Thanks, Nobby !

Cheers - Phil

Just to even up the political satire ...



... and how it should look ...

Lindybeige talking about wargaming during WWII

I watched that one last night.

Excellent Lindy in action.

Has a resonance since I work in Walker House ... the building where the wargames took place. 

This is where I was this weekend. Just outside Sherrifmuir there's some replica Atlantic Wall fortifications. They were built in 1943 and used as a training aid. What remains is quite impressive, about 60m of wall, plus a number of bunkers. My daughter and I found only 3, but there are more apparently.  They are very impressive, including a couple of Tobruks in very good condition.




My daughter is absolutely fabulous. Drives her old dad around the back road of Scotland looking for old military ruins. 

Well done that daughter 

Seconded !

(The thing to do when you find a bunker, Nobby, is to open the club face and make sure you follow through...Don't quit on the shot.)

Cheers - Phil

Oh no - NOT BLOODY GOLF.

A good walk spoiled!

Just stumbled upon this and it's pretty cool. Would expect them to have mustaches however, but it's still very cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTAxlPMuOyw

Terry

Gallipoli exhibition with huge sculptures by Weta workshop. Moving stuff.https://youtu.be/q1tL6-xCTN4

It is definitely moving in person, I've visited three times so far

The attention to detail is amazing; there are three different species of flies on the bully beef

A British movie from 1956, a Hill in Korea. https://youtu.be/ID1pLl5FMxk
National servicemen vs Chinese.
Cheers,
Aksu

Great film.

It's how Michael Caine got into film. He fought in Korea and was taken on as an expert.

Ah, did not know that about Michael Caine. This, by the way, is one of my favorite threads. There is so much good stuff to be found on YouTube.

Terry

Quote from: Terry37 on 16 August 2018, 03:29:45 PM
Ah, did not know that about Michael Caine. This, by the way, is one of my favorite threads. There is so much good stuff to be found on YouTube.

Terry

You won't be surprised to learn "Not a lot of people know that!"

I think that film was on today. Was tempted to record it, but then completely forgot. Will probably be repeated soon though...

Quote from: fsn on 16 August 2018, 10:14:25 AM
Great film.

It's how Michael Caine got into film. He fought in Korea and was taken on as an expert.

Alfie was in Korea??

I'll need to check this out!  Great find!

On the subject of movie stars and history, I had the honor and pleasure to have corresponded with Michael Todd before he passed. Not sure how many know he was in the Airborne during WW2 and jumped into Normandy. He told me once that there was a scene  that seemed a bit odd to him in the filming of The Longest Day, where he played Major John Howard who took Pegasus Bridge. In the war he was the actual officer that came up and told Major Howard that he was relieved by the 7th Battalion of the Airborne.   I don't know who the actor was that played the paratrooper who came up to Major Howard in the movie, but he said it always seemed a bit odd that as he turned around in that scene that I was talking to me.....or well, the actor who was playing me!

And that's the rest of the story,

Terry

Richard Todd?