chrisp65 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 2 hours ago, KenjiOgiwara said: How WWII would have ended if Germany didn't invade winter Russia in summer clothing and decided to fight 3 fronts with 30 000 tanks held by Stalin alone. or if Japan had held off a little longer or if they had been wearing full PPE when they opened the arc of the covenant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 5, 2019 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2019 45 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Even 1984? Fatherland by Robert Harris is decent enough. Man In The High Castle was good until the ending from what I remember. Oh, the odd novel is OK, once every decade or so. It's the ones written as if they were history books that irritate me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Didn’t a moment of hesitation/complaceny from Hitler prevent him from basically wiping out the British army before they all slipped out the back door at Dunkirk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 6, 2019 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 6, 2019 27 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Didn’t a moment of hesitation/complaceny from Hitler prevent him from basically wiping out the British army before they all slipped out the back door at Dunkirk? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 7 hours ago, mjmooney said: Yep. Spoiler alert. My current reading is the history of the second world war. Dont spoil the ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 6, 2019 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 6, 2019 43 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Spoiler alert. My current reading is the history of the second world war. Dont spoil the ending. Depends which version you're reading. Avoid the Marvel reboot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Depends which version you're reading. Avoid the Marvel reboot. Going for the original 1945 version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) You should read Blitzed. A great book about what Hitler's personal 'doctor' was sticking into his arm. Then you realise why he was a mass murdering ****head. Edited March 6, 2019 by AVFC_Hitz Swearing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 6, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2019 12 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Didn’t a moment of hesitation/complaceny from Hitler prevent him from basically wiping out the British army before they all slipped out the back door at Dunkirk? That and the totally jammy shot that paralysed the Bismarck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 12 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Didn’t a moment of hesitation/complaceny from Hitler prevent him from basically wiping out the British army before they all slipped out the back door at Dunkirk? Rommel in his field report exaggerated the strength of the British (he described our counter attack as involving "hundreds of tanks" when there a) wasnt that many and b) were outdated and technically inferior tanks anyway) but the main issue was ze germans panzer divisions were that successful that the infantry simply couldn't keep up with them, hitler therefore ordered that the tanks ceased their advance to allow the men to catch up but also allowing us to escape if you want a big book telling you a little bit about everything then you cant go wrong with this - this is still my favourite WW2 book though - focuses on churchill, FDR and Stalin and shows the power struggles within the allies during the war 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paddywhack Posted March 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2019 1 hour ago, AVFC_Hitz said: You should read Blitzed. A great book about what Hitler's personal 'doctor' was sticking into his arm. Then you realise why he was a mass murdering ****head. I know Hitler was really good at mass murdering but I think it's a little distasteful for you to give him a 4 star rating. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 6, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Paddywhack said: I know Hitler was really good at mass murdering but I think it's a little distasteful for you to give him a 4 star rating. Yep he was deffo a 5 not a 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 15 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Didn’t a moment of hesitation/complaceny from Hitler prevent him from basically wiping out the British army before they all slipped out the back door at Dunkirk? 15 hours ago, mjmooney said: Yep. well , yep and No if you want to give a slightly longer answer The actual pause order didn't originate from Hitler , it was given by General Gerd von Rundstedt, commander of Army Group A .. Hitler rubber stamped the order , mainly as Goring had told him the Luftwaffe could wipe the British out .....essentially The German tank divisions had outrun their infantry and supplies, having advanced much faster than expected, and were running out of fuel and ammunition , they'd also lost about 50% of their armoured forces and needed time to regroup , but even during the "pause" , the Germans weren't sitting there drinking schnapps and eating sauerkraut , they were pounding the crap out of the British forces with artillery and aircraft shelling on paper it probably seemed the correct order , hindsight and the weather severely limiting the Luftwaffe , now shows it probably wasn't ..but many a major battle has been won on fine margins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Why are the older generation seemingly obsessed with the national lottery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 10, 2019 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2019 28 minutes ago, Xela said: Why are the older generation seemingly obsessed with the national lottery? Nobody I know is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Xela said: Why are the older generation seemingly obsessed with the national lottery? Why is the younger generation obsessed with gambling apps? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 3 hours ago, mjmooney said: Nobody I know is. My Nan (93) spends loads on it a week and my other 2 grandparents (when alive) did the same. A lad at work, his family own a newsagent and he said 75% of people spending a good amount on the lottery are pensioners. I was in Sainsburys this morning and there were 3 old men in the queue at the counter for the lottery (tickets in hand) and its what made me think! Maybe younger people do it via the app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 2 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Why is the younger generation obsessed with gambling apps? I would assume because they are more tech savvy and likely to be using smartphones more than the older generation? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 10, 2019 Author VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Xela said: My Nan (93) spends loads on it a week and my other 2 grandparents (when alive) did the same. A lad at work, his family own a newsagent and he said 75% of people spending a good amount on the lottery are pensioners. I was in Sainsburys this morning and there were 3 old men in the queue at the counter for the lottery (tickets in hand) and its what made me think! Maybe younger people do it via the app? Oh, you're probably right. I get pissed off trying to buy a Saturday newspaper (the only day I buy one) if I have to use the same counter as for the lottery tickets - there's always a big queue, and yes, they are mainly oldsters. It's not a thing among my particular circle of over 60s, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 6 hours ago, Xela said: I would assume because they are more tech savvy and likely to be using smartphones more than the older generation? yeah, i just chose some numbers and set up an direct debit through the lottery website about 6 years ago... and that was that. They email me if/when i win and send the money to my account. Apparently if i win massive, they will ask me to ring them. i'm still waiting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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