The Last Tommy
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Andy Daniell
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Morbyd said:Gulf Wars?jjinit said:in a few years the only vets will be the Falklands boys
WW2
Andy Daniell said:Morbyd said:Gulf Wars?jjinit said:in a few years the only vets will be the Falklands boys
WW2
let me rephrase this for you pedants!!!!
bearing in mind there are only 3 ww1 vets left, and in the next 10-15 the wwII vets will be dissapearing too, the oldest BRITISH vets will be those that saw action in the Falklands conflict
Paddy Eeziglow
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What about Korea?jjinit said:Andy Daniell said:Morbyd said:Gulf Wars?jjinit said:in a few years the only vets will be the Falklands boys
WW2
let me rephrase this for you pedants!!!!
bearing in mind there are only 3 ww1 vets left, and in the next 10-15 the wwII vets will be dissapearing too, the oldest BRITISH vets will be those that saw action in the Falklands conflict
No they won't. British forces fought in Iraq.jjinit said:Andy Daniell said:Morbyd said:Gulf Wars?jjinit said:in a few years the only vets will be the Falklands boys
WW2
let me rephrase this for you pedants!!!!
bearing in mind there are only 3 ww1 vets left, and in the next 10-15 the wwII vets will be dissapearing too, the oldest BRITISH vets will be those that saw action in the Falklands conflict
I-Spy said:No they won't. British forces fought in Iraq.jjinit said:Andy Daniell said:Morbyd said:Gulf Wars?jjinit said:in a few years the only vets will be the Falklands boys
WW2
let me rephrase this for you pedants!!!!
bearing in mind there are only 3 ww1 vets left, and in the next 10-15 the wwII vets will be dissapearing too, the oldest BRITISH vets will be those that saw action in the Falklands conflict
and when was this?? before 1983??? I think not
This thread has dwindled into utter drivel!
Personally I'm bored to tears with stuff about the WW. I have the utmost respect for the people that fought in these wars, but from growing up with family who have been in both of the great wars, it doesn't interest me watching it on the telly.
My grandad lay in a trench after his horse was gunned down for 2 weeks. Heard that story every day of my life for years. Cracking story but just wish he had the choice to fight!
What were we fighting for anyway?
Personally I'm bored to tears with stuff about the WW. I have the utmost respect for the people that fought in these wars, but from growing up with family who have been in both of the great wars, it doesn't interest me watching it on the telly.
My grandad lay in a trench after his horse was gunned down for 2 weeks. Heard that story every day of my life for years. Cracking story but just wish he had the choice to fight!
What were we fighting for anyway?
Did political geography at university. t's all about controlling the world.
Whoever controlled the seas and the motherland (Eurasia). Controlled the world!
Yes it is still a lot more complicated than that, but in essence it's all about territory, defining what that territory is and then controlling whatever lies within that territory.
Either way, it sickens me the amount of people that die in the world through violence.
Whoever controlled the seas and the motherland (Eurasia). Controlled the world!
Yes it is still a lot more complicated than that, but in essence it's all about territory, defining what that territory is and then controlling whatever lies within that territory.
Either way, it sickens me the amount of people that die in the world through violence.
Morbyd
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It's a little more complicated, but it's actually got more to do with the balance of the "great powers".
The strongest countries at the time (Britain & France on one side, Germany, Austria-Hungary on the other, Russia wavering as usual but mainly with the UK-French axis) had a 5-nation balance of power thing going. Once war broke out, which threatened this balance, it was only a matter of time before everyone got pulled into it (the Russians had to pull out, of course, because of that little revolution). The Russians especially didn't like their little ethnic cousins, the Serbs, getting pounced on.
I also studied poli-sci in uni
The strongest countries at the time (Britain & France on one side, Germany, Austria-Hungary on the other, Russia wavering as usual but mainly with the UK-French axis) had a 5-nation balance of power thing going. Once war broke out, which threatened this balance, it was only a matter of time before everyone got pulled into it (the Russians had to pull out, of course, because of that little revolution). The Russians especially didn't like their little ethnic cousins, the Serbs, getting pounced on.
I also studied poli-sci in uni