What does ixnay mean? I've heard it for years on American films but still have no idea what it conveys. Please enlighten me! Chris Ray
The film was on British TV a couple of years ago but I can't remember the title. It is set during the Battle of the Bulge, but that's all I can...
Panzergrenadiere - There is a book on the subject called "Icebreaker" but I'm afraid I can't remember the author. I remember he was either Russian...
Can anyone out there provide me with information about Italian POW camps, especially in the area of Piancenza in Northern Italy? Chris Ray
Hitler had ordered von Greim to Berlin in order to tell him personally that he had been promoted. Flying into Berlin with fighter escort, Hanna...
Yes indeed. As "The Bridge" it did the rounds of Cinemas in Britain during the 1960's. A black and white film and the more "gritty" because of...
None of the above. Hitler, Mussolini, Von Rundstedt, Pieper, Gudarian because they were already losers. Stalin, because his assassination could...
Any reading of "Mein Kampf" makes it abundantly clear that Hitler's campaign in Russia was simply a "land grab". As such it had more in common...
Much of the blame must lie with the "Maginot Line" mentality, which left the French with little strategic initiative. What little remained was...
What if Germany had won the war? To be more precise - what would your criteria be in order to say that Germany had won and what kind of world...
Don't get too tetchy Madcap, don't forget, the truth is our shield and protector! In fact penecillin was discovered before the war and only really...
Hey Snefru (Oh builder of pyramids) Wot about the Spitfire? In terms of fighter aircraft, one of the great icons of the war. Chris Ray
Don't forget the jet engine, first developed by Sir Frank Whittle, another British scientist. Chris Ray
I'M afraid penecillin was not an American discovery but made by Sir Alexander Fleming, a famous British biologist. Chris Ray
What really did it was XXX Corps waiting at the Nijmegen bridge after it was captured on September 21st. Frost and 2 Para were still holding the...
What do you mean nuts? Shouldn't that be nut - surely you've heard the rumours. Chris Ray
Dear C. Evans (is your first name Chris as well?) My father served with the 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Although they had...
Dear Billy - Still can't agree. I read recently about a PhD student doing research in the Truman library in the early 1960's. Truman was still...
Ted Briggs is still alive and was on hand after the Hood was discovered on board the salvage ship. Chris Ray
The exact e-mail address is: http://www.channel4.co.uk/hood/ Chris Ray
