Dunkirk: A war film that dares to celebrate a British triumph

[Tecumsehsbones]

Mystery ?

No.

A million bright motivated young men with an Empire to administer died in WW1.
Next generation brought up without those men, and had to fight another war with another 500k dead.
2% and 1% of the population, more than double our losses.

This, the introduction of the welfare state, loss of Empire thanks to the US, and women consistently voting
for more and more left wing stuff, and there is no surprise as to why.

Maybe the surprise they haven't completely collapsed yet. Oh right, the unrestricted trillions of debt they have racked up.

So. . . it's all the fault of the Yanks and the weemins?

OK, thanks.

The best and brightest all died, too. Junior officers led their men into battle, Webleys drawn with whistles in mouths. Their survival rate was not high. The ones who made it home to reproduce were the "I'm alright, Jack" survivors.

Somebody who leads his men into battle armed with a swagger cane may be the "best," but I'm not voting for him for "brightest."

 

[Danbones]

You do realize that nothing in that source contradicts my post. I am well-aware of all the details of Vimy, having read multiple accounts of the battle. Just as Agincourt, Poitiers, and Crecy have passe into British mythology so has Vimy passed into that of Canada, primarily due to the fact that the battle was the first one where the entire Canadian Corps took part. You can downplay Canada's roles in the various wars Britain got into in the first half of the 20th Century, but the fact remains it would have had one hell of a tougher time without the help of Canada, and Australia and New Zealand as well.

I was humourizin'
and I actually agree with that...I am Friends with one of Canada's finest example's family..Pegahmagabow
His family is still around the bay.