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I think thats a little hard,....he has been busy. He said.

Sorry Clive - I'm allergic to Ryvita!!! Me too. It can play hell with your intestinal tract.

...and you didnt buy me a beer at Denmead.

Hey that would be terrific, I'd love to see you guys. Its been ages since I qualified for this Purple Heart, and a bit of WW2 theropy would be a real tonic.

Well if you guys are coming this way and got space in the truck, can you pick me up too ? I throw a fiver in for fuel., being a WW2 ride.

But Mark, thats confusing to some of our readers, a M38 of '50 something manufacture............ is modern. I mean its not like a proper jeep, with a proper engine.

Welcome Jim, nice to see you here.

Thanks for that. I didn't think SafariThing got it right

Oh WHAT was she in the film.

I know who played Elena (now your messin' wid ma mind) but who was she in the film? In the film she played,..ELENA. Do try to keep up.

Oh DO pay attention : Barbara Werle Regards Rick

Well,....YES

Joris IN, cos he's got a proper truck, not a PW thingy.

Go firm with Safariswing. Louise... Pier Angeli.

It was British code breakers at Bletchley Park who learned the details of the operation - even the names of the German and Japanese scientists and engineers on board U-846 5th December 1944, according to a forthcoming BBC Timewatch documentary. The Hunt for U-864 will be broadcast on BBC2 on 5 January at 2100

But I remember you saying that you WILL have them by the end of this year. Still time.

Blimey that is a bit steep! Yea I'm with Jack a fiver for a day out in PW Oldsmobile. Bit steep that.

But they knew for themselves. Churchill didn't have to tell em. The Day of Infamy my ar*e, more like the day of deceit.

A good starting point would be: PRO record HW 50/13/2. B Machine (Japanese Diplomatic) Anglo/US Cooperation. Notes on the US release to Britain of their greatest secret, the Japanese high-grade diplomatic cipher machine Purple pencil notes by Frank Birch 1st February 1942 – 2nd May 1945. The significance of the Japanese connection is the German/ Japanese Alliance. Messages sent from the Japanese Embassy in Berlin by Oshima Hiroshi, Japan's ambassador to Berlin during World War II, had been fully decoded by the Americans and sent off to Washington, providing a source of information for the Allies on German activities. These included the Ardennes offensive, and its build up. For those interested in such matters Charles Whiting gives an interesting account of the "Special Arrangements" between the UK decoders and their American counterparts, with "Magic". Further reading can be found in "The Field Marshalls Revenge". Jack I'm dissapointed that you should doubt me.

And yet again,...... not a single mention of the man that commanded the battle on behalf of the allies. It was of course B.L. Montgomery. Another one of those historical facts that's got conveniently forgotten in the writing of history. .................................................Thinking the Ardennes was the least likely spot for a German offensive, American Staff Commanders chose to keep the line thin, ........................................ Now recently available documents at the PRO suggests differently. With intercepts from "Magic" it's now clear that the Ardennes build up was well known. The thousands of young, and inexperienced troops were, spread thin for good tactical reasons. They were sacrificed. Egos were at stake and the West Wall was proving a hard nut to crack. The enemy was "encouraged" to leave its fixed and impenetrable positions. They were ofcourse more vulnerable in the open. War is hell.

T'was the USS Salem a Heavy Cruiser.

As a parting gift and final song for Jack hows about Billie Holiday - Stormy Weather somehow appropriate for those on the Bastogne march. I wish you luck guys.

I hadn't realised that that machine played music too, all this time I thought it was a code device. It played music too, well silly me.

Well Chilly averything after the weather forecast you posted.

I thought something a little more topical in view of the Ray Mears weekend might be : Quincy Punx : High Impact Camping Load the Beerbuster in the truck We're going camping don't give a **** It goes on but I'm a little shy