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    The Anglo-Irish War (1919-1921) and Irish Civil War

    Why not? People do Spanish Civil War, and many are not sure about WWII re-enactment. Done with care this seems a brilliant way of looking past the hetred and mythology.
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    Last living U.S. veteran of World War I dies at age 110

    So who is left? The Last American WWI veteran has died, The Last Brit, and French soldiers last year. Who is still alive from the first World War?
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    Misconceptions of World War II

    It has been noted that not all Germans were Nazis, and though true, could well be seen as irrelevant. Was there not a referendum in Germany as to whether the country should become a Nazi dictatorship. Was this not passed, and this is why refurenda are banned unsder the modern German...
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    Misconceptions of World War II

    One misconception, that has arisen on another WWII Fedora Lounge thread, is that the British were starving. Without US help we would have been in difficulty, but the situation was not dire. My mother was a girl during the War and she tells us food was dull, but always availible. As I have...
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    SPAM and the Second World War?

    The US were our life-line! Of course they were, but no thanks to Joseph (sorry, my mistake) Kennedy. But the point is that at no point were the ordinary man, woman or child in Britain starving. Bored with their diet, and complaining, yes. But not going hungry. Lend-Lease ended, for...
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    SPAM and the Second World War?

    I'm sorry to contradict, but the British were NOT on starvation rations during the War. Life was difficult but it is now generally accepted that the British diet has never been so balanced, and good. What was rationed was done so is such a way as to promote good health, and what was not on...
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    Movies about the French Resistance, any suggestions?

    I must admit that I would not rely on movies to look at such a complex issue as the resistance to German occupation, in France (two exceptions below). There were those who welcomed the Germans as a weapon against "communism". Yet many of the French Far-right also hated the "Bosche" so much...
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    Booze and the war years

    Don't forget that Prohibition had enede only a short while before, so there could well have been residual difficulties in supply due to a number of firms having gone under (this will be the subject of my mythical Phd someday). I do believe that US ships were still dry, whereas Roayal Navy...
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    Pumpkin

    One for our American friends, from a Brit. What pumpkin recipies would you recommend for a small dinner party? Sweet and savoury, please. And a question of idiom: Why do people say "As American as apple pie" when pretty much every apple-growing nation has apple pie (Britain...
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    War Poets of WWII

    My Mum is into poetry and has been looking at war poetry from WWII. I wondered what American war poetry there was, as well as British? And on another tangent what German, Italian and Japinese poetry there is in translation?
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    What type of Unit/Army are you interested in?

    One other unit I am interested in, and, thinking about the warsaw Ghetto re-enactment thread; Britan's Jewish Brigade, whhich faught through Italy & Germany
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    A new Fedorista

    We have found that four-day old Wrigglesworth enjoys the Rat Pack (Sinatra, Martin etc) and Doris Day. Go Figure
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    A new Fedorista

    The Hairy Bloke and Kishtu are very pleased to announce the birth of their son: William Geoffrey (hereafter known as "Wigglesworth"). I suppose it is a metaphorical tab behind the bar, and cigars all round. All the best The Hairy Bloke
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    Obama, Cameron and Shoes.

    Personally, were I to meet someone of this importance for my job, for the first time, I would wear (clean, polished) old shoes, that meant I could concentrate on the business at hand. Rather than "Oh crickey! My feet hurt".
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    Wojtek the Soldier Bear

    when I was a kid I read a book called "Soldier Bear" about Wojtek. I remember it made me sad as he ended up in Edinburgh zoo, sometimes visited by his comrades, on the outside. This is probably the point were I ask if anyone knows the truth behind a tale told to us regarding a raindeer...
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    What type of Unit/Army are you interested in?

    13 DBLE, The Gaullist French Foreign Legion. Who was in it? Did they recruit during the War? I don't know, and I would like any-one out there who can suggest a book, or two, to tell me.
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    'Phoning the bank

    I had to 'phone the bank this evening. I will have to 'phone them tomorrow evening. I found tonights ordeal made easier by a pint of Fuller's Discovery, a "blonde" beer simillar to some of the Belgian wheat beers (Hoegarten etc). What tipples would connoisseurs suggest for tommorrow?
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    Your Signature Dish

    Please, Please can you send me the recipe. I think my signature dish is banana fritters, based on a New Orleans recipe. I do pride myself that I can normally make a stir-fry, or pasta sauce from something, which tastes good.
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    Formalizing/Small Pleasures?

    It's the Croisant gathering Hairy Bloke. I don't know what I "formalised" over the years in trms of personal ritual. I neither smoke, nor shave, so these rituals are not part of my life. I do know I became a changed man when I began re-enacting, some twenty-plus years ago. Concepts such...
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    The Great Beer Thread

    The other night I had some of the "Punk IPA" from the same firm as "Tactical Nuclear Penguin". Not keen. I know this style of beer is one of the family of brews known as "bitter", but that implies a subtelty of flavour as well. I thought Punk was just bitter, as in lemon, but with little...

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