Latest American Rifleman and Clive Law
While reading March's issue of the "American Rifleman" I was pleasantly surprised to see a review of Clive M. Law's book "Without Warning...Canadian Sniper Equipment of the 20th Century." A good review was written by Mark Keefe and hopefully translates into increased sales for Mr. Law's books. Like I keep saying, it's a tough job educating my American friends that they didn't single handedly win WW II. Hopefully this book will help. Well done Clive!
:salute: CHIMO! :salute: |
you mean we didnt win it???? :eek:
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Yes Dave, WE won the war. With the emphasis on WE. Canada and the U.S. won the war together. :salute: CHIMO! :salute: |
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Canadian industry supplied arms and other stores to every Allied nation including Russia, China, the US, UK, Australia, NZ, RSA, etc.... From no arms industry in 1939 at all we managed to supply everything from bullets to small arms, artillery, tanks, optics, chemicals and more. We built over 3,000 ships, 7,000 aircraft and almost a million motorized vehicles. Canada trained most of the post-1941 aircrew and was termed, by President Roosevelt, the "Aerodrome of democracy". I don't wish to belittle the contributions, or sacrifices, made by other Allied nations, but Canada - due to its unusual position of being considered British by the US and of being American by the Brits, is often overlooked in modern story-telling. Perhaps we should have been more forthright at war's end and insisted on a position in the occupation Army - we certainly had more claim to it than the French - but that was not then, or now, our way. I know that this group, more than any other, knows fully well exactly what Canada accomplished in the 1939-1945 unpleasantness. Lest we forget Rant over. |
Sorry but you are all wrong!
It is a well known fact that the Scots, with a little help from the Irish, won the Second World War. Anyone daring to question or contradict this statement will have the bagpipes of the combined Scottish regiments played to them during the hours of darkness for a period of no less than one month! Regards Gerry McGinty |
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I thought that comment might get a rise from somebody. As always R., you are a master of the understatement! I was about to do my Captain Canuck routine, but Clive beat me to it. :salute: CHIMO! :salute: |
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You have heard about how copper wire was invented, haven't you? Two Scotsmen saw a ha'penny laying on the ground at the same time! |
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Cheers Cliff :) |
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Bravo Clive! Well said! Glad to see another Canada booster! You'd get a laugh out of hearing me correct whoever is giving the pre-battle briefing at the reenactments here in Texas. Words in red are my exclamations: e.g. Will the Brit with the (CANADIAN! ) CMP please move it to the British (CANADIAN!) camp. Thank you. O.K., we need all the Brits (AND CANADIAN! ) over here for a briefing. Any British casualties (AND CANADIAN! ) will be treated by the Medics to my left. I need Lootenant (LEFT-TENANT! ) Heuring to actuate the pyro... LOL! You get the picture! :cheers: CHIMO! :drunk: |
Geez Sapper
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I'll tell you what Garry, you bring the Cohibas and I'll supply all the Scotch you want. Heck, you can even bring Mr. Spawning-Bass along with you! |
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:p R. |
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It seems the "Canadian Focus" is all about having been not fully credited or recognized and we're all doing that now, and that this does not deny the contributions of any other nation ... it's only about "including Canadians real facts contributions and efforts for the public record and to educate those who don't know" ... Lots of Nations were involved, and they all need to be highlighted for their parts ... Isn't MLU mainly about highlighting Canadians involvement and trying to correct wrong impressions and information? I view MLU as also highlighting the contributions of all Nations involved ... and love to hear about them all. MLU is a great place to tell about it all and educate people, and simply promote respect and understanding for each others contributions ... everyone everywhere benefitted by the contributions of everyone everywhere who contributed ... as a whole, it worked. Success. Hitler rule was done away with and we were all saved from more of the same and worse. All the little parts of the whole created the whole success is kinda like I see's it. Good, bad, or indifferent contributions, screw ups, amazing successed ... we couldn't have done it without everyone elses help, and horribly tragic sacrifices :( ... the end result was VE ... I salute all Nations involved, all soldiers, but I have a special warmth and personal pride and gratitude for Canadians ... cuz I'm canadian and my Uncles and dad, whoever, whoever who served ... did so as Canadians, some laying in foreign graves where they fell. Hmmmm ... Ma Yappy free flow babbles again :eek: :cheers: |
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N.B. For those of you easily offended, please avert your gaze or click on another thread! Clive, I've seen some strange names, here's a couple of examples from the Weird Coast. The Wharfinger (which in itself is a pretty strange name) of the Gov't dock in Horseshoe Bay, B.C. named his boat the "Master Baiter" There is a fishing boat in Prince Rupert, B.C. called the "Fog Ducker.", and there was a race horse in Vancouver called "Hoof Hearted!" Gotta love a sense of humour! :cheers: CHIMO! :drunk: |
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Often heard here on CH67 (Solent is too busy for the CG to use CH16) and causing much grinning of Solent CG is a fishing boat called: SHY TALK R. |
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