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Originally Posted by macker33
As for the blitz,hitler only ordered the blitz after british bombers under orders from churchill bombed german cities in retaliation for german accidental bombings of british cities.
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And how were the Brits to distinguish accidental from intentional bombings, given the immediate past history of German aerial assaults? Sow the wind, reap a whirlwind.
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Originally Posted by bigmick
Just look into the Gallipoli campaign. I hate the arrogant pommie bastard.
No not british hater just that pompas twat.
I apologise for language if I offended anyone
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Be cool with the language, BigMick. We like this forum to be open to schools. Hide your words so that filters don't pick it up. Use tw@t or ba$tard or my favorite - bass turd.
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Originally Posted by rhs
Churchills writings are nothing like Mien Kamf. His " History of the English Speaking People" was much acclaimed. It was history not a political manifesto. Many of our soldiers became Members of Parliament after the wars and wrote honest and informative books..
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Great books. Well worth reading.
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Originally Posted by Von Poop
That foresight alone was such an important factor in why he was the right man for WW2, and had the good judgement, not shared by all of his peers, to court the USA from the start.
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He realized the value in strengthen friendships that should have been strong to begin with.
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Though I do sometimes wonder what would have happened without Alanbrooke there to counter and calm WSCs wilder schemes and impulses. And importantly; place the right men in the right diplomatic/military positions, showing a fine skill in diverting WSC away from some potentially poor choices of men. I feel quite strongly that not enough credit is given to the two men as a team. Both remarkable figures, but combined, the sum was even greater than the parts.
~A
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I know little of Alanbrooke's contribution, other than what you have mention elsewhere and then my subsequent searches. Books on the subject are lacking over here.
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Originally Posted by komrade
yes
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Well, shoot, you convinced me.