France, circa 1900 - Chromolithography
Saturday, 31 May 2025
Advertisement poster for Peugeot cycles by Ernest Vuillemin (1873-1928)
Museum of the Great War, Meaux - 2006.1.12572
©Great War Museum, Meaux
The Light That Failed (1939 film)
Wiki A film partly set in the Sudan based on a Rudyard Kipling novel.
Thursday, 29 May 2025
The Battle of Abu Klea (1885) - Mahdist War - Gordon Relief Expedition... clip from Khartoum (1966)
A report in The Times newspaper says that Burnaby "fell while reforming a broken British square" (this being one of only two recorded cases of a British square breaking in the 19th century).
The Four Feathers (1939) FULL MOVIE Ralph Richardson
Wiki. One of the best British historical films. Action scenes from this movie pop up in later films.
Young Winston (1972) ~ Battle of Omdurman (Cavalry charge)
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Die Dreissiger e.V.
Facebook "Die Dreissiger" e.V. sind der Traditionsverein des Königlich Preußischen Infanterieregiments Graf Werder ( 4. Rhein.) Nr. 30
Monday, 26 May 2025
Warfare in the age of steam
On May 24, the Schwarzwasser and Preßnitz valleys were once again shrouded in steam locomotive smoke and gunpowder fumes. The Military Historical Representation Society visited the Pressnitz Valley Railway and took actors, visitors, and photographers on a journey back to 1863.
Camera: Michael Franke, Annika Taute Editing: Annika Taute




