Ninety years ago the armistice ending the First World War (The war to end all wars,) was signed ending a war that started in 1914 for the Europeans, British and their allies, which included Canada, Australia and New Zealand. For the Americans it started in 1917 brought on by the U boat sinking of the Lusitania.

In the U.S. this day is called Veteran's Day. Here in Canada we call it Remembrance Day. I'm not sure what they call it in the U.K. and of course it no longer recognizes only WWl, but it's become a day to recognize and show respect for all veterans regardless of what conflict they were involved or indeed are still involved in.

I won't continue in this vein because Openlady has done a very moving blog on this subject  which I couldn't possibly top. I recommend reading it if you haven't already.

I did a blog for yesterday, but once again, it went off into the ether. I didn't feel like doing at again so I just bid it a fond adieu as it disappeared. Shockingly the site didn't come to a screeching halt cuz Skill didn't blog. LOL

Those of you that have read some of my earlier blogs may recall I did one on how I can get quite incensed when authors and movie producers will quite regularly and cavalierly distort history. I just figure if you're going do history do it bloody well right or don't do it at all!!!

Anyhow, I do a lot of posting in the Movies, Books and Music  forum, and in a thread based on songs about or referring to weapons I used "Sink The Bismark." Now, I admit I kinda like that old chestnut from the dim and distant past, but the first line makes me wanna upchuck.

-- In May of 1941, the war had just begun.--   

WHAT??? What fucking war precisely???

For the Americans the war didn't start (officially) until the Japanese did their Pearl Harbour thing which hadn't happened yet in May 1941.

For the British, Europeans and allies which again included all those countries and more that I alluded to earlier, the war started in September 1939 when the Nazis invaded Poland.

Arrrggghhhhh!!!

Ciao

Quote:

Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that,  if the British Empire and it's Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will say: "This was their finest hour."

Winston Churchill (House of Commons June 18, 1940)