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Alastair

@Al_Eager

Husband. Father. Former Royal Marine. Lover of History. And Rum. Undergraduate in archaeology at University of Winchester.

Joined July 2014
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AGEN@Nokalakevi29 Jul 2023
Goodbye Nokalakevi, for another year, and farewell to our dear friends. Now on the way to Tbilisi
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To celebrate paperback publication of A War of Empires by @robert_lyman from @OspreyBooks we have a few copies to GIVEAWAY! Please Like & RT for a chance to win! Names drawn at random. #WarOfEmpires #military #history #WW2 #WWII #Burma #campaign #India #Japan #giveaway #books
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To celebrate the King’s Coronation, I’m giving away a Fortnum & Mason‘s jar of Organic Darjeeling Tea! (@Fortnums) Sit back and relax after the festivities! Follow me, Like and RT this Post for your chance to WIN! (1x Winner) Competition closes Monday 8th May 5pm UK Time.
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Superb! Really looking forward to this! Thank you @Levisonwood
Levison Wood (@Levisonwood) profile pictureLevison Wood
@Levisonwood23 Feb 2023
Congrats @Al_Eager on winning 2 tickets to the event!
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Share this for a chance to win a pair of free tickets and two free books eventbrite.com/e/escape-from…
ESCAPE FROM KABUL: Book Launch and Panel Discussion with Levison Wood

ESCAPE FROM KABUL: Book Launch and Panel Discussion with Levison Wood

Joined by an acclaimed panel including Sir Laurie Bristow, Rt Hon Johnny Mercer, Captain Aaron Nunkoosing, Zahra Joya and Geraint Jones.

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Win 1 of 3 copies of “The Hated Cage” The untold story of Dartmoor Prison in the War of 1812 & the massacre of Americans held there. @NicholasGuyatt from @BasicBooks See bit.ly/35jkKi3 "Gripping, dynamic, vividly written" Retweet to enter. Draw Friday. #twitterstorians
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Want to be in with a chance of winning some Greenhill books? Click on the image below for details. #isandlwanarealtime #rorkesdriftrealtime
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Many thanks to @Escape2History & @Books2Cover for organising this weekend's Twitter book fayre - retweet and follow us for a chance to WIN a signed copy of @robert_lyman's new book from @OspreyBooks - winning name will be drawn from a hat on 10th Dec! #Giveaway #HistoryWritersDay
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Today's the day! Join us TONIGHT from 7pm for #AnEveningUncovered, a night of fun and fundraising! Don't miss out - it's not too late to get your FREE event tickets and raffle tickets - and please RETWEET so your friends & family can join us too!: bit.ly/3qlCMF7
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Join historian Peter Snow for a night of entertainment and prizes, in support of military veterans! Tickets for #AnEveningUncovered are FREE with optional extras that will help fund our veteran support programmes in 2021. Don't miss out - get tickets here: bit.ly/3qlCMF7
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Now this sounds like a good book! It’s so important to hear from the veterans whilst we still can.
The Kohima Educational Trust (@KohimaEdTrust) profile pictureThe Kohima Educational Trust@KohimaEdTrust30 Nov 2020
Last day to be in with a chance of winning a free copy! Please follow us & share! The Battle of #Kohima told by #Naga #veterans for the 1st time - a unique book! Please help us spread the word about the work we do helping their descendants #educational #scholarships #giveaway
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A very valid point and nicely put by Prince Charles.
Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) profile pictureClarence House
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“In this challenging year, we have perhaps come to realise that the freedoms for which they fought for us are more precious than we knew, and that the debt we owe them is even greater than we imagined.” The Prince pays tribute to the Armed Forces at the Festival of Remembrance.

The Prince of Wales speaks at the Festival of Remembrance 2020

In a pre-recorded message, The Prince pays tribute to the Armed Forces, past and present, during the Royal British Legion’s annual Festival of Remembrance Service.

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Supporting the mental health of veterans and serving military personnel is one of the core aims of Waterloo Uncovered. Discover the impact our Veteran Support Programme has had on our participants by reading our Impact Report on #WorldMentalHealthDay waterloouncovered.com/impact…
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A treat arrived in the post today, just in time for #WellingtonWednesday and I’m sure #MarshalBlucher will get a mention!!
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Rod Steiger as Napoleon brings us all the moods of 2020.
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#OnThisDay 50 years ago in 1970 Black Tot Day marked the final daily rum issue in @RoyalNavy At 6 Bells of the Forenoon (11am) Up Spirits was piped for final time. Grog was a #rum water mix introduced in 17th century , originally 1/2 pint it was 1/8 pint by 1970.
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Our 2.6 Challenge is now over! We’d like to thank everyone who took on the challenge, and all of our supporters who donated. In total, we raised an incredible £12,750! If you missed it, you can still donate until the end of the month here: justgiving.com/campaign/2poi…
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RT Competition time! Utilising 9 pens, 11 hrs & Ted: 6000 truly beautiful "endpapers" signed & returned to @simonschusterUK ready for: "LANCASTER", published May 28 Pre-order signed copies now at your local bookstore or waterstones.com/book/lancast… RT for chance to win a signed copy!
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ALT John behind a large stack of papers with ted the golden retriever sitting next to him

2 Lancaster bombers flying in formation over Lincoln cathedral

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The cover of John's book showing a Lancaster bomber in seachlights above flames

ALT The cover of John's book showing a Lancaster bomber in seachlights above flames

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When I first became interested in the #greatwar back in mid 80s, I used to cut out of newspapers everything I could find about it including this, discovered during a. Clear-out! Amazing potted history of #ww1 vet, we don’t quite live at that pace today. #gallipoli #somme #ypres
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All humans must keep indoors. All humans will self isolate. By order of the daleks. #COVID19
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