A French school chart, created by Editions Rossignol in the years after the Second World War.

"in America the law is king" - Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)

As we approach the 80th anniversary of D-Day, I recommend a certain war film directed by a veteran of Omaha Beach to those unfamiliar with "The Big Red One." Hat tip to Mark Hamill for his performance & the inimitable Lee Marvin. youtu.be/WHmx4G84ubE?si…

As a former Navy SEAL I can tell you this: there are absolutely gay SEALs amd that is fucking *fine* If they can dry the job they can do the job and if they can bring their boyfriend to a platoon BBQ, that's just a good thing

Lest we forget the smallest heroes of D-Day. youtu.be/msqgZFvQk_E?si…

19 Bedford Boys - from over 4000 Allied warriors - who died on 6 June so Europe could be set free. Live tweeting resumes tomorrow from the National WWII Memorial in Washington DC.

Hell's Beach.

For freedom. Eternal gratitude to our Allies.

Look at this heartwarming clip of the American D-Day veteran meeting and hugging Zelenskyy: Veteran: “You’re a savior of the people.” Zelenskyy: “No, no, YOU saved Europe.”🥹

⚡️❗️A Russian Su-57 aircraft has been damaged at Akhtubinsk airfield, Astrakhan region of Russia on 8th June, 2024 - Ukrainian Defense Intelligence. This happened for the first time in history. The airfield is located 589 km from the combat lines. Satellite images show that on

"Down this road the soldiers came." 80 years ago tomorrow, on 10 June 1944, four days after D-Day, the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in Nazi-occupied France was destroyed. 643 civilians, including non-combatant men, women, and children, were massacred by a company of the 2nd SS

Some photos from Ukraine look like modern infantry teleported to WW1

5 Cocktails loved by Allied Intelligence Services during the First and Second World War. Next time you're at the bar, perhaps order one of these and raise a glass to these heroes and heroines. (a mini-thread)

"There are times when a corps commander's life does not count." The shoulder straps of U.S. Army Winfield Scott Hancock worn during the Civil War, possibly #OTD in 1863 when repulsing the Pickett–Pettigrew–Trimble Charge. #Gettysburg

Over the skies of Kherson Oblast, a Ukrainian FPV drone repeatedly whacks a Russian ZALA 421-16E reconnaissance drone with a stick, before eventually disabling the Russian drone’s motor.

⚡️Destruction of the 🇷🇺Russian howitzer 2B16 "Nona-K" in the Kharkiv region.

John Oliver is sick of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U.S.A." being played at U.S. naturalization ceremonies, so he created an alternative—with help from Will Ferrell.

#FromTheLibrary From Gen. George Marshall to his sister, Marie. That second paragraph! #MarshallFoundationLibrary

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