Sir Fatuous Pauper
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Doesn't make up for even a fraction of the pain of having to listen to interminable Polish chippiness about 303 Squadron and Sosabowski
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Doesn't make up for even a fraction of the pain of having to listen to interminable Polish chippiness about 303 Squadron and Sosabowski
You know when he's playing David Brent?
That's not him acting, that's who he actually is.
That's not him acting, that's who he actually is.
November 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
You know when he's playing David Brent?
That's not him acting, that's who he actually is.
That's not him acting, that's who he actually is.
Yeah, a Labour Home Secretary positioning the party to the right of Suella Braverman
But there are still Starmer Ultras that blame everything on the RWM 🙃
But there are still Starmer Ultras that blame everything on the RWM 🙃
November 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yeah, a Labour Home Secretary positioning the party to the right of Suella Braverman
But there are still Starmer Ultras that blame everything on the RWM 🙃
But there are still Starmer Ultras that blame everything on the RWM 🙃
"For the week ending 25th November 1944, for every 100 battle casualties evacuated from US 3rd Army, 60 were evacuated for cold injury...
...losses of 10% to 15% or more of the strength of single units were not unusual"
...losses of 10% to 15% or more of the strength of single units were not unusual"
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"For the week ending 25th November 1944, for every 100 battle casualties evacuated from US 3rd Army, 60 were evacuated for cold injury...
...losses of 10% to 15% or more of the strength of single units were not unusual"
...losses of 10% to 15% or more of the strength of single units were not unusual"
Its just bizarre how the US gets plaudits for supposed logistical brilliance in WW2 when US logistics in fact broke down catastrophically and entirely predictably in the worst possible way at the crucial point of the campaign in North West Europe
November 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Its just bizarre how the US gets plaudits for supposed logistical brilliance in WW2 when US logistics in fact broke down catastrophically and entirely predictably in the worst possible way at the crucial point of the campaign in North West Europe
But at least the Wehrmacht had competent logisticians, in stark contrast to the absolute omnishambles that was COMZ in 1944, an organisation that spent more time colonising Parisian hostelry than supplying US Armies
November 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
But at least the Wehrmacht had competent logisticians, in stark contrast to the absolute omnishambles that was COMZ in 1944, an organisation that spent more time colonising Parisian hostelry than supplying US Armies
Sure, the Red Ball Express was impressive but the fact that it existed was a symptom of a fundamental malaise in US strategic planning that disregarded logistics in much the same way as OKW disregarded its logisticians in Barbarossa
November 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Sure, the Red Ball Express was impressive but the fact that it existed was a symptom of a fundamental malaise in US strategic planning that disregarded logistics in much the same way as OKW disregarded its logisticians in Barbarossa
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I always find it weird how the Germans are slated for running out of supplies and finding themselves in the middle of winter with no winter kit in 1941, but the Americans are praised for running out of supplies and finding themselves in the middle of winter with no winter kit in 1944
November 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I always find it weird how the Germans are slated for running out of supplies and finding themselves in the middle of winter with no winter kit in 1941, but the Americans are praised for running out of supplies and finding themselves in the middle of winter with no winter kit in 1944
"But also close half the universities...."
a cartoon of snow white in a cell with bars on the door
ALT: a cartoon of snow white in a cell with bars on the door
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November 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"But also close half the universities...."
I always find it weird how the Germans are slated for running out of supplies and finding themselves in the middle of winter with no winter kit in 1941, but the Americans are praised for running out of supplies and finding themselves in the middle of winter with no winter kit in 1944
November 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I always find it weird how the Germans are slated for running out of supplies and finding themselves in the middle of winter with no winter kit in 1941, but the Americans are praised for running out of supplies and finding themselves in the middle of winter with no winter kit in 1944
Supply chain supremacy for the allies in 1914-18 was derived from naval supremacy which in turn was derived from a massively superior fleet of battleships 🤷
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Supply chain supremacy for the allies in 1914-18 was derived from naval supremacy which in turn was derived from a massively superior fleet of battleships 🤷
I don't think I'd ever heard of him until he died
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I don't think I'd ever heard of him until he died
Bognor Regis?
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Bognor Regis?
Chinese organised crime is the worst kept secret in law enforcement
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Chinese organised crime is the worst kept secret in law enforcement
Not often I agree with Max Hastings
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Not often I agree with Max Hastings
Why would anyone think that the purpose of the police is to address or ameliorate structural inequalities?
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Why would anyone think that the purpose of the police is to address or ameliorate structural inequalities?
Write a historic wrong instead of right a historic wrong
November 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Write a historic wrong instead of right a historic wrong
It's a fantastic city. Instantly fell in love with it on my first visit
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's a fantastic city. Instantly fell in love with it on my first visit
Even as a customer, that sounds like my idea of hell
November 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Even as a customer, that sounds like my idea of hell
The police are the anvil on which society beats out the problems and abrasions of social inequality, racial prejudice, weak laws and ineffective legislation
November 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The police are the anvil on which society beats out the problems and abrasions of social inequality, racial prejudice, weak laws and ineffective legislation
It was in fact an attempt to write a historic wrong 😉
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It was in fact an attempt to write a historic wrong 😉
Acknowledging externalities is anathema to popular analysis of police performance
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Acknowledging externalities is anathema to popular analysis of police performance