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drrichardduckett.bsky.social
@drrichardduckett.bsky.social
Historian: www.soeinburma.com
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Sounds like quite the bore. If he could talk, that is...
a person brushing a pig 's head with a red brush
ALT: a person brushing a pig 's head with a red brush
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November 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I thought boar too. Didn't make a burberry connection though...!
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
No no no! That's no house! It's a rocket! Those Romans were definitely ahead of their time...
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
League of Nations of course. All those successes by the forerunner to the UN.

Magic membership.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Me too!
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Good job! Well done.
Discipline and effort.
November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It's the appointments system that needs radical change. Johnson's Baron of Siberia, a life peer who never sits. A hairdresser. His, ahem, daughter not his daughter. Appointments from a lettuce.
Then there needs to be an attendance minimum.
October 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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6. The eagerly-awaited first book by engaging historian @lmbd1418.bsky.social "Jungle Commandos: The Battle for Arakan, Burma 1945" has recently been published (2025.) It relates the daring exploits of a Commando Brigade which included her grandfather. www.ospreypublishing.com/us/jungle-co...
Jungle Commandos
Drawing on unpublished first-hand accounts, this is a gripping history of the experiences of the Commandos and their unsung allies in one of the bloodiest battl…
www.ospreypublishing.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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5. Special Operations Executive (SOE) researcher Richard Duckett wrote his 4th book, "Jungle Warrior: Britain's Greatest SOE Commander" (2025) revealing the epic saga of Lt. Col. Edgar Peacock, who led guerrillas in WW2 Burma. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gom5...
Jungle Warrior (Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Peacock) - Britain’s Greatest SOE Commander
YouTube video by WW2TV
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October 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Some ambulatory is better than none!
October 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Good luck with the important thing Ross!
October 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Lovely blues skies in beautiful Scotland! My July trip has some contrast!

Also had some blue skies eventually though!
October 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM