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History of Russia - Rurik to Revolution	9	24 Sep 2023 10:36 p.m. PST
Ederly soldiers who remained badasses well into retirement	1	24 Sep 2023 8:44 p.m. PST
Specialist in 25mm MiniFigs required.	11	23 Sep 2023 9:13 a.m. PST
The sordid history of the Pledge of Allegiance	7	21 Sep 2023 3:43 p.m. PST
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why kids are not taught about evil	124	11 Sep 2023 12:20 p.m. PST
15mm German WWI Figure Identification	7	08 Sep 2023 8:37 a.m. PST
who would you be to change history?	35	02 Sep 2023 6:35 p.m. PST
1864 Battle of Dybbol Best Battle Scene Lego	1	02 Sep 2023 2:25 p.m. PST
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Why Military History is Mostly Useless	12	24 Aug 2023 3:33 p.m. PST
historical imagination	25	15 Aug 2023 5:09 a.m. PST
An Interview With Dick Bryant	9	14 Aug 2023 4:55 p.m. PST
Yarkshire Gamers World Cup of Historical Wargames Rules	20	14 Aug 2023 3:57 a.m. PST
Favorite Anthem: USA!	6	09 Aug 2023 11:17 p.m. PST
Confronting History Should Make Us Uncomfortable	40	08 Aug 2023 8:06 a.m. PST
Military traditions in France and Germany	7	06 Aug 2023 8:05 a.m. PST
The trouble with telling history as it happens	4	03 Aug 2023 6:47 p.m. PST
International Naval Wargames Day 2023	10	03 Aug 2023 2:42 p.m. PST
Some great leaders had mental illness and it may have helped	9	02 Aug 2023 3:18 p.m. PST
Combine Historicon with Origins?	71	29 Jul 2023 3:45 p.m. PST
Is History History?	7	28 Jul 2023 3:51 p.m. PST
Forgotten Battles That Shaped History	1	25 Jul 2023 9:28 p.m. PST
Worst War to Be a Tanker? WWI!	17	18 Jul 2023 4:30 p.m. PST
Have wargamers got as daft as Rail moddlers	43	18 Jul 2023 5:55 a.m. PST
Here's how much US troops have been paid in every	3	17 Jul 2023 3:29 p.m. PST
Private Voices	5	14 Jul 2023 5:37 p.m. PST
reclaiming our story	15	11 Jul 2023 1:49 p.m. PST
The US Flag Was an Afterthought	3	05 Jul 2023 8:41 a.m. PST
Favorite National Anthem	23	05 Jul 2023 7:41 a.m. PST
Were Ancient or Modern Soldiers More Likely to Die?	5	28 Jun 2023 3:34 p.m. PST
Most Ridiculous Personal Weapon: Wiffle Bat!	4	21 Jun 2023 10:46 a.m. PST
"Napoleon, Alexander the Great, and Boudicca..."	25	03 Jun 2023 12:05 p.m. PST
running out of people	119	01 Jun 2023 11:24 a.m. PST
What movie/s distracted you on Memorial Day?	25	31 May 2023 9:47 p.m. PST
USS Arizona "Operation 85"	4	30 May 2023 6:28 p.m. PST
What did you do with your true 25s?	42	30 May 2023 9:55 a.m. PST
Memorial Day	2	29 May 2023 5:53 a.m. PST
Brandenburg-Prussian Army OB as of 1699?	12	26 May 2023 2:02 p.m. PST
Does anyone remember?	12	23 May 2023 12:09 p.m. PST
M13 and 47mm L32 A,T,G.	21	21 May 2023 1:47 p.m. PST
Dog Tags: Identifying our Deceased Military Veterans	4	21 May 2023 9:13 a.m. PST
Allegiance	12	10 May 2023 10:05 p.m. PST
The Secret History of the Royal Family's Train	4	09 May 2023 3:33 p.m. PST
When did points and tournament play come into the hobby?	23	01 May 2023 6:33 p.m. PST
The Problem With History Classes	9	30 Apr 2023 3:29 p.m. PST
warrior tribes	15	30 Apr 2023 2:54 p.m. PST
Regimes Around the World are Manipulating History...	8	30 Apr 2023 9:20 a.m. PST
Mind-Blowing Historic Facts & Trivia That Are Almost	5	24 Apr 2023 3:30 p.m. PST
Before MI6 — The Secret History of British Intelligence	1	23 Apr 2023 8:53 p.m. PST
Historians are Being Asked to Spin Simple Stories	3	20 Apr 2023 3:25 p.m. PST
‘Dumb’ military tactics that actually worked	11	14 Apr 2023 8:42 a.m. PST
Favorite bridge? Burnside's Bridge (Antietam)!	3	06 Apr 2023 3:44 a.m. PST
Guess which Napoleonic rules...	18	28 Mar 2023 3:23 a.m. PST
The worst general in history is...	14	25 Mar 2023 10:20 p.m. PST
teaching history backwards	7	03 Mar 2023 5:55 p.m. PST
Who is History’s Worst Political Adviser?	15	02 Mar 2023 3:12 p.m. PST
Western Desert equipment 1941 till early 42	25	02 Mar 2023 7:12 a.m. PST
Are we teaching fewer patriotic songs in school?	23	01 Mar 2023 8:45 p.m. PST
4 Presidents, 4 War Heroes	29	01 Mar 2023 2:43 p.m. PST
Historical Lies Even History Buffs Are Guilty Of	12	01 Mar 2023 6:45 a.m. PST
Obscure Military Ranks That No Longer Exist And	4	27 Feb 2023 3:05 p.m. PST
Foods and History	4	24 Feb 2023 9:41 p.m. PST
Interesting Book on French Army of WW1 (English Translation)	3	21 Feb 2023 1:08 p.m. PST
Which Happened First? Trivia Quiz	10	16 Feb 2023 3:38 p.m. PST
Lies, Damned Lies and History	3	15 Feb 2023 3:19 p.m. PST
Before Tanks, Battle Trains were the World's ...	1	14 Feb 2023 9:03 p.m. PST
Things that go bang...	4	14 Feb 2023 7:53 p.m. PST
The Collapse of Academic History	43	14 Feb 2023 9:47 a.m. PST
Photo Review of FlintCon 2023	2	12 Feb 2023 3:34 p.m. PST
Worst Generals in History	18	10 Feb 2023 12:48 p.m. PST
Historic Deception and Camouflage Techniques Used	4	09 Feb 2023 3:31 p.m. PST
History Shows What’s Wrong With the Idea That	11	08 Feb 2023 10:41 p.m. PST
Frontier Miniatures - A New Beginning	65	03 Feb 2023 4:36 a.m. PST
history curricula as a battleground	2	01 Feb 2023 9:54 a.m. PST
the only good blank is a dead blank	25	30 Jan 2023 9:56 a.m. PST
What if.....	8	20 Jan 2023 3:52 p.m. PST
Scottish Piper War Heroes	5	12 Jan 2023 3:09 p.m. PST
Visiting New York - what to see?	21	12 Jan 2023 2:51 a.m. PST
Boots on the Ground: The History of the...	7	08 Jan 2023 3:56 p.m. PST
World History Quiz	8	08 Jan 2023 2:32 p.m. PST
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Happy Canada Day	15	29 Dec 2022 4:16 p.m. PST
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1105 THIRD BATTLE OF RAMLA	4	27 Dec 2022 11:19 a.m. PST
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Pearl Harbor Day	9	08 Dec 2022 4:10 p.m. PST
The soldiers personal equipment	2	01 Dec 2022 12:29 a.m. PST
Interesting article on colonisation of N America	18	30 Nov 2022 5:00 p.m. PST
General Disappointment with 3D Printed Scenery	17	29 Nov 2022 11:44 p.m. PST
Does warfare make societies more complex?	4	27 Nov 2022 4:00 p.m. PST
Lisbon military museum	5	27 Nov 2022 1:08 a.m. PST
Who besides me believes in American exceptionalism?	134	17 Nov 2022 1:11 p.m. PST
1st/2nd Coalition books and resources	14	10 Nov 2022 2:26 a.m. PST
HMGS War College at Fall In	4	06 Nov 2022 5:05 a.m. PST
Photo Survey of Fort Caroline Florida	5	02 Nov 2022 5:33 p.m. PST
Finding Truth in History	3	01 Nov 2022 4:09 p.m. PST
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Van der Meulen - equine war casualities prints	4	24 Oct 2022 6:04 p.m. PST