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    Generals of WW11

    Major General Orde Wingate, founder of the Chindits in the Burma campaign against the Japanese is my favourite. He was as nutty as a fruitcake and...
    Post by: Steed, Jun 21, 2014 in forum: World War 2
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    Evacuation of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) , how Golden it was

    My father was in Dover helping the Dunkirk evacuees come ashore from the motley fleet of boats, ships, pleasure yachts and basically anything that...
    Post by: Steed, Jan 22, 2013 in forum: World War 2
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    Evacuation of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) , how Golden it was

    Although Hitler had a pipe dream about teaming up with the British Empire to fight the common enemy of Bolshevism, and in fact sent his emissary...
    Post by: Steed, Jan 20, 2013 in forum: World War 2
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    Greetings from Gloucestershire, UK

    Hi there Larry, and welcome to the Forum Beautiful county Gloucestershire, I should know as I'm from there too! I'm afraid I can't help you with your...
    Post by: Steed, Jan 19, 2013 in forum: Introductions
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    Rommel vs Montgomery.

    Don't get me wrong, Diptangshu, I am not Nazi!!! The fact that I said "Thank God the Germans didn't have more leaders like him," clarifies which...
    Post by: Steed, Jan 19, 2013 in forum: World War 2
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    Rules for Surrendering in a battle

    I think there's another legitimate rule that permits you to surrender in battle, and that is if you've been forced by a dictator to take up arms...
    Post by: Steed, Jan 4, 2013 in forum: Prisoners of War
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    Slavery: Profits and Repercussions

    The only economioc benefits of slavery were for the owners themselves, they got free labour. For the economy as a whole it was clearly negative,...
    Post by: Steed, Jan 3, 2013 in forum: Civil War
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    Rommel vs Montgomery.

    Absolutely. And this cost him his life. After the Stauffenberg bomb exploded under Hitler's backside in his HQ in Prussia, many good German officers...
    Post by: Steed, Jan 1, 2013 in forum: World War 2
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    The Atomic bomb and Hiroshima

    There was a serious problem for the Allies after the second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Project Manhattan, the top secret atom bomb programme,...
    Post by: Steed, Jan 1, 2013 in forum: World War 2
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    Rommel vs Montgomery.

    I worked with a man once who had served as an officer under Monty during the Allied breakout from Normandy in Operation Goodwood, and his opinion of...
    Post by: Steed, Dec 26, 2012 in forum: World War 2
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    The Atomic bomb and Hiroshima

    I'd definitely agree with that, Pilot2fly. The Japanese military machine was determined to fight to the bitter end to protect their emperor, and...
    Post by: Steed, Dec 25, 2012 in forum: World War 2
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    Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson

    I agree with that Vladimir. One movie I thoroughly recommend to everybody interested in the American Civil War is "Of Gods and Generals" which...
    Post by: Steed, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: Civil War
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    WW2 code found on a dead carrier pigeon in a chimney:

    Ok SabraO, I'm with you now. Sorry for misunderstanding you before. You're right: if it's a one off pad, not a book like Rebecca was, then when it...
    Post by: Steed, Dec 6, 2012 in forum: World War 2
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    WW2 code found on a dead carrier pigeon in a chimney:

    I'm not an expert in cryptology but I'd tend to disagree with you SabraO (Hi and welcome BTW) that all codes were just single use between sender and...
    Post by: Steed, Dec 3, 2012 in forum: World War 2
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    WW2 code found on a dead carrier pigeon in a chimney:

    I believe the bird was sent back from Normandy during the weeks following D-Day, so if the message had been deciphered as planned it could only have...
    Post by: Steed, Dec 2, 2012 in forum: World War 2