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From Dan Snow @thehistoryguy and the team behind @TimelineWW2 and @TimelineCastles Shortlisted for the FutureBook Awards https://xitter.gq/t.co/IQejkyUS98

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Tyne Cot is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in terms of burials. Discover it in #360 here: ow.ly/lw3I30eFS2s
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View WW1 in a new way. Explore conditions of battle & life above trenches in our 360 #VR video: youtu.be/jFSjBzb8qeY #Passchendaele100
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Honoured to attend unveiling of memorial for African and Caribbean service men & women in Brixton. Britain & the world owe them a huge debt.
Image from Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@MayorofLondon)
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Just watched Simon Walker's @Dark_Nocterna video on trench puddings. youtube.com/watch?v=z8BzmZ0Y…. #recipesconf (1/3)
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#OTD 1917 Lloyd George claims to hear the the Messines mines. #Messines100
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TE Lawrence died #OTD 82 yrs ago after coming off his bike near The Tank Museum. He joined the Tank Corps in 1923 under the name TE Shaw
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James Puckle, a London lawyer, patented his 'Puckle Gun', a multi-shot gun, #OTD 1718. It is often referred to as the first machine gun.
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"For many soldiers [...] libraries were a place to relax, read, boost their morale, and educate themselves." oxford.ly/2peddFS

How libraries served soldiers and civilians during WWI and WWII

Essentials for war: supplies, soldiers, strategy, and…libraries? For the United States Army during both World War I and World War II, libraries were not only requested and appreciated by soldiers,...

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Looking forward to legend Sir David Attenborough appearing on @HistoryHit in early June.
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Discover the stories of the #NewZealand Maori Contingent in #WW1: ow.ly/DgHZ30b6NP3 #LivesofWW1 #ANZACDay
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We are forever grateful for their sacrifice. #Vimy100
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🔥 NEW: The Battle of Vimy Ridge - with @sommecourt #Arras100 #Vimy100 #WW1 Listen now: historyh.it/Vimy100
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👐🏻 NEW @HistoryHit: Why Do Empires Build Walls? - with Adrián Maldonado @amaldon LISTEN NOW: historyh.it/155
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@BFI2 Dec 2016
Christmas gifts heading to British troops in World War I theb.fi/2gaM5qC
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Excited to see our archive's 1918 AA Milne poem in @telegraphnews celebrating 'the wonderful men' in the tanks telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10…
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🏹 Watch @thehistoryguy LIVE from 9:30am: youtube.com/watch?v=AOGzsBEl… #Battle1066 #hastings950 Please RT!
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David Fletcher has written a series of articles for the TANK 100 blog entitled "Towards the Tank", which explore... fb.me/V4shIq4V
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"Armored Armadillos". Speculation from newspapers in 1916 on those first tanks... fb.me/61HsrRS1H
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Bulldog vs. sausage. A WWI propaganda cartoon about the bombing of Reims Cathedral in 1914 bit.ly/2dxnwEr #BritainOnFilm

Britain On Film - Bully Boy (1914)

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🔥 2 new episodes for #Tank100 🇬🇧 @TankMuseum > historyh.it/096 🇩🇪 @GERArmyResearch > historyh.it/097
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