Chris Woolf

Author of "Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush: A Memoir of Fear & Kindness in Afghanistan." BBC journalist.

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@AV8intheblue I saw some talk on Saturday that it was actually glass or Perspex from the teleprompter. Nothing since.

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@Asst_to_the_RM “Sir, you are my prisoner.” Tried that on my first field ex. I was ordered by my corporal not to let “anyone” through. Didn’t end well, but I did end up winning the platoon’s “Rocket of the Year” award, amid much beer and ceremony.

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@OliverBullough It panders to a propaganda trope among a right wing minority. Most of my American brethren, you’ll be pleased to hear, know it’s a fallacy. Even Republicans. To be fair, I’ve heard plenty of Brits say the same thing.

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@NoahShachtman Heartbreaking

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Your friendly reminder that loud mouths on Twitter do not represent the country. Most people do not take conspiracy theories seriously, and would never dream of hurting their neighbors. The world has not gone mad. These eccentric extremists have always been around.

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@ChuckPfarrer @fascinatorfun Killed and wounded.

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@FXMC1957 And was Fanny his aunt?

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@Clint_Davey1 The main UK powder mill was in Kent; Woolwich arsenal was also vulnerable. Would the UK fold rather than lose London? Would the militia be able to attrit the Grande armee? My money is on a major defeat for Boney, but he was at the height of his power, as was his army.

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@Clint_Davey1 Absolutely he could have invaded if the bulk of the Channel Fleet could be lured away during good weather. IIRC, he said he needed a week or two. What happens next would make a great war game. How soon could the RN close his LoCs? How many men & horses can he get over? Etc etc

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@_F_B_G_ @ChurchTimes This should not be a shock to anyone interested in #genealogy.

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@BootneckStuff @FredThomasUK Good news. Mercer's conduct was verging on unbecoming for a gentleman.

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@jbanningww1 Nice work. Survivors that I've traced are often reassigned to different battalions of the same Regt after any kind of medevac, or transferred to non-combat units if unfit, such as Pioneer/Labour Corps for garrison-type duty, eg PoW guards.

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@KKriegeBlog It amuses me that these memes ignore the fact that what made colonization and revolution possible was collective action, which was often coerced when not offered freely. The modern image of gun toting mavericks is absurd.

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@jzellis Great thread. I think like you, and now feel less alone. Cheers!

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@AncientLoggie The original Leeroy Jenkins!

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@pptsapper Smashed like a bowl of eggs, for his trouble.

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@JackChambersGB There are plenty of fair-haired people in that part of the world. Like the Tajik family that sheltered me at their farm during a battle in Kunduz (Afghanistan) in 1991.
After all, Central Asia is where Europeans evolved.

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@RDPHistory Thank you for recognizing his service. I was privileged enough to meet and dine with Sir Anthony when he came to talk to our international relations group at Cambridge, c.1984. A backbone of iron, but also a study in humility and grace. Quite the gentleman.

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@RobbieMacNiven Nice. Small fix: Engineer officers still wore red at this time, with black facings.

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@KKriegeBlog Great thesis, & glad you noted these exceptions. I recall at least one German officer in N.America c.1776 writing about the "usual" arrogance of the common English solders who saw themselves as superior to him by virtue of their birth.