John Horrigan Antique Maps
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A wide selection of 18th to 20th century maps - local, regional, & worldwide.
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Research, collection advice, presentations, and displays.
I didn't hear it in the pod on your web page, "Poison Wind."
Seems whenever CDN soldiers do good, it's all us & our plucky pioneer spirit, but when things go bad,we blame our lousy British leaders.
I'll leave it there.
Thanks
Seems whenever CDN soldiers do good, it's all us & our plucky pioneer spirit, but when things go bad,we blame our lousy British leaders.
I'll leave it there.
Thanks
February 2, 2026 at 7:05 AM
I didn't hear it in the pod on your web page, "Poison Wind."
Seems whenever CDN soldiers do good, it's all us & our plucky pioneer spirit, but when things go bad,we blame our lousy British leaders.
I'll leave it there.
Thanks
Seems whenever CDN soldiers do good, it's all us & our plucky pioneer spirit, but when things go bad,we blame our lousy British leaders.
I'll leave it there.
Thanks
2/2 To wilfully ignore that sacrifice requires some careful writing: mention the gap but not why it formed, don't say they were first, specify chlorine to sidestep previous gas attacks...
This nationalism, not history. If I were a POC, I'd venture it was a 'settler' perspective
This nationalism, not history. If I were a POC, I'd venture it was a 'settler' perspective
February 2, 2026 at 5:56 AM
2/2 To wilfully ignore that sacrifice requires some careful writing: mention the gap but not why it formed, don't say they were first, specify chlorine to sidestep previous gas attacks...
This nationalism, not history. If I were a POC, I'd venture it was a 'settler' perspective
This nationalism, not history. If I were a POC, I'd venture it was a 'settler' perspective
1/2 My point is that had the 🇨🇦s not seen the 🇩🇿s running (and dying) from the gas, they'd have had no time to react. Hard to yell , "Piss in your hankies" when your lungs are full of gas. The Algerian sacrifice enabled the 🇨🇦 stand. Had the 🇨🇦 been in the 1st line, I doubt they'd have fared as well.
February 2, 2026 at 5:49 AM
1/2 My point is that had the 🇨🇦s not seen the 🇩🇿s running (and dying) from the gas, they'd have had no time to react. Hard to yell , "Piss in your hankies" when your lungs are full of gas. The Algerian sacrifice enabled the 🇨🇦 stand. Had the 🇨🇦 been in the 1st line, I doubt they'd have fared as well.
Janvier's 1780 map of the Americas features the mythical Sea of the West. #Mendicino CA is just below.
#maps #antiquemaps
#maps #antiquemaps
January 30, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Janvier's 1780 map of the Americas features the mythical Sea of the West. #Mendicino CA is just below.
#maps #antiquemaps
#maps #antiquemaps
This may have been the first use of a poison gas but there were French troops in front of the Canadians, specifically the 1st Tirailleurs and the 2nd Zouaves from Algeria. Had they not taken the brunt, the CDNs wouldn't have known how to react.
National myth making, IMHO.
National myth making, IMHO.
January 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM
This may have been the first use of a poison gas but there were French troops in front of the Canadians, specifically the 1st Tirailleurs and the 2nd Zouaves from Algeria. Had they not taken the brunt, the CDNs wouldn't have known how to react.
National myth making, IMHO.
National myth making, IMHO.
OR those cool alt venues got to exist because the rent was cheap. Thinking Multi-purpose Rumpus Room, The Aviary, Howlin' Wolf...
Definitely a loss but even Bronx/ Starlight stopped doing bands for a while.
Definitely a loss but even Bronx/ Starlight stopped doing bands for a while.
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
OR those cool alt venues got to exist because the rent was cheap. Thinking Multi-purpose Rumpus Room, The Aviary, Howlin' Wolf...
Definitely a loss but even Bronx/ Starlight stopped doing bands for a while.
Definitely a loss but even Bronx/ Starlight stopped doing bands for a while.
Do you have a source / photo credit for this?
January 7, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Do you have a source / photo credit for this?
I was today old when I learned the past tense of 'garnishee' is garnished'.
December 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I was today old when I learned the past tense of 'garnishee' is garnished'.
Thank you for your service.
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Thank you for your service.
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The Singapore History timeline display at Sentosa Park goes directly from the Japanese invasion to an 8'x8' aerial photo of a mushroom cloud. Nothing about the occupation, but their tourists are Japanese.
The Singapore History timeline display at Sentosa Park goes directly from the Japanese invasion to an 8'x8' aerial photo of a mushroom cloud. Nothing about the occupation, but their tourists are Japanese.
December 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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The Singapore History timeline display at Sentosa Park goes directly from the Japanese invasion to an 8'x8' aerial photo of a mushroom cloud. Nothing about the occupation, but their tourists are Japanese.
The Singapore History timeline display at Sentosa Park goes directly from the Japanese invasion to an 8'x8' aerial photo of a mushroom cloud. Nothing about the occupation, but their tourists are Japanese.
I thought it was really good, especially the detail on the Belgians @ B of Yser.
When you say armourer, do you mean you make weapons or drive tanks? If the former, can I pick your brain about metals?
When you say armourer, do you mean you make weapons or drive tanks? If the former, can I pick your brain about metals?
December 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I thought it was really good, especially the detail on the Belgians @ B of Yser.
When you say armourer, do you mean you make weapons or drive tanks? If the former, can I pick your brain about metals?
When you say armourer, do you mean you make weapons or drive tanks? If the former, can I pick your brain about metals?
Bookstores also did that with remaindered books sold at discount.
December 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Bookstores also did that with remaindered books sold at discount.
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easier to notice as a Canadian (colonial) who doesn't automatically share the same assumptions. (Have you read the plaque @ the Golden Hind?) And Canadian military history is no better: when we win it's because of our plucky pioneer spirit but we lose because of our poor British leadership.
easier to notice as a Canadian (colonial) who doesn't automatically share the same assumptions. (Have you read the plaque @ the Golden Hind?) And Canadian military history is no better: when we win it's because of our plucky pioneer spirit but we lose because of our poor British leadership.
December 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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easier to notice as a Canadian (colonial) who doesn't automatically share the same assumptions. (Have you read the plaque @ the Golden Hind?) And Canadian military history is no better: when we win it's because of our plucky pioneer spirit but we lose because of our poor British leadership.
easier to notice as a Canadian (colonial) who doesn't automatically share the same assumptions. (Have you read the plaque @ the Golden Hind?) And Canadian military history is no better: when we win it's because of our plucky pioneer spirit but we lose because of our poor British leadership.
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It picks up at the end of the Marne and finishes in mid-November. I think that's what Cowley was getting at - it doesn't fit nicely into one nation's participation. This is the first book-length treatment.
I agree with him that Brit historians write for Brits, just as Americans do. Maybe it's...
It picks up at the end of the Marne and finishes in mid-November. I think that's what Cowley was getting at - it doesn't fit nicely into one nation's participation. This is the first book-length treatment.
I agree with him that Brit historians write for Brits, just as Americans do. Maybe it's...
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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It picks up at the end of the Marne and finishes in mid-November. I think that's what Cowley was getting at - it doesn't fit nicely into one nation's participation. This is the first book-length treatment.
I agree with him that Brit historians write for Brits, just as Americans do. Maybe it's...
It picks up at the end of the Marne and finishes in mid-November. I think that's what Cowley was getting at - it doesn't fit nicely into one nation's participation. This is the first book-length treatment.
I agree with him that Brit historians write for Brits, just as Americans do. Maybe it's...
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a chapter "Encounter Battles" which I assume covers the Great Retreat, the Marne, and the RTTS. While I was there, I pulled MacDonald's, _1914_, which had 2 non-consecutive index entries for RTTS, and Keegan, which had one.
_Killing Season_ is definitely not a general history of 1914.
...
a chapter "Encounter Battles" which I assume covers the Great Retreat, the Marne, and the RTTS. While I was there, I pulled MacDonald's, _1914_, which had 2 non-consecutive index entries for RTTS, and Keegan, which had one.
_Killing Season_ is definitely not a general history of 1914.
...
December 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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a chapter "Encounter Battles" which I assume covers the Great Retreat, the Marne, and the RTTS. While I was there, I pulled MacDonald's, _1914_, which had 2 non-consecutive index entries for RTTS, and Keegan, which had one.
_Killing Season_ is definitely not a general history of 1914.
...
a chapter "Encounter Battles" which I assume covers the Great Retreat, the Marne, and the RTTS. While I was there, I pulled MacDonald's, _1914_, which had 2 non-consecutive index entries for RTTS, and Keegan, which had one.
_Killing Season_ is definitely not a general history of 1914.
...
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Hey Mark,
I was expecting you to come back with books supporting your claim Crowlery was being "disingenuous" but I don't see much here. I pulled my copy of Strachan over the weekend - he does cover the RTTS but never below the strategic level. _Old Contemptibles_ (a picture book?) has...
Hey Mark,
I was expecting you to come back with books supporting your claim Crowlery was being "disingenuous" but I don't see much here. I pulled my copy of Strachan over the weekend - he does cover the RTTS but never below the strategic level. _Old Contemptibles_ (a picture book?) has...
December 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Hey Mark,
I was expecting you to come back with books supporting your claim Crowlery was being "disingenuous" but I don't see much here. I pulled my copy of Strachan over the weekend - he does cover the RTTS but never below the strategic level. _Old Contemptibles_ (a picture book?) has...
Hey Mark,
I was expecting you to come back with books supporting your claim Crowlery was being "disingenuous" but I don't see much here. I pulled my copy of Strachan over the weekend - he does cover the RTTS but never below the strategic level. _Old Contemptibles_ (a picture book?) has...
Let me know once you've read it.
December 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Let me know once you've read it.
His biblio is buried in the notes, unfortunately. I haven't seen a detailed work on the Race to the Sea before this. Maybe you have a couple of books to recommend?
December 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
His biblio is buried in the notes, unfortunately. I haven't seen a detailed work on the Race to the Sea before this. Maybe you have a couple of books to recommend?
Nicely fills a yawning gap in the #FWW literature.
I disagree that it came down to one day. The longer it went on, the less 🇩🇪 could exploit a breakthrough. All new to me except in the broadest outlines. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#histbookchat #Booksky #GreatWar #WW1
I disagree that it came down to one day. The longer it went on, the less 🇩🇪 could exploit a breakthrough. All new to me except in the broadest outlines. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#histbookchat #Booksky #GreatWar #WW1
December 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Nicely fills a yawning gap in the #FWW literature.
I disagree that it came down to one day. The longer it went on, the less 🇩🇪 could exploit a breakthrough. All new to me except in the broadest outlines. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#histbookchat #Booksky #GreatWar #WW1
I disagree that it came down to one day. The longer it went on, the less 🇩🇪 could exploit a breakthrough. All new to me except in the broadest outlines. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#histbookchat #Booksky #GreatWar #WW1
Henderson's Edmonton Directory, 1945
December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Henderson's Edmonton Directory, 1945
I appreciate this is akin to the Non-conformists' Oath but desperate times...
December 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I appreciate this is akin to the Non-conformists' Oath but desperate times...