Pause for thought differences in education.

Captain Nemo · 09-10-08, 06:00 AM

Born in 1962 and as far back I can remember I have always taken an interest in WWII (both theatres) and WWI to some extent. My dad was to young to serve in the forces in WWII, however, two of his older brothers served in the Royal Navy. The eldest served from 1939 onwards in destroyers escorting the Atlantic convoys and the second eldest served from late 1944 in the Pacific in submarines in HMS Tiptoe. Sadly both are not with us now so I can't ask them about their experiences and didn't ask to much when I was younger because my dad said they very rarely discussed the war. Two things that stick in my mind today are something my uncle who served on submarines said. Soon after he joined the navy, they were looking for new recruits for submarines. Anyway, in a line up an officer asked for volunteers to step forward, when no one stepped forward the officer went along the line and picked people out, my uncle was one of them! So much for the RN saying that all submariners were volunteers! Also, during an American attack on one of the islands in the Pacific he witnessed through the periscope the bravery of the American soldiers who were leading the attack on the beaches. After seeing this he refused to say or hear anything bad about an American again.

Nemo

Rommer69 · 09-10-08, 06:47 AM

Born in 1969, in Spain, so though I´m very interested in WWII, both theatres, all types of battles (terrestrian, naval and aerial) and the Holocaust i have no family at all involved in any theatre and there are no militar staff relatives.

I like more ETO and the atlantic, but maybe only because the role of the US submarines is less known than their german counterparts and the role of the US navy in the pacific is better known for their surface and air battles.

I´ve always admire all the people who get involved, many of them by their own, to let us live our actual way of life. Honour to all of them.

But I love both SH3 and SH4. I play more SH3, but less than i would want!

09-10-08, 06:00 AM	#1
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Born in 1962 and as far back I can remember I have always taken an interest in WWII (both theatres) and WWI to some extent. My dad was to young to serve in the forces in WWII, however, two of his older brothers served in the Royal Navy. The eldest served from 1939 onwards in destroyers escorting the Atlantic convoys and the second eldest served from late 1944 in the Pacific in submarines in HMS Tiptoe. Sadly both are not with us now so I can't ask them about their experiences and didn't ask to much when I was younger because my dad said they very rarely discussed the war. Two things that stick in my mind today are something my uncle who served on submarines said. Soon after he joined the navy, they were looking for new recruits for submarines. Anyway, in a line up an officer asked for volunteers to step forward, when no one stepped forward the officer went along the line and picked people out, my uncle was one of them! So much for the RN saying that all submariners were volunteers! Also, during an American attack on one of the islands in the Pacific he witnessed through the periscope the bravery of the American soldiers who were leading the attack on the beaches. After seeing this he refused to say or hear anything bad about an American again. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

09-10-08, 06:47 AM	#2
Rommer69 A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 72 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Born in 1969, in Spain, so though I´m very interested in WWII, both theatres, all types of battles (terrestrian, naval and aerial) and the Holocaust i have no family at all involved in any theatre and there are no militar staff relatives. I like more ETO and the atlantic, but maybe only because the role of the US submarines is less known than their german counterparts and the role of the US navy in the pacific is better known for their surface and air battles. I´ve always admire all the people who get involved, many of them by their own, to let us live our actual way of life. Honour to all of them. But I love both SH3 and SH4. I play more SH3, but less than i would want!