Battlefield Guides
Jumping on the starter pack bandwagon, here are some of the battlefield guides I follow. Not an exhaustive list - apologies to those omitted. If you’d like to be included, please give me a shout. If you’re on the list and would sooner not be, give me a shout.
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@thebattleguide.bsky.social
@mike-bechthold.bsky.social
PhD Historian | Royal Historical Society Fellow RCAF | RAF | RNAS | RFC | Canadian Army First World War | Second World War Cartographer | Graphic Designer https://mikebechthold.com/
@juleshumphrys.bsky.social
Historian, writer, and guide. Lecturer on historical tours. Leads English Heritage battlefield walks. Scriptwriter for museum audio guides across the UK. www.julianhumphrys.com
@dstepheb.bsky.social
Author, Presenter & Tour Guide. Museum professional #military #heritage #India #Oxford, #FirstWorldWar #BritishCivilWars #FlyingSikh #LionoftheSkies www.stephen-barker.co.uk
@jscott-galloway.bsky.social
Battlefields, history, guiding, WFA; ‘bikes, IAM observer, touring, Bloodbikes; Scotland & Melrose rugby; Teri; @GreatWarGroup
@andrewthornto20.bsky.social
Mountain biker, spaniel & lab owner, skier & bandsman. Battlefield Guide, MA graduate FWW Studies. Proud to be a CWGC speaker, guide and EOHO. All views my own.
@rgpoulussen.bsky.social
Keeping the memory of #WW2 alive by means of #OTDs. Arnhem author of two *good* books about operation Market Garden, Lost At Nijmegen & Little Sense Of Urgency (Order 😉 via https://pre-jump.nl). Can be hired as Battlefield Guide.
@andyaitch.bsky.social
Mainly I like the 52nd Lowland Division. Onetime cohost of The Lowlander pod https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-lowlander/id1715310568 Occasional lead guide for Walking With The Jocks https://walkingwiththejocks.co.uk/
@sophie1wwtours.bsky.social
Award winning tour operator & travel agent creating exceptional WW1 & WW2 #BattlefieldTours globally. Experts in history & hospitality #Virtuoso
@battleguide.bsky.social
Military historian and battlefield guide. Co-owner of www.battlefieldguidetraining.com Still hanging on on Twitter (@battleguide) but intent on gaining a foothold here too
@tofrek.bsky.social
A rebroadcast does not mean an endorsement of the original post, merely acknowledgment of interest. All views my own, all comments my own. A battlefield tour guide who loves guiding and telling stories. CWGC Volunteer. Does not reply to unsolicited DMs
@edwinpopken.bsky.social
Military Historian | MA from University of Birmingham, UK | Researcher & professional guide | Owner Battlefield Discovery | Personal account, dito views
@seanboy.bsky.social
Normandy based tour guide/researcher/lecturer/history enthusiast. Occasional poster of Then And Nows. Music lover. Mostly loud stuff. www.normandyinsight.net
@nigelmarshall.bsky.social
Battlefield Guide, Military Historian, living on the Somme. www.marshallsbattlefields.com Blogging stories of the TF West Yorkshire Regiment battalions in the Great War - www.tfwestyorks.blogspot.com
@seaspitfires.com
Author, historian & archaeologist, Lindblad Expeditions guide, National Geographic expert. Has a soft spot for WW2 Coastal Forces, landing craft, LCT 7074 & D-Day. Servant to 2 pets. Writes books for Penguin. www.seaspitfires.com
@lmbd1418.bsky.social
Military & Animal Historian🗡️ 🇲🇲🐴 🐎 Author Works with old ✈️ Freaking out in a Moonage Daydream…
@alexchurchill.bsky.social
FRHistS Royal/Military Historian Director @greatwargroup 🕯️ www.istoriatravel.org ✈️ Rep: @donaldwin.bsky.social 📚 #CFC ⚽️ #WW1 #WW2 🏴 But frequently bangs on about the French 🇫🇷 https://achurchill.substack.com
@bigandylock.bsky.social
Great War, History, & Rugby. PhD @ University of Suffolk, BEF Infantry tactical development 1916-1917. Guiding battlefields, Germany and London. Karaoke hound.
@tanktales.bsky.social
Once a soldier. ND. I post about: * Israel/Palestine. * The Balkans. * Iraq. * Edges of empires in Europe. * The First & Second World Wars. * Tanks. * WMD. * Mental Health, Moral Injury, Neurodivergence. * The current state of the British military.
@battlefieldben.bsky.social
Second World War Historian/Battlefield Guide. Director of Liberation Route UK @lre_foundation. Committee advisor & ambassador @TaxiCharity. Moto GP fan! My personal views.
@bfxpl.bsky.social
Battlefield guide for Operation Market Garden and beyond, interested in all things WWI and WWII.
@battlefielddisc.bsky.social
Military History | Research, Battlefield Tours, Talks | Market Garden, Ardennes, Veritable, Huertgenwald and more | http://www.battlefielddiscovery.com
@battlefieldswede.bsky.social
SWE Army officer and veteran. (SFOR, ISAF, EUFOR, MINUSMA) Research about Swedes in WW1. Adore to walk around Ypres Salient. Member of @GreatWarGroup westernfront.se
@flandersbtour.bsky.social
Battlefield Guide & Researcher | Western Front - The Great War | Daily Battlefield Tours & Tailored Personalised Pilgrimages. | We are all eternal students. | Not interested in political posts.
@jojohook.bsky.social
Professional Battlefield Guide & Military Historian WW1/WW2 Op MG, WF - MA WW1. Presentations & podcasts. Dad designed Quality Street tins & drew maps in WW2
@stevesmith1944.bsky.social
Accredited battlefield guide, trainer & published author, works for Sophie's Great War Tours & Adaptable Travel co-owner of http://www.battlefieldguidetraining.com
@milhistdiddy.bsky.social
Battlefield Guide with @sophie1wwtours.bsky.social and Adaptable Travel (https://www.adaptabletravel.co.uk/tour/ypres-and-somme-ww1-battlefields-tours). Military History and Newcastle United F.C. are my passions. #FWW #WW1 #SWW #WW2 #NUFC
@peterhart.bsky.social
Military historian of sorts. Latest books: 'Footsloggers', & 'Laugh or Fly.' Coming up February 2025 is 'Chain of Fire: Campaigning in Egypt & the Sudan, 1882-1898'. But really I'm mainly the lead singer of 'Those Naughty Lumps' and 'Pete & the Lovehearts'
@blitzwalker.bsky.social
Battlefield Guide - London at War Cricket Football (Charlton & Dulwich Hamlet) Heritage Stuff Movies 📍London, England
@historyandmoore.bsky.social
Military and 20th Century Historian and Battlefield Tour Guide. Co-founder of the Great War Group. http://historyandmoore.com - history blogs, media work, talk requests and more Disney/Sweet Treats/WBA
@stevejchambers.bsky.social
Author, Military Historian and Battlefield Guide. Studying 19th & 20th century military history - Also on Twitter, Instagram & http://redcoatandkhaki.com
@ww2tv.bsky.social
🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🎙️ YouTuber, battlefield guide and historian in Normandy. All opinions, comments and newsboy caps my own. Quite "Woke" and proud of it. #WW2TV #Normandy #IpswichTown #Rockabilly #Punk 🐈🍺⚽ https://www.youtube.com/c/WW2TV
@sommecourt.bsky.social
Military Historian, author and Battlefield Guide. Occasional wargamer. Host of the Old Front Line #WW1 #podcast. www.oldfrontline.co.uk
@simonjones.bsky.social
Writes about the First World War. FRHistS. Late museum curator. https://simonjoneshistorian.com/
@mikehistorian.bsky.social
WWII Historian, Battlefield Guide and former soldier, sharing his deep knowledge on glider operations, the Army Air Corps, and the Mighty Eighth.
@thebattleguide.bsky.social
Man of Kent. Military history anorak. Battlefield guide. Biker. CWGC volunteer. IC, GWG & WFA member. Wargamer. BA (Hons) in War Studies.