Watched the first part of the Paxman WWl series last night.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The man's contempt for the Old Contemptibles was little short of revolting. His treatment of the retreat from Mons had me shouting and ranting at the tv for a good half an hour.

He is a terrible, terrible man.

[Berni]

The long-vaunted rapidity and accuracy of their musketry is firmly under question now. Even Max Hastings' book called it into doubt. To be fair, it's hard to describe Mons as anything other than a defeat. And Sir John French was a fearful arse.

Reading Barbara Tuchman's 'The Guns of August' atm. That's a bit more old-school.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

Was a genuine Chagall, sends it off to France for it to be verified, and the family of Chagall say it's a fake and shall be burned :-O

[Snin]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Daft bugger.

[Snin]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

You are a dangerous lefty.

[Peter]

It is probably worth watching :-)

[Luis Anaconda]

Good point to go to lunch now I think

[Berni]

especially withering. That isn't to say that the BEF didn't perform well when massively outnumbered and repeatedly flanked, but even so.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

It was simply disciplined, accurate rapid rifle fire.

wd ocs. I, at least, shall honour your memory.

[Berni]

been. That's not evidence.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Are you some sort of sympathiser?