Ian Sumner

A writer of histories.

[Ian Sumner @eccles28]

@FlagInstitute @Wildraar @DrFrancisYoung Flyers 👀

[Ian Sumner @eccles28]

@footballandwar Does the ball say 66 Div? Units involved (mostly east Lancs regiments) here: https://t.co/Pi3ILI2cgp Ace of clubs (if that's what it is) not a usual 66 Div badge though. Close up of the cap badges might help.

[Ian Sumner @eccles28]

Thanks very much!

[Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine @militaryhistori]

@JLH_JAN2022 @Ri315e @eccles28 @ProfPeterDoyle @sommecourt @boiry62128 @bigandylock @GilesMacDonogh @1J1Poilu Read it. An excellent insight.

[Ian Sumner @eccles28]

Thanks very much!

[Henry Bardouin 🇫🇷🥖🍷 @HenryBardouin]

@Ri315e @eccles28 @militaryhistori @ProfPeterDoyle @sommecourt @boiry62128 @bigandylock @GilesMacDonogh @1J1Poilu Confirm, read it this summer! Wonderfull book.

[b @yellamundie]

make your own art

[Ian Sumner @eccles28]

@Ri315e @bigandylock @churchill_alex @HistoryandMoore @NL_Collier @SteveMarsdin @WW1podcast @GilesMacDonogh @militaryhistori @1J1Poilu @TaubHistory In the end, it mattered not: Gallieni (posthumously), Lyautey, Franchet d'Esperey and Fayolle were all made Marshals in 1921 (before the competition began, which is why their names do not appear), and Maunoury (again posthuously) in 1923. 8 & end

[Ian Sumner @eccles28]

@Ri315e @bigandylock @churchill_alex @HistoryandMoore @NL_Collier @SteveMarsdin @WW1podcast @GilesMacDonogh @militaryhistori @1J1Poilu @TaubHistory And never having a field command did Weygand no harm. Which makes me wonder if a lot of the voters were men around headquarters, rather than in the trenches. 7/

[🇫🇷 Société Française de Vexillologie @DrapeauxSFV]

Aujourd'hui, on célèbre nos 38 ans d'existence.
On a une pensée pour tous nos anciens membres. Et on remercie sincèrement nos membres actuels qui, on l'espère, continueront d'écrire les pages de notre histoire d'association de #vexillologie.
Merci ! ❤️🎂🎁🎉🥳

[Hull Maritime @HullMaritime]

Almost there...

[Hull Maritime @HullMaritime]

Preparations are underway at @DunstonShipLtd to move the Spurn Lightship.

[Pen & Sword Books @penswordbooks]

#OnThisDay 🗓 21 February 1916: The Battle of Verdun begins

📚 Check out some of our #RecommendedReads about Verdun

[Ian Sumner @eccles28]

@torkingt1 @Ri315e @cluelesspegg @GreatWarGroup @Michel_Goya Thanks very much!

[The Flag Institute @FlagInstitute]

We are about to launch ourselves, fearlessly and irresponsibly, into 24 days of voting for our favourite flags.

Who knows the arduous choices we will be faced with?
The spectacle. The INTRIGUE.
The nail-biting drama.

But first, some notes to keep us safe and out of trouble.