choffer Posted August 31, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2013 The M4 was brutal tonight. Presumed it must have been roadworks but it turned out to be what looked like a Douglas Devastator (or something similar) on the back of a lorry that was taking up two lanes of the motorway. So impressive was it that after I'd finally managed to squeeze past it, I pulled in at the services to wait for it to catch up so I could chase it down and have another look. It looked a lot like this (but without the whirly thing at the front going round): 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 yeah it's nice to have a payoff after shitty M4 traffic the payoff is usually a deconstructed caravan, but seeing one of those is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 This is probably the oldest book I have, The Motherland Reader, I think it was published in 1920. It's a children's book to teach them how great the British Empire is and about the individual countries that make up Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 2, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 2, 2013 talk about over hyphenated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post drat01 Posted September 2, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2013 talk about over hyphenated I would do but I must dash .. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Talking of the British Empire , Sri Lanka where I was last week is kinda a prime example of all that was good and bad with it in one small country the info structure and the tea plantations etc we put in place transformed the country ... sadly that we imported Tamils to work the plantations eventually led to civil war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Martin Luther King Jr removing a burned cross from his yard. Winnie the Pooh & Christopher Robin. Some of these are brilliant. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Some wonderful photos there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 British Pathe put 85,000 films on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Running the risk of getting a warning here but I couldn't resist... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 http://vimeo.com/93120068 Briiliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) I'm a big military buff and love old historical battles Is this thread strictly about WW2? I was always drawn towards to the periods in time before explosives and guns were used and people fought using swords and shields. The times long ago where people fought for chivalrous reasons and not just oil Was reading up today randomly at work about the battle of hastings and King Harold His loyal bodyguard interested me the Huscarl's 3k- 4k in number they did not bother with shields but wielded a 2 handed danish axe (awesome) While the rest of the English army routed they rallied around his banner to protect his corpse and fought to the last man because of the oath they sworn to him Edited April 30, 2014 by AshVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 30, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 30, 2014 Except that it was (figuratively speaking) always about oil. Before oil, it was land, water, other resources. Anything that would give the leaders more power. Of course, they needed a USP to get the masses to go for it, hence chivalry, religion, glory, whatever. But I agree, fascinating stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted April 30, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 30, 2014 War is almost always larceny writ large: "They have it. We want it. Let's get it." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 This thread is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 30, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 30, 2014 There was a woman on Pointless last week who said she didn't want any questions on history, as (quote) "It's already happened, so it's of no interest". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Not enough facepalms for that statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 There was a woman on Pointless last week who said she didn't want any questions on history, as (quote) "It's already happened, so it's of no interest". People like that frighten me. As do people who can't locate major countries on maps. It's willful ignorance. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrees Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Running the risk of getting a warning here but I couldn't resist... Cover picture from the First World War forerunner to 'Nuts' magazine - 'Kernels' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Im really into WWII.When I was in London ( 2 seasons ago ) I went on a " Battlefield Tour" of the landing beaches as well as St Mere Eglise,Pegasus bridge,Pont Du Hoc and the battery at Longues ( all included in the tour ) after actually bieng on those beaches I am surprised anyone actually got off them. Parts of the mulbery harbour still remain at Gold beach and at Utah, after getting off the beach there are bunkers 100 yards further inland ( so they had to start all over again ) At St Mere Eglise they have a dummy hanging from a parachute from the church steeple. It was a fascanating tour ( 4 days ) While in London I also went to Hendon and saw planes like the Stuka ( the only one left ) and the Me 262 and Heinkel 162 and 111. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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