GOTM Dec
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Re: GOTM Dec
I'd like a free copy also Joe, I'm as Yorkshire as Duncan.
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Re: GOTM Dec
joseyclosey wrote: "The result proves that the reverse slope of a hill, about 100ft high having a gradient of 1ft in 12, can be swept by Martini fire at 1,900yds, and that troops placed under cover of such ground would be unsafe, even in extended order lying down, at a distance of 2,oooyds."
This was called the "Beaten Zone".
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Re: GOTM Dec
Graeme & Duncan can you pm me your e-mail addresses please.
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Thanks for that Joe, that is really fascinating.
Duncan
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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
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Re: GOTM Dec
Got it this morning. Off to the big smoke for a Fleetwood Mac concert, so will read it when I get back.
The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it.