Oni gora!

01.03.06, 08:05

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    • varsovian Re: Oni gora! 01.03.06, 11:10
      It's reassuring to find that Brits aren't the only dumb people in the world.
      By the way, I've only just now been learning about the course of the American
      Revolution. Interesting stuff.
      www.britishbattles.com/american-revolution.htm
      and, for a sick laugh - www.britishbattles.com/most-massacred.htm
      It's interesting the American army was the professional outfit, trained by
      Prussian officers, and the British army was undermanned and led by amateur
      officers.
      That sort of doesn't fit in with popular American history now, does it?
      • ianek70 Re: Oni gora! 01.03.06, 13:34
        varsovian napisał:

        > It's reassuring to find that Brits aren't the only dumb people in the
        world.

        In a BBC poll a couple of years ago, Homer J Simpson was voted Greatest
        American of All Time.
        Actually, most of my knowledge of American history comes from the Simpsons,
        mostly from Lisa.

        > By the way, I've only just now been learning about the course of the American
        > Revolution. Interesting stuff.
        > www.britishbattles.com/american-revolution.htm
        > and, for a sick laugh - www.britishbattles.com/most-massacred.htm
        > It's interesting the American army was the professional outfit, trained by
        > Prussian officers, and the British army was undermanned and led by amateur
        > officers.

        And the US Navy was founded by a Scot, John Paul Jones (who later played bass
        with Led Zeppelin).
        As Scots have a reputation (at least among other Scots) as great intellects and
        fearless warriors, this led to the city of Edinburgh immediately reinforcing
        its sea defences. Edinburgh thus became the first city in the world to
        construct a system of defences against submarine attacks.
        Why the Americans would want to invade the east coast of Scotland, and
        especially with a weapon which hadn't been invented yet, remains a mystery to
        anyone with a map.
        The defences can be seen to this day, in the form of a big stone thing beside
        the Forth rail bridge.
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