The official AHF British Empire quiz thread
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Yes, your go.
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hi,
the name of the battle he played a singular role in rhymes with his own name.
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the name of the battle he played a singular role in rhymes with his own name.
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Montgomery and Normandy?
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hi, Rob,
no, it´s a "perfect rhyme", really, ... and the battle was in WW I.
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no, it´s a "perfect rhyme", really, ... and the battle was in WW I.
greetings, the pb
Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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ahhh Von kluck and klucked up Schlieffen plan?
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hi, Sheldrake,
No, I adhere to the thread title. This man is (was) a Briton.
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No, I adhere to the thread title. This man is (was) a Briton.
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Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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Allenby and Aleppo?
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No, as I said before: a "perfect" rhyme ... hint # 2 .. I`m a navy man ... and he was, too.
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No, as I said before: a "perfect" rhyme ... hint # 2 .. I`m a navy man ... and he was, too.
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Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
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Well, I'm stumped. I cannot find any WW1 naval battle which had a prominent UK participant whose name rhymed with the name of the battle. I suppose it may be some obscure UK participant you're thinking of, perhaps someone who was an admiral in WW2, maybe someone called Xxxxland who was at Jutland for example, but none springs to mind.
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hi, Rob,
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No, not so obscure, he became quite well known ... try a word search here in the AHF (it´s on the first page).Rob Stuart wrote:Well, I'm stumped. I cannot find any WW1 naval battle which had a prominent UK participant whose name rhymed with the name of the battle. I suppose it may be some obscure UK participant you're thinking of, .., maybe someone called Xxxxland who was at Jutland for example,
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Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
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(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)
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Okay, you're talking about "Rutland of Jutland,Japanese spy" - http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 5&t=143000.
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hi, Rob,
correct.
over to Canada !
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correct.
over to Canada !
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Thanks pb.
Okay, here's the next one:
In 1941 Canada set up its first codebreaking centre, the Examination Unit. Why did the UK and US initially refuse to have anything to do with it or provide any assistance?
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Okay, here's the next one:
In 1941 Canada set up its first codebreaking centre, the Examination Unit. Why did the UK and US initially refuse to have anything to do with it or provide any assistance?
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Concern about French Canadian Links to Vichy France?
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No, nothing like that. Actually the Vichy French were among the first targets, I understand.
Let me refine the question a bit. The US and UK initially refused to have anything to do with it or provide any assistance because of who the Canadians picked to be their first head cryptographer. Who was this person?
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Let me refine the question a bit. The US and UK initially refused to have anything to do with it or provide any assistance because of who the Canadians picked to be their first head cryptographer. Who was this person?
Rob