Sir Fatuous Pauper
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Of note, the US suffered 71,000 cases of cold injury in the ETO, most of which were in the winter of 44/45, at a rate ten times greater than in British or Commonwealth armies, in no small part because the US' awesome logisitical machine couldn't supply its soldiers with woolly socks
November 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Of note, the US suffered 71,000 cases of cold injury in the ETO, most of which were in the winter of 44/45, at a rate ten times greater than in British or Commonwealth armies, in no small part because the US' awesome logisitical machine couldn't supply its soldiers with woolly socks
Alcohol and tobacco?
October 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Alcohol and tobacco?
There's tree his masterpiece of a review for HMS Belfast
October 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
There's tree his masterpiece of a review for HMS Belfast
My cat was fine one minute, the next a saddle thrombosis and an emergency trip to the vet to have him put to sleep
Not the way I thought Sunday would play out
I can't stop crying.
Not the way I thought Sunday would play out
I can't stop crying.
October 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My cat was fine one minute, the next a saddle thrombosis and an emergency trip to the vet to have him put to sleep
Not the way I thought Sunday would play out
I can't stop crying.
Not the way I thought Sunday would play out
I can't stop crying.
Crawley Beauty - First raised from a wild seedling in Tilgate in 1870
October 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Crawley Beauty - First raised from a wild seedling in Tilgate in 1870
Ian Fleming wanted your mom to get a tax break
October 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ian Fleming wanted your mom to get a tax break
Eurostar at Gare Du Nord is a fucking shambles. Not doing this again. Much rather fly.
October 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Eurostar at Gare Du Nord is a fucking shambles. Not doing this again. Much rather fly.
Very quaffable
October 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Very quaffable
These one aren't too bad either
October 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
These one aren't too bad either
Perrier-Joët, recommended if you like extremely overpriced bubbly served by belligerent Frenchmen
October 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Perrier-Joët, recommended if you like extremely overpriced bubbly served by belligerent Frenchmen
I like this one too
October 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I like this one too
I like this one
October 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I like this one
I like Collet
October 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I like Collet
September 21, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Brexit might explain old world wines but no excuse for shitty new worlds
Kanonkop do some mind-blowing wines but all you can get here outside of specialist shops (and for an eye watering price) is their entry-level student wine
Kanonkop do some mind-blowing wines but all you can get here outside of specialist shops (and for an eye watering price) is their entry-level student wine
September 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Brexit might explain old world wines but no excuse for shitty new worlds
Kanonkop do some mind-blowing wines but all you can get here outside of specialist shops (and for an eye watering price) is their entry-level student wine
Kanonkop do some mind-blowing wines but all you can get here outside of specialist shops (and for an eye watering price) is their entry-level student wine
A bit better. Still a fair bit of walking on the hilly bits to keep my heart rate in the triple digits
September 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A bit better. Still a fair bit of walking on the hilly bits to keep my heart rate in the triple digits
Not exactly a PB but I'm back in the game!
September 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not exactly a PB but I'm back in the game!
Some quality entertainment for tonight!
September 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Some quality entertainment for tonight!
The last bit about pushing the Germans back from Antwerp passes virtually unremarked in the historiography. The fact that you can't operate your key port when its within easy striking distance of the enemy is a curiously ignored in most analysis
Eisenhower again:
Eisenhower again:
September 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The last bit about pushing the Germans back from Antwerp passes virtually unremarked in the historiography. The fact that you can't operate your key port when its within easy striking distance of the enemy is a curiously ignored in most analysis
Eisenhower again:
Eisenhower again:
The outlook grows rapidly dimmer, until by the 10th when Monty and Ike meet, its pretty clear its just to seize a staging area for future ops, ideally with a bridgehead over the Rhine, open the approaches to the Scheldt, and to push the Germans back from Antwerp
As Ike remarked:
As Ike remarked:
September 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The outlook grows rapidly dimmer, until by the 10th when Monty and Ike meet, its pretty clear its just to seize a staging area for future ops, ideally with a bridgehead over the Rhine, open the approaches to the Scheldt, and to push the Germans back from Antwerp
As Ike remarked:
As Ike remarked:
Yeah, there's quite a few things of significance that pass unremarked 👀
September 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Yeah, there's quite a few things of significance that pass unremarked 👀
If only Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander, as well as overall commander of all land forces, as well as Montgomery's direct superior officer, then he would have been able to tell Montgomery what to do.
Alas, he was just some hapless NPC with no authority whatsoever...
#ww2 #normandy
Alas, he was just some hapless NPC with no authority whatsoever...
#ww2 #normandy
August 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM