!
I had some time due to Y13 Mocks to watch some film clips linked to my unit, we watched some of this beaut, Tell England (1931). Look at these shots, recognise them from a certain Spielberg film? Especially the action shots moving up from the SS River Clyde on Y Beach.
youtu.be/vanJZ3ColDk?...
Over the course of next October we'll be running an exhibition about the history of the Vickers and British machine gunnery from 1910s to 1960s. This is an awesome opportunity to support us if you fancy some museum work or to visit and see hands on what we do.
This has, however, reminded me of The Walls have Ears and Soldaten. Both are about the bugging of conversations of German PoWs and the intel gained. The op is well after the song was coined, but it still produced a major insight into Nazi Germany
My inner optimist says the former, but my far dominant cynic just says that some 19-year old thought it would be fucking hilarious.
