Study of a mule by Paul Sarrut (1882-1969), 1916 (c) 📷 National Army Museum NAM. 2001-07-23-1 #MuleMonday

Thrilled to have Teresa Iacobelli join us tonight on WW1TV to discuss the context and legacy of Great War in Canada🇨🇦- imagine if we went the whole show without saying 'Vimy'... 🙃🤔 Join us live over on YouTube at 7:00pm BST/2:00pm EDT

Delighted to be sharing my wee paper ‘From the tooth to the (horses) tail of the army’ at Equine History conference this year. The programme looks really splendid - looking forward to catching as many zoom talks as I can, just sad I can’t be there in person.

Tonight, WW1TV, 6:00pm

An Australian soldier poses with his mule on a mountain pass en route to a Jungle Training Camp, somewhere in Australia c.1942 #MuleMonday 📷 National Archives of Australia, 8303269

Think that ought to hold her, but anyone who has owned a bull terrier knows that you can never be sure…

Really looking forward to this. I'll be giving a talk on BEF equines on the Western Front titled 'Why do only Mules and Horses work?’ and I can't promise that the rest of the paper will be as good as the title but I'll try my best...

Tonight on WW1TV Dr Megan Kelleher 🌻 is joining us to talk Commonwealth War Graves. Join us live at 7:00pm BST.

My beautiful girlie 🥰

‘No penetrationist, however employed, can ever be said to be entirely free from the influence of the mule. At some point or other everyone will have a mule in his life, on his toes…or stepping quietly on his face while he sleeps. ’ - Jungle, Jungle, Little Chindit #MuleMonday

A slightly different #MuleMonday: Actor Donald O’Connor and Francis the Talking Mule, together they filmed 7 movies in the 50s. The mule's real name was Judy, a Californian pack mule that was lent to the studio but they never returned her to his real owner, Archie Dean.

Looking muleish but sneaking this wonderful photo by John Warwick Brooke in on #WarHorseWednesday regardless. Horse transport by night... evidently our equine chums were rather spooked by the burst of light required to take the photo! 📷digital.nls.uk/74546980

A wounded mule of one of the ammunition supply companies of the 2nd Polish Corps. Cassino sector, May 1944. #MuleMonday #MułPoniedziałek Jenny Grant 📷Imperial War Museums MH 1593

Always such great fun to talk Burma with Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 ! Thank you to everyone who came to our talk! Lovely to meet so many folk at WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk fest. Have a great rest of the weekend & thanks for having me along James Holland Al Murray - DKMS.ORG.UK 🇺🇦 !

So very excited to be working with Osprey Publishing! My book on 3 Commando Brigade in Burma will be released in 2025 ! 🎉 📚

Some amazing conferences coming up ⁦Helion & Company Ltd⁩ ⁦Spencer Jones⁩ ⁦Lucy Betteridge-Dyson⁩

Operation Matador, the capture of Ramree & neighbouring islands in Arakan 1945 by 26 Indian Div. Whilst brutal fighting ensued, hundreds of Japanese were *not* killed by hungry crocodiles 🐊 as certain 'history' websites will tell you. 'Tis but a war time myth. 📷Imperial War Museums SE 2254

Breed Specific Legislation does not work. Especially when what you’re trying to ban is not even a recognised breed. Dog licensing & harsher punishments for irresponsible breeders and owners (of all dogs) is what is desperately required in this country.

Many years ago, my Grandad, Ted Syms, gave a talk at the local primary school about the fighting in Arakan and the Battle of Hill 170. Clearing out my gran’s house this week we found lots of ‘thank you’ cards from the kids. Joel here has nailed some Japanese jungle tactics.