I have just read a report quoting Indian doctors who say that several of the white people killed in Mumbai were first tortured - specially those...
He was however a superstitious person and that guided his decisions. Look for instance at the high regard he had for stupid things like...
Hey! Wait on! The danger to the UK is already well established in the country.
What you say about the effects of WW1 are true. But there is also the major social revolution it caused to say nothing of a major change to...
No. Christmas was imposed on the ancient Bacchanalian festival by the Xian church - cashing in on a very popular festival.
Here's a good idea. The army should stop firing at a funeral or to celebrate the Queen's birthday. We can't have the children frightened can we....
Is this the same man as Kevin 747?
This is a lovely story. What a grand ship Perth was! I argue she was our finest. Her work in the Med alone guaranteed that. I had the great...
G'Day! I can think of several reasons why Rudd is forgettable! This is a sad oversight. As was the lack of a memorial in England of any kind...
I hope he had a better trip on the Ghan than I did in 1960. It really was a remarkable and very slow journey. The Americans continued their habit...
Thanks John. If only one US ship was destroyed then so be it. But all of the others were damaged as I understand it. It's a shame that only the...
One of the major events of the bombing of Darwin was that a considerable number of US warships were destroyed in Darwin Harbour. This was partly...
Be far more concerned that Councils have the right to eavesdrop on conversations, emails etc and do so on a grand scale.
Fine sentiments indeed. And please don't forget the countless Asians who suffered so terribly at the hands of the Japs. Especially the brave Thais.
If you can say The King And I (banned here by the way as it's so historically wrong) and My fair Lady, I can add The Sound of Music!
Fair enough. But that Titanic film was so bad that I just had to comment on it.
The only trouble with the otherwise excellent film Saving Private Ryan is that it went half an hour too long.
I thought it was a frightful film. Full of maudlin sentiment and historically inaccurate. A vastly better film was the 1958 "A Night To...
I don't miss anything at all from my home country. I'm delighted to be out of it.
