Ah yes, I've read the Wooden Horse as well. That was a devilishly good escape plan. And all three men made it home!! But the claustrophobia of the...
The story of The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III is a story of World War Two that has fascinated me for years. I thought I'd create a topic of...
Say what you will, Mr. Evans, but I'm not exactly convinced. Yes, those ARE good statistics and figures and reports, but things are nowhere near...
No. And he didn't have a white cane either. How the hell he screwed up, I don't even want to KNOW, because the infected foot was clearly labeled...
Waterman #52 lever-filler. Circa 1919: [IMG] Nib - 14kt gold. Clip, box, lever, band - 9kt gold. Material - Chased black rubber. --- Don't...
I remember when Italy changed sides shortly after 1943, the Brits told them (either during or after this time) that Italy should have stayed on...
I was in Ipoh, Malaysia, um...two years ago, now. I had an infection of some kind on the soles of one of my feet. Mum and I went to the hospital...
You fellahs would be surprised at what them medical folks can bungle up. I've read stories everywhere and anywhere, from leaving scissors inside...
What if Italy had stayed neutral in WWII? Well the most obvious thing would be that Germany would be significantly weaker, having lost an ally....
I suppose you get what you pay for with slave-labour. Pay nothing, get nothing. It reminds me of an exchange in the film "Schindler's List"....
I feel distributing the funds would be a way to appease the LORD and also want God to be merciful to me and my late friends and also accept our...
Been a while since I posted here. The Waterman (see previous page), has now been re-sacced, reinked and is back in working condition. Another...
The naval side of WWII isn't my strong-point - I don't think I HAVE a strong-point, I just like WWII as a whole. Very interesting... What makes a...
Hey Val, very nice to meet you :)
I would personally believe that this is an anti-WoT/anti-Iraq War demonstration act, carried out by a US citizen who believes that the war is a...
If the holocaust did not happen, I reckon Germany would've been able to unleash even more hell upon Europe. Firstly, there was obviously the...
That theory has my support.
Is it wrong that I chuckled at that...?
MacRusk, I totally agree. I was like... So, he goes into the building, chats to the guard and...that's it? I WANTED MORE!!! :'(
This reminds me of the book "The Eye of the Needle", in which one of the main characters (A German spy in England during WWII) is informed, much...