I went when I was really young. I think I mainly visited resorts and amusement parks.
Osprey titles.
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Sorry, I didn’t twig, Marc. Thought you had moved there.
Explains why you are so knowledgeable. I am bilingual. Even know French.
Wanted so much to be good at German, just did not happen.
Only clever people can speak two languages! -
@wittmann:
Wanted so much to be good at German, just did not happen.
I’ve taken some introductory German, but never progressed beyond that. I know just enough to pick out a few words here and there from the soundtrack of WWII documentaries and movies if there are no subtitles, and to be able to get the basics of the dialogue if there are English subtitles to which to refer. Which makes it more fun to watch films like The Longest Day, or that YouTube video of Hitler ranting at the lack of tactical bombers in A&A Pacific 1940.
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I studied it for 4 years to “O” Level, then failed. ( Of course would have got an “A” these days.) I too love seeing Germans played by Germans (not Tom Crude) and picking up the odd word.
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@wittmann:
Scarapis: 200 Wow. Can see why though. If I could paint, would probably have more. (And would have a house full of tanks!)
You must have all periods too. Have you a favourite?always been a big fan of Ancient Mediterranean civilizations.
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Mine is WW2 and US Civil War, but I do like all things Carthaginian too. What a mixed and colourful bag Hannibal’s armies were.
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My wife gave me :Italian Battleships of WW2 this morning.
She said I should be an expert on all Italian things!
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@wittmann:
My wife gave me :Italian Battleships of WW2 this morning.
She said I should be an expert on all Italian things!
I am enjoying it.LOL sooo many ways to respond to that…
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Should I have said: she was enjoying it?
There is a great picture of the Roma about to be hit by the radio controlled bomb.
Makes me sad, as 1253 lives were lost. To the Germans!
Our former allies!!!
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@wittmann:
There is a great picture of the Roma about to be hit by the radio controlled bomb. Makes me sad, as 1253 lives were lost. To the Germans! Our former allies!!!
The prefatory section of Richard Overy’s book “Why the Allies Won” discusses how the terms “Axis” and “Allies” represent two camps whose composition changed many times during the war, with some countries shifting from one camp to another.
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I think I am happy with my knowledge of allies and side changes.
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I have a game called Barbarossa, which sees Germany lose her allies as Russian territorial gains and German unit losses force them to lose their will to fight alongside her. Unfortunately, it takes longer than 5 Global games put back to back!
Would love an A&A (shorter) one.
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