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Title: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Berek on November 14, 2007, 07:59:19 PM
My Grandad was one of the lucky ones to make it back from there. Very interesting documentary on Sky last night, here it is on youtube in parts. Well worth watching

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgPcko8XLKE
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Nick on November 15, 2007, 10:44:45 AM
Who won?
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: tel on November 15, 2007, 10:47:54 AM
 Banghead
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Snoopy on November 15, 2007, 10:50:07 AM
Who won?

No bugger ~ as my Granddad, who was also there, told me.
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Nick on November 15, 2007, 11:01:25 AM
Precisely my point!
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Grumpmeister on November 15, 2007, 12:48:37 PM
Who won?

The same as in any modern war, the munitions and arms companies.
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 15, 2007, 01:36:26 PM
Who won?

The same as in any modern war, the munitions and arms companies.

Modern! You do know when the Somme was don't you?  ::)
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Berek on November 15, 2007, 01:39:34 PM
he doesnt know when it was but he DOES know how it started

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4TKTRV4HM0
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Grumpmeister on November 15, 2007, 01:45:49 PM
Who won?

The same as in any modern war, the munitions and arms companies.

Modern! You do know when the Somme was don't you?  ::)

I'm classing modern as anything from the 20th century onwards Darwin.
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 15, 2007, 02:06:43 PM
Who won?

The same as in any modern war, the munitions and arms companies.

Modern! You do know when the Somme was don't you?  ::)

I'm classing modern as anything from the 20th century onwards Darwin.

Fair enough.
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Nick on November 15, 2007, 02:32:38 PM
K?
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: TG on November 15, 2007, 08:34:14 PM
Who won?

The same as in any modern war, the munitions and arms companies.

Modern! You do know when the Somme was don't you?  ::)

I'm classing modern as anything from the 20th century onwards Darwin.

Modern war. The first world war had most of the bells & whistles.

Tanks, machine guns, air power, chemical weapons, propaganda, radio, submarines, mines, torpedoes etc.

No nukes but otherwise they checked most of the boxes. They just had the dubious honour of being the first with many of these new toys.
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: grumpyoldsoldier on December 23, 2007, 08:49:19 PM
My Grandad was one of the lucky ones to make it back from there. Very interesting documentary on Sky last night, here it is on youtube in parts. Well worth watching

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgPcko8XLKE
My Grandad was killed there, he wasn't  actually a combatant, he was camping nearby and went over to complain about the noise
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Snoopy on December 24, 2007, 08:01:10 AM
 happy001 happy001 happy001
Title: Re: The Battle of the Somme
Post by: Nick on December 24, 2007, 09:47:55 AM
 doh: