From: noel shelley (noel@shelley1722.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Tue Nov 16 2004 - 04:16:07 PST
Now the British on the other hand are quite concerned
about doing it by the book. ...most of the time anyway!
This reminds me of an incident with the British in
February, 1942, Gen. Wavell failed to issue heavy
weapons to the defenders of Singapore because they
hadn't been properly trained, despite the imminent
advance of the Japanese.
SO SAID JACK !
I recall a story told by my father , who was dispatched too late to be
captured by the japs at Singapore , he was rerouted to India and spent the
rest of the war as a signalman there , until VJ then picked up pows to bring
home . In the latter part of the war an armoured colomn came to a bridge in
Burma,
the lead vehicle stopped as his weight was way above the spec for the bridge
, The commander asked one question , who built the bridge . On being told --
Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co ,{ a company of world renown for bridges }
said proceed , knowing that the safety factor would be at least 6 .
Whilst the British may be good at doing things by The Book , The
acknowledged experts are the Germans !
Thanks for your time Noel
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