30.01.2012, 16:29
Thanks for answering Jambo
That's really interesting to here how the film came about, so with out that guy cleaning the attic we would never have any first accounts of what really happened. Talking about cleaning out the attic or as I say the loft, we did that the other week and found my great granddads medals from the first world war. Think there campaign medals and for doing your duty for your country, have to look them up to be shore.
Just out of interest have you ever heard about the "Peace Day Riots" because my great granddad and my family in general are from around Luton, find it very ironic they burnt down Luton town hall wile singing "Keep the home fires burning".
Any way, about Question 4. Yeah I did explain to her that was fighting in different places all over the world not just in Europe, but I was a bit surprised when my sister asked "why they didn't just go round" because that's a good question and one I have never every thought about or heard / read about any where before. The only thing that came to my mind was the Gallipoli Campaign as to my knowledge that was the only large amphibious invasion of ww1 and that was a disaster. So given that and the fact you had the German fleet in the North and the Austrian fleet in the South they thought it to risky try an amphibious invasion else where?
That's really interesting to here how the film came about, so with out that guy cleaning the attic we would never have any first accounts of what really happened. Talking about cleaning out the attic or as I say the loft, we did that the other week and found my great granddads medals from the first world war. Think there campaign medals and for doing your duty for your country, have to look them up to be shore.
Just out of interest have you ever heard about the "Peace Day Riots" because my great granddad and my family in general are from around Luton, find it very ironic they burnt down Luton town hall wile singing "Keep the home fires burning".
Any way, about Question 4. Yeah I did explain to her that was fighting in different places all over the world not just in Europe, but I was a bit surprised when my sister asked "why they didn't just go round" because that's a good question and one I have never every thought about or heard / read about any where before. The only thing that came to my mind was the Gallipoli Campaign as to my knowledge that was the only large amphibious invasion of ww1 and that was a disaster. So given that and the fact you had the German fleet in the North and the Austrian fleet in the South they thought it to risky try an amphibious invasion else where?