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TB... Try Amazon.com'slist of the best WW2 Memoirs. Overly biased towards the American experience, but for what it's worth... Amazon.com: The Best World War II Memoirs

In Afghanistan, the ability to get over walls saves lives. Are you aware that the normal rural dwelling in that country is a walled compound? Instead of a picket fence, the average Afghani household has a courtyard surrounded by 10" walls. A lot of combat includes entering and searching those...

For most deniers, "crime" is determined by who commits it, not what, why and how. Bit like you attempting to pin denial on one party.

All of which is a matter of hindsight - which was not a luxury available at the time. and you are wrong..... making sense DOES make it "right". What you believe to be the right thing to do at the time is the right thing to do, even if you subsequently find that your judgement was in error...

I think that that is a case of the pot calling the kettle black, old son. So attacking a city descrtibed by an allied POW as "an armed camp" is not of military value? Attacking a city which the Werhmacht described as having 127 factories and workshops producing high-value military supplies...

Again, you are ignoring the difference in intent, and in perceived need. The Allies are not innocent or guilty on the basis of your hindsight but - as in any case of self-defence - whether a reasonable man KNOWING WHAT THEY KNEW and BELIEVING WHAT THEY BELIEVED would do the same. Don't kid...

You put words in the man's mouth, then convict him on the basis of something that exists only in your own mind. That is unjust and indecent of you. Not a very credible platform from which to lecture the rest of us....

I believe that you would be far less ready to rush to judgement on the Allies, if you faced what they faced..... and with only the weapons that they had to hand. Which is a polite way of saying that you are not convincing me that you know what you are talking about.

You suspect rightly, because I haven't forgotten - or chosen to ignore - a couple of major differences. (1) Germany was the agressor, not defending against agression. (2) The intent of the German campaign was not merely to "terrify" their opponents, but to engage in ethnic cleansing and take...

Keith.... One female US Marine pointed out that - as of her time of writing Feb2013 - not one woman had passed the Marines' Infantry Officer Course. Of those that tried, all washed out. If the Marines cannot find women capable of meeting a standard passed by the average officer, what does that...

There are not "plenty" of women who can exceed the standard that the "average" male can reach under military training. Not in the military, and willing to enter the appropriate branches of combat. Those that meet the standards are still rarely more capable than the bottom 10% of males that...

If he cared, he would take care to ensure that he got it right... and very ready to acknowledge and apologise when he gets it wrong. Who said this is nort a matter of opinion, but a matter of historical fact... Kevin is not entitled to make upm his own facts, or hold to them in the teeth of...

Having said that, in Roman times, the sign of a Romanised, "civilised" descendant of one of the barbarous nations to the north, was almost inevitably, a mustache. Romans were clean-shaven, or occasionally bearded, but a soup-strainer almost always meant that the possessor came from Celtic or...

Barbarism is a behaviour, not a particular set of genetics or place of origin...

Having read the article in questionb, it seems that there was a great deal of argument over the accuracy of that analysis. I believe that it indulges in unwarranted extrapolation, but I have the benefit of hindsight. What it does do, tho, is demonstrate that the bombing campaign was intended...

Grounding an entire model of aircraft is not unusual. It often happens when a fault is detected in one aircraft or component. Usually only lasts as long as it takes to determine what caused the failure and remedial action has been taken as required. Better than killing pilots or busting...

If those demanding the "right to fight" really meant it, they would be happy to see all-female infantry units formed and sent into combat to win or lose on their own merits. The Israelis have such a unit, but they are not prepared to use it other than on a peaceful frontier, or policing their...

How many wars that Australians and Americans have fought in together over the last century, in which our opponents have had a system of government more free than our own? But really, you are dodging the point. The fundamental, basic reason that we have a military is to secure our own borders...

When we have limited resources and are fighting for our freedom and way of life.... are WE stupid enough to send less than our very best?

Pardon my asking.... but did the deployments in NI. require long-distance insertion, on foot, carrying all the gear required for extended survival in hot weather (lots of water) over and above a full battle-load? One lad I know walked 20km to a fight in the 'Ghan, in the dark and rain, over...