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I don't know if I have been under a rock, but I watched a doco on Foxtel last night about the Sam's !!!
Now I didn't know but the yanks fought in WW1 in huge number and were called Sam's.
The doco went on to say that Wilson the president instituted large loans to the allies which started the world dominance and reliance on the yanks hence.
I suppose that's where Uncle Sam comes from Der.
GT
Now I didn't know but the yanks fought in WW1 in huge number and were called Sam's.
The doco went on to say that Wilson the president instituted large loans to the allies which started the world dominance and reliance on the yanks hence.
I suppose that's where Uncle Sam comes from Der.
GT
My maternal grandfather was there in his Sopwith Triplane.
The US declaired war April 6th 1917 but never sent troops to Europe until Almost a year later in march of 1918 so effectively they were only in the fighting in France for about 6-8 months..goldtruck59 said:I don't know if I have been under a rock, but I watched a doco on Foxtel last night about the Sam's !!!
Now I didn't know but the yanks fought in WW1 in huge number and were called Sam's.
The doco went on to say that Wilson the president instituted large loans to the allies which started the world dominance and reliance on the yanks hence.
I suppose that's where Uncle Sam comes from Der.
GT
Yeah and the Pommies got to go home on leave as did the french but the poor bloody anzacs just got shunted from one front to the next, each one many orders of magnitude worse than the last. No wonder they had little respect for there english staff commanders.
nucopia said:The US declaired war April 6th 1917 but never sent troops to Europe until Almost a year later in march of 1918 so effectively they were only in the fighting in France for about 6-8 months..goldtruck59 said:I don't know if I have been under a rock, but I watched a doco on Foxtel last night about the Sam's !!!
Now I didn't know but the yanks fought in WW1 in huge number and were called Sam's.
The doco went on to say that Wilson the president instituted large loans to the allies which started the world dominance and reliance on the yanks hence.
I suppose that's where Uncle Sam comes from Der.
GT
Yup! they arrived late to two World Wars but might initate a third WW :|
casper
Sad to look at the pictures of young men, both allied and axis marching of to war and saying good bye to family and to think they are virtually all dead now. Something of interest in the news. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rench-perfectly-preserved-94-years-later.html
Some theories think push the argument that by this stage in the campaign the allied leadership had made up its mind that it would beat Germany by fighting a war of attrition which would cost millionsthe more lives but ultimately end in a allied victory. Totally ruthless and hard to comprehend in 2017.Mr Magoo said:
silver said:Sorry your alone Magoo ,.... chin up !
Company abounds in here mate. :Y:
Not sure what your point is. My comment was on this day in history 1st July 1916 30,000 sons were killed. Sad. No mention of colour, nationality or religion.
Nothing more, nothing less. One soul every 3 seconds for 24hrs.
