Someone reminds of two dark dates in modern #Czech history: Munich Agreement and invasion by russian orcs in 1968.

Perlová street #Prague
2023-08-21

The crew of a German Fieseler Storch takes a photograph of ground crew working on a Bf109 F4 as it flies overhead - Kharkov, Ukraine, June 1942 #ww2 #worldwar2 #kharkov #ukraine #storch #bf109 #me109 #messerschmitt #groundcrew

The forgotten adventurer who kayaked 50,000km around the world

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/oskar-speck-world-wars-kayak-gemany-australia-loveday-/105558846

What an amazing journey!

This warning from an anti-Nazi pastor in #WW2 applies to today’s #America under the #trump #fascist regime..

Book Review #13 for 2025 is Dan Hampton's Vanishing Act:The Enduring Mystery Behind the Legendary Doolittle Raid Over Tokyo. When I read the cover notes for this book, I thought, "I have to read it!" Not all of the famed WW2 Doolittle raiders were focused on Tokyo. One was focused on getting to the Soviet Union. Read why here! @books @bookstodon @histodon #history #WW2 #books

Book Review #12 for 2025 is Erika Robuck's The Invisible Woman. Based on the true life story of Virginia Hall, a pioneering woman spy of WW2. This is good historical fiction that reminds the reader of the sacrifices made by not just men, but also women, in providing support to the Resistance in France. I've enjoyed Erika's writing over the years and this is the first book of hers I have read in awhile.
@books @bookstodon #history #historicalfiction #ww2 @histodon #erikarobuck #fiction

"The message from those who’ve survived nuclear weapons is clear: Time to end these inhumane weapons of mass destruction. The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is the only international treaty that outlaws them and all nuclear armed states must join." -- ICAN, an organization working to abolish nuclear weapons. #NoNukes #Japan #Hiroshima #Nagasaki #WW2

"The U.S. selected #Hiroshima partly because of its military significance but also because it had not yet been heavily bombed, so the effects of the atomic bomb could be clearly assessed. Its terrain, flat with surrounding hills, would amplify the blast effects. Additionally, the U.S. wanted to create a “psychological impact” on Japan’s leadership and the public, in fact, at that time, Hiroshima was both a military and a civilian area." https://paxchristi.net/commemorating-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-80-years-of-witness-and-action-for-peace/#toc_From_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki_A_Journal_by_Giulia #Japan #WW2 #NoNukes

REALITY CHECK: The Atomic Bombings of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlUB-beb7uI #Japan #WW2 #History #NoNukes

US troops move down a small, snow covered dirt track - Ardennes, Belgium, Dec 1944. CREDIT : LIFE Magazine #ww2 #worldwar2 #history #bastogne #ardennes #belgium #battleofthebulge #usarmy

My western #history education never taught me about the #WW2 #WarsawUprising until I followed this podcast last year. Worth a listen for some horrifying if overlooked history. I also urge folks to follow Alina Nowobilska on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/ww2girl1944.bsky.social) or still on X-Twitter (https://x.com/ww2girl1944) as she profiles those who served and died in the uprising #OTD.

https://youtu.be/A0xTEnShcfY?si=OpeVFQJHhhcCla6l

The only real lesson of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is that you must have the means to deter others from using nuclear weapons on you. If Ukraine had nukes, would Putin have invaded? If Canada had nukes that could target NYC, Chicago, and DC, would Mango Mussolini threaten to annex Canada? Defense means offensive capacity. That means a safer and more peaceful world. Read your Sun Tzu!
#WW2 #nuclearweapons #history #Japan
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/japans-aging-atomic-bomb-survivors-speak-out-against-nuclear-weapons/article_11cd940d-0e2d-5325-bc87-6a33ab13e64b.html

I'm learning a bit about inter-racial violence between USA troops in Britain in the second world war from a book by Ken Lussey.
@KenLussey
The 'Battle of Bamber Bridge' was the tip of what must have been a massive timebomb waiting to explode

#ww2 #racism #Military

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bamber_Bridge

The Royal Australian Air Force received five Lockheed F-4 Lightning photo reconnaissance aircraft from August 31, 1942. These aircraft were used for frontline photo reconnaissance sorties. Three served with No. 1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit RAAF and two were attached to a fighter unit, No. 75 Squadron RAAF. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/lockheed-f-4-lightning-in-australian-service/ #Aviation #LockheedF4 #LockheedLightning #photoreconnaissance #WW2 #airplane #aeroplane #aircraft #RAAF #royalaustralianairforce #F4Lightning