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Dr. Alexander S. Burns

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Dr. Alexander S. Burns

@KKriegeBlog

Historian of the eighteenth-century Atlantic World, American Continental Army, and Military Europe. patreon.com/Kabinettskriege

Appalachia

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Joined February 2018

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Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Jan 16, 2025
Today, my book Infantry in Battle, 1733-1783, released. Why should you care? It changes the story of 18th century battles by telling the experiences of enlisted and NCOs, not just the officers. Battle looks different when you are enlisted. A thread for the infantrymen. 1/20
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Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Nov 8, 2024
The menswear guy has something wrong about 18th century fashion, and I really want to do a thread about it, but I just got off the phone with my wife, and she was like, "don't do it, he will kill you in front of the whole internet."
Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Dec 28, 2024
Just saw Robert Eggers' Nosferatu. As a historian, more than any other director, I trust Eggers to capture the "vibes" of a historical setting, even a fantasy one like this. From the standpoint of capturing the 1830s in Germany, this film is great. 🧵 1/25
Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Nov 8, 2024
So, with the greatest respect to Derek for his fashion sense, which in a modern setting completely outstrips my own, I do want to offer a few thoughts on this thread, as a professional historian who has constructed many reproduction items of clothing from the 18th Century. 🧵1/20
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@dieworkwear
Nov 8, 2024
Replying to @dieworkwear
Look at the detailing on French aristocratic dress during the late 18th century. The first photo shows silk-covered buttons on the waistcoat alone. The other photos show the embroidery. This is all done by hand.
Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Nov 25, 2023
And now, the nit-picky history details/battle thread. TL;DR Ridley Scott's Napoleon movie is probably, in all seriousness, worse for Napoleonic Warfare than The Patriot is for eighteenth-century warfare. I'm going to focus on military history here in this one. 1/25
Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Oct 8, 2025
I've never felt more seen than in the Atlantic article that dropped this morning
Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Jul 6, 2024
A thread of threads. 20 misconceptions about the Revolutionary War (or American War of Independence). Americans (proud to be one) are often quite ill-informed about the military struggle which led to our independence from Great Britain. This isn't your father's rev war. 1/25
Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Nov 3, 2023
Recently, Ridley Scott, when asked about historical inaccuracies in his films said: "How do you know, where you there? Napoleon had 400 books written about him. Maybe the first was the most accurate... there is a lot of speculation." A 🧵on how historians know what we know. 1/25
Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Jun 19, 2025
It’s everything that I’ve spent my whole life combating in one AI-generated video.
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Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Nov 8, 2024
Replying to @KofmanMichael
But Mike, he will kill me in front of the whole internet
Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Jan 25, 2024
I'm just over a year late to this discourse. Thinking of it again bc of debate over drones their impact the battlefield. A Cavalry charge 🧵 TL;DR: watching some extras duke it out is not a substitute for a source-driven understanding of what occurred on the battlefield. 1/30
🏛 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 🏛
@nonregemesse
Jan 15, 2023
The devastating power of cavalry
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Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Nov 8, 2024
Replying to @KKriegeBlog
In closing, I am now prepared to a pantsed in front of the internet, as I deserve. I'm clearly a big nerd. @KofmanMichael: my resulting humiliation is largely your fault. 20/20
Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Nov 27, 2024
I've worked as a military historian for 10 years, teaching undergrads and ROTC cadets. The thing that many students get wrong about war is focusing on a tactic or piece of technology. Single technologies rarely revolutionize war overnight. You have to take a broader look. 🧵1/25
Brandan P. Buck
@brandan_buck
Nov 26, 2024
"The machine gun will eliminate the infantry." "The tank will eliminate the infantry." "The airplane will make naval power obsolete." "Nuclear warfare will make conventional warfare obstacle." "Precision-guided munitions and communications technology will lower the need for
Dr. Alexander S. Burns
@KKriegeBlog
Nov 9, 2024
Replying to @timClicks
He was, you can find the results below