I think that question would finish him off. I can't remember if his dad died or left when he was a youngster - one of the two.

TBh his delusions etc don't even upset me , in fact you could tell him about my change of career , some of David's points are quite valid . Some of my...

That Jedburgh book is very exciting Pete! I'm going to re-write the existing perfunctory background story giving a more fulsome background to our wee...

Don't need much of an excuse for a trip to Shropshire... That is quite probably the first time those words have ever been uttered! Heh, the site look...

Message sent to 'em!

Yes, I remember Ewart enthusing about them a while back when I bumped into him at a show. Even if Op-tactical aren't currently doing their own stuff ...

Maybe not so pie in the sky - I flagged this lot up ages ago who ran events at Swynnerton, Nesscliff and Leek Hulme. This web site doesn't seem to g...

Bugger, no much use as an urban site without access to buildings from our POV. Thank you for the recce. With the country covered in redundant factori...

The book concentrates on Arnhem and actions around 17th to 26th Sept, rather predictably, and detail is muddled when it comes to the Nijmagen area. Bu...

I want one

"The biggest mistake historians make is to glorify and narrow-mindedly concern themselves with Arnhem and Oosterbeek. The Allies were stopped in ...

Yes indeed. In 'It never snows in September' it even describes the exact troops involved in the battle wearing such a mix. I'm going to see if I can f...

Heh, lucky enough to have a family cottage in Cornwall, just costs the diesel to get there! OK, as near zero as a holiday can be...

Heh, make it a weekender. Wacky Warehouse on Saturday and WW2 airsoft on Sunday. Act like a kid the whole weekend - should be a winner! I should be go...