Joseph Stoltz
@thehistorydr.bsky.social
Military Historian. Postdoc @ WesleyanU CSGS
Foodie. Dog Person.
Substack: thehistorydr.substack.com
Website: JosephStoltz.com
Foodie. Dog Person.
Substack: thehistorydr.substack.com
Website: JosephStoltz.com
Finally back from the Bahamas! Time to start looking for a “permanent” job again. If you know of anything, hit me up!
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Finally back from the Bahamas! Time to start looking for a “permanent” job again. If you know of anything, hit me up!
Why is this an option, JetBlue?! 😂
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Why is this an option, JetBlue?! 😂
Creole-style gumbo. ⚜️
October 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Creole-style gumbo. ⚜️
Mon bonhomme, you simply must show us what you do with dessert!
October 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Mon bonhomme, you simply must show us what you do with dessert!
Last night’s project: maple and balsamic glazed chicken on a bed of caremelized apples and autumnal root vegetables.
October 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Last night’s project: maple and balsamic glazed chicken on a bed of caremelized apples and autumnal root vegetables.
Finally got to cook in the new Connecticut apartment, so New England clam chowder seemed like the appropriate dish to kick things off with! 
October 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Finally got to cook in the new Connecticut apartment, so New England clam chowder seemed like the appropriate dish to kick things off with! 
Happy new hockey season to all who celebrate!
Bonne nouvelle saison de hockey à tous ceux qui la célèbrent !
Bonne nouvelle saison de hockey à tous ceux qui la célèbrent !
October 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Happy new hockey season to all who celebrate!
Bonne nouvelle saison de hockey à tous ceux qui la célèbrent !
Bonne nouvelle saison de hockey à tous ceux qui la célèbrent !
You: You’re an adult now, spend your money responsibly
Me: Hockey jerseys for dogs!
Me: Hockey jerseys for dogs!
September 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
You: You’re an adult now, spend your money responsibly
Me: Hockey jerseys for dogs!
Me: Hockey jerseys for dogs!
So so close to being able to being able to know for sure, and share, what the next step is…
September 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
So so close to being able to being able to know for sure, and share, what the next step is…
I miiiiiiiiiight have gone down a military history of France rabbit hole….
September 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I miiiiiiiiiight have gone down a military history of France rabbit hole….
Korean night success. Spicy pork bulgogi on the left, beef bulgogi on the right.
September 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Korean night success. Spicy pork bulgogi on the left, beef bulgogi on the right.
Happy NFL season to all who celebrate !
September 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Happy NFL season to all who celebrate !
Brown sugar roasted salmon with a maple-mustard-dill sauce and maple glazed brussels sprouts. The sprouts are not burnt, just caremlized.
August 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Brown sugar roasted salmon with a maple-mustard-dill sauce and maple glazed brussels sprouts. The sprouts are not burnt, just caremlized.
Lazy Saturday with Franks versus Andalusi.
August 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Lazy Saturday with Franks versus Andalusi.
So it’s official, Cayenne is a “foster fail” and will be moving in permanently with her new sister, Beignet.
August 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
So it’s official, Cayenne is a “foster fail” and will be moving in permanently with her new sister, Beignet.
Finished Thucydides (for the third time) today and got a Greek wine as a little treat. It’s from the mainland near Corcyra, where the Peloponnesian War “started.”
August 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Finished Thucydides (for the third time) today and got a Greek wine as a little treat. It’s from the mainland near Corcyra, where the Peloponnesian War “started.”
Don’t ask how this discussion started in my house, but the Silver Snakes were the winningest team in Legends of the Hidden Temple.
August 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Don’t ask how this discussion started in my house, but the Silver Snakes were the winningest team in Legends of the Hidden Temple.
The conscript brigade takes the chateau and sends the Russians running.
August 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The conscript brigade takes the chateau and sends the Russians running.
Meanwhile on the French left, they have almost broken through to encircling the Russians inside Brienne
August 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Meanwhile on the French left, they have almost broken through to encircling the Russians inside Brienne
The first assault on the chateau fails but the French outshoot the Russians outside and force them back.
August 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The first assault on the chateau fails but the French outshoot the Russians outside and force them back.
The conscript brigade assault against the chateau goes in, while some of their friends exchange fire with the Russians in the wood.
August 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The conscript brigade assault against the chateau goes in, while some of their friends exchange fire with the Russians in the wood.
The conscript brigade prepares to take the chateau.
August 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The conscript brigade prepares to take the chateau.
The French cavalry have swept the left flank, with French reinforcements under Ney flowing in behind the cavalry advance.
August 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The French cavalry have swept the left flank, with French reinforcements under Ney flowing in behind the cavalry advance.
Our artillery battery on the right removes the Russians from the chateau they’d briefly occupied. The cavalry battle rages on the left in the distance.
August 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Our artillery battery on the right removes the Russians from the chateau they’d briefly occupied. The cavalry battle rages on the left in the distance.