I’ve had a brilliant day at the The Great War Group conference in Bristol. Some engaging speakers included Mike Taylor on German trophy guns and Jamie Nimmo on the Scottish involvement at Loos in 1915. Jamie Nimmo

Next up was Jim Smithson speaking about French and British innovation and learning. Peter Hart and Warren Smith made a good double act on Hubert Rees at 1st Ypres. (So good that I parted with £££ for a book!) Mapping could have been a little clearer… 😂

This afternoon saw brilliant talks by Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) on the Battle of Galicia in 1914 and Alexandra Churchill ✌🏼⭐️⭐️ on General Foch on the Marne. All in all, it’s been a super weekend!

Really pleased to be taking part in the Cromwell Museum's autumn lecture series, speaking about Prince Rupert!

I know Christmas is some way off yet but I’m prepared to waive my ‘not yet’ rule for Tim’s lovely artwork.

Remembering Trafalgar, 21 October 1805.

We will be running a Cold War game at the RE Play show this Saturday. Please drop by and say hello if you are visiting the excellent Royal Engineer Museum or just coming to see thr wargames.#wargames #wargaming #shedowar

The result of the Allied bombing of the dykes around Walcheren in October 1944, flooding most of the island. Although much changed today, the two gun bunkers of German strongpoint W14 are still there, as are the houses and barns in the north. 📷 IWM C 4674, C 4675 & Google Maps

Today’s anniversaries, amongst others, I’m sure. 1415, 1760, 1854 and 1980.

Assorted hardware at the Royal Engineers Museum. RE Museum

Enjoyed my visit to the RE-Play wargames event at the RE Museum today. A good variety of games on show and I had several good discussions with participants. Nice to see so many traders here, too. £££ may have been parted with… Milton Hundred

Good to have a natter with Des Darkin in the Shed O War at RE-Play this morning.

Lunch en famille today.

A favourite bookmark, a souvenir of Schloß Charlottenburg in Berlin.

Exercise Tartan Musket, 1992. Our re-enactment group took part in a staff ride put on by 40 Field Regiment RA. Using the battlefields of Hastenbeck and Minden to consider coalition warfare in the C18 and today. A tremendous few days. Photos from Soldier Magazine.

Great to see these two back on the box again. Best programme on TV. Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

For #TankTuesday, a Panzer I at the Deutsches Panzermuseum in Munster.

The first single I bought, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. youtu.be/9BBc2zTx6s0

'The Battle of Gheluvelt' [Geluveld], 31 October 1914, by J P Beadle (1920). Gheluvelt Chateau pictured in November 2018.

I thoroughly enjoyed this very readable, informative and comprehensive book. It covers the development and demise of the U-boat arm, and life ashore and at sea for the crews and staff involved. Highly recommended.