In other news, billionaire, Tory Peer, and militaria enthuiast Lord Ashcroft throws toys out of his pram after an agreed fifteen year loan to a museum comes to its intended conclusion.
His private collection will now be housed in a different national museum.
www.lordashcroft.com/2026/03/the-...
Time for another well overdue book review: @mikecarlton01.bsky.social 's "Scrap Iron Flotilla".
I've enjoyed all of Mike's books and this is no exception
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Another excellent entry in Mike's RAN series and a must read for those interested in Naval history and Australian military history.
(HMAS Stuart in the Battle of Matapan, 1941, by Frank Norton)
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Actually it's possibly the first book on the 2nd AIF I've bought since @karljames1945.bsky.social stonking "The Hard Slog"!
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Good call
The further West the war went...the drunker the generals got.
A photo of a TV screen with the menu for the Prime series 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' on it.
Looking forward to making time to check out this series, based on the harrowing book, that nearly snuck up on me! Make sure we share it around! #wehaveways @ernestmalley.bsky.social @almurray.bsky.social @karljames1945.bsky.social #histbookchat #thenarrowroadtothedeepnorth
Hello #HistBookChat gang.
I was very fortunate last week to have a short holiday in Hay on Wye.
As well as being just a really lovely place to visit it is, of course, secondhand book utopia!
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Dim Tim.
3rd Farm Coy was up on the Laloki River in New Guinea.
One for @ernestmalley.bsky.social: 3rd Aust Farm Company??
30-Cwt 4x2 GS Chev....fascinating markings
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The series is much more likely to show an incident on 27 November when 5 NZ Bde was attacked at Menastir by forces from the Bardia fortress, and in which the Bde notes one enemy I tank was lost to a 2-pdr.
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IWM E3743E
Bloke on the far left is an RAAF cook who found himself in the middle of some business.
#OTD in 1941, in a footnote to the #desertwar's #navalhistory, the modern and fast merchant Sebastiano Venier (ex-Dutch Jason) called at Bardia, carrying 14 M13/40 tanks, and 1,968 tons of supplies.
She was to carry over 2,000 POWs to Italy on the return run.
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Transcription: "The power, the grace, the sheer raw majesty of a leaping wombat." Image Description: The image depicts a wombat mid-leap, gracefully jumping over a small stream or narrow body of water. The wombat appears robust and furry, with its legs tucked in slightly as it soars through the air. The background consists of grassy, yellow-brown terrain typical of the Australian bushland, with a slight indentation marking the water channel. The overall composition humorously captures the unexpectedly majestic moment of this usually ground-dwelling marsupial in action.
Meanwhile, in the desert events had progressed towards the climax of the battle. Rommel was convinced he was winning. The #newzealand Div was reported as destroyed. @ernestmalley.bsky.social rommelsriposte.com/2013/12/08/p...
Perfect
Scrounging around for the last reserves, the decision is made to commit the accidental Australians of 2/13 Battalion, left behind in the fortress when their ride, HMS Latona, out was sunk on the inbound journey. @karljames1945.bsky.social @ernestmalley.bsky.social rommelsriposte.com/2021/12/28/g...
Re-reading this at the moment (French Indochina is my thing). It occurs to me (not for the first time) how, despite his undoubted greatness, FDR was quite naive when it came to both his pronouncements on colonialism with all men being born equal and also in his dealings with Stalin.
Remarkably still in use with Australia at the outbreak of the Second World War! Maybe when complete we’ll do some videos about how it was loaded and equipped by them. Likely the CMF @ernestmalley.bsky.social? The crowdfunding page is still running but making slow progress.
Mistake to cancel it...mistake to cancel Lateline...mistake to cancel Foreign Correspondent....mistake to cancel state based 7:30 Report....I could keep running this line back to Couchman to be honest.
Classic stylings
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Forty years ago, Band Aid stirred my Gen X conscience. Who’s inspiring Gen Z? Maree Badgery-Parker High school teacher
On behalf of all Gen Xers, I apologise for this.
A women-led team of 20, working remotely, is showing up a trillion dollar megacorp. Truly inspiring.
Finally getting into that great #Canberra #Sunset season. #Belconnen.
