James Taub
@taubhistory.bsky.social
Associate Curator at the Museum of the American Revolution and a public historian. Focused on France and America during WWI and the 18th century.
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Chickamauga and Chattanooga visit.
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Chickamauga and Chattanooga visit.
Interesting connection between many states who hate the Philadelphia Eagles and those who lost the Civil War...
PS. Notice the Lions are loved by all. #AmericasTeam.
PS. Notice the Lions are loved by all. #AmericasTeam.
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Interesting connection between many states who hate the Philadelphia Eagles and those who lost the Civil War...
PS. Notice the Lions are loved by all. #AmericasTeam.
PS. Notice the Lions are loved by all. #AmericasTeam.
There was recently mass to commemorate Maréchal Pétain in Verdun. The key argument of the organizers is “one must separate the Pétain of 1916 from that of 1940”. Apart from overlooking his collaboration with the Nazis, it very much overstates his importance in 1916. This needs to be discussed.
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
There was recently mass to commemorate Maréchal Pétain in Verdun. The key argument of the organizers is “one must separate the Pétain of 1916 from that of 1940”. Apart from overlooking his collaboration with the Nazis, it very much overstates his importance in 1916. This needs to be discussed.
A new podcast episode is now up! Dan and Spencer brought me back as a guest, but this time we stepped away from the French to talk about the story of Black Americans and their fight for quality during #WWI.
Also available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
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Also available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
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Episode 103: African Americans in WWI (Ad Free)
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November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A new podcast episode is now up! Dan and Spencer brought me back as a guest, but this time we stepped away from the French to talk about the story of Black Americans and their fight for quality during #WWI.
Also available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
not-so-quiet.com/supporters/a...
Also available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
not-so-quiet.com/supporters/a...
Somehow made it into Ken Burns' new American Revolution series on PBS.
November 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Somehow made it into Ken Burns' new American Revolution series on PBS.
Several new episodes on the French Army in #WWI are now out on YouTube. Follow the history of the French participation in the war from August of 1914 through 1915, with a few special episodes dedicated to specific topics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acRW...
#History #Podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acRW...
#History #Podcast
Daily Life of a WWI French Soldier | WW1 Podcast Episode: 67
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November 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Several new episodes on the French Army in #WWI are now out on YouTube. Follow the history of the French participation in the war from August of 1914 through 1915, with a few special episodes dedicated to specific topics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acRW...
#History #Podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acRW...
#History #Podcast
If you're more YouTube/Video inclined, our podcast series on the French Army in WWI is now available there!
youtu.be/1Tu3Kb1raNk?...
youtu.be/1Tu3Kb1raNk?...
The French Army on the Eve of War | WW1 Podcast Episode: 61
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November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
If you're more YouTube/Video inclined, our podcast series on the French Army in WWI is now available there!
youtu.be/1Tu3Kb1raNk?...
youtu.be/1Tu3Kb1raNk?...
It seems like a really good time to repost this.
I think you guys are all underestimating our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth. He can ABSOLUTELY lose a war to Venezuela.
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It seems like a really good time to repost this.
Yeah, no. This is great. I’m sure it won’t backfire at all. Who needs real historians anyway? Let’s go off a database of crowdsourced and un-curated information and push it to the masses.
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Yeah, no. This is great. I’m sure it won’t backfire at all. Who needs real historians anyway? Let’s go off a database of crowdsourced and un-curated information and push it to the masses.
#TIL one of the last Lafayettes was killed as a cavalry platoon leader in 1945.
#WW2
Here is Marie Xavier Jean Bureaux de Pusy Dumottier de Lafayette, holding the sword of his ancestor, the Marquis de Lafayette. When he died near Saint-Nazaire he was serving as a lieutenant in the 8ème Cuirassiers.
#WW2
Here is Marie Xavier Jean Bureaux de Pusy Dumottier de Lafayette, holding the sword of his ancestor, the Marquis de Lafayette. When he died near Saint-Nazaire he was serving as a lieutenant in the 8ème Cuirassiers.
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Men of the Régiment colonial du Maroc (Colonial Infantry Regiment of Morocco) descending down to Verdun after heavy combat, 30 October 1916. The previous few days had seen them fighting to recapture Fort Douaumont.
#WWI
#WWI
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Men of the Régiment colonial du Maroc (Colonial Infantry Regiment of Morocco) descending down to Verdun after heavy combat, 30 October 1916. The previous few days had seen them fighting to recapture Fort Douaumont.
#WWI
#WWI
Me when I see a pretty sunset.
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Me when I see a pretty sunset.
The internal struggle between having a proud Scottish education and a deep love of French history.
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The internal struggle between having a proud Scottish education and a deep love of French history.
A collection of my favorite French signs
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A collection of my favorite French signs
Truly highlights of French architecture, history, and culture.
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Truly highlights of French architecture, history, and culture.
Me in my 2014 Subaru crosstrek
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Me in my 2014 Subaru crosstrek
The reason I brought an empty backpack…
October 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The reason I brought an empty backpack…
Views of the French Army in the 1770s that I dream of borrowing some day. Some of the best collection of art documenting the soldiers of Louis XVI during the American Revolution are here at the Musée historique de la ville de Strasbourg
Régiment de Conde being reviewed at Strasbourg, 1779.
Régiment de Conde being reviewed at Strasbourg, 1779.
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Views of the French Army in the 1770s that I dream of borrowing some day. Some of the best collection of art documenting the soldiers of Louis XVI during the American Revolution are here at the Musée historique de la ville de Strasbourg
Régiment de Conde being reviewed at Strasbourg, 1779.
Régiment de Conde being reviewed at Strasbourg, 1779.
Strasbourg until Friday.
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Strasbourg until Friday.
“Dating a WWI historian is great because you learn something sad every day.” - my girlfriend
October 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
“Dating a WWI historian is great because you learn something sad every day.” - my girlfriend
Go to one of my favorite museum bookstores in France to avoid import tariffs, leave with a book on the American Civil War. (Among others).
October 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Go to one of my favorite museum bookstores in France to avoid import tariffs, leave with a book on the American Civil War. (Among others).