New Posts For Thread: At the Cenotaphhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30612781/at-the-cenotaphImpressive !My grandad who survived The Somme would not wear a poppy , because of it's links to the Haig family.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30612781/at-the-cenotaph?post_id=546784467#546784467My grandad who survived The Somme would not wear a poppy , because of it's links to the Haig family.Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:15:00 -0600I remember seeing a documentary about the Manhattan project, the A-bomb being the race between America and the nazis.It is said that although the nazis had lost before it was completed and Japan wouldn't have lasted on their own, that the scientistshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30612781/at-the-cenotaph?post_id=546783435#546783435I remember seeing a documentary about the Manhattan project, the A-bomb being the race between America and the nazis.It is said that although the nazis had lost before it was completed and Japan wouldn't have lasted on their own, that the scientistsMon, 09 Nov 2015 09:49:01 -0600Amazon Prime have a series produced by Ridley Scott based on Phillip Dick's novel about a future where the nazis won ww2 and divided America between themselves and Japan.I've seen the pilots to it and it's pretty good, it gets properly released soon.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30612781/at-the-cenotaph?post_id=546783381#546783381Amazon Prime have a series produced by Ridley Scott based on Phillip Dick's novel about a future where the nazis won ww2 and divided America between themselves and Japan.I've seen the pilots to it and it's pretty good, it gets properly released soon.Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:45:00 -0600Wouldn't have had WW2https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30612781/at-the-cenotaph?post_id=546783253#546783253Wouldn't have had WW2Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:28:45 -0600It's sometimes asked what would have happened if Hitler had won the Battle of Britain and then defeated us on land.I wonder about WW1.. what may have happened if we'd lost that?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30612781/at-the-cenotaph?post_id=546783151#546783151It's sometimes asked what would have happened if Hitler had won the Battle of Britain and then defeated us on land.I wonder about WW1.. what may have happened if we'd lost that?Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:17:43 -0600I recall reading more people were killed in the final year of ww1 than the whole of ww2https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30612781/at-the-cenotaph?post_id=546783095#546783095I recall reading more people were killed in the final year of ww1 than the whole of ww2Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:12:33 -0600in some of the major battles ovrr half a million allies were killedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30612781/at-the-cenotaph?post_id=546781765#546781765in some of the major battles ovrr half a million allies were killedMon, 09 Nov 2015 06:59:46 -0600I rarely watch the BBC on such events,usually simpering and over the top. However,I do feel it is important to acknowledge the sacrifices many have given to preserve our freedom,including a grandfather blown up in WW1 and an uncle in the same war.Beshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30612781/at-the-cenotaph?post_id=546781157#546781157I rarely watch the BBC on such events,usually simpering and over the top. However,I do feel it is important to acknowledge the sacrifices many have given to preserve our freedom,including a grandfather blown up in WW1 and an uncle in the same war.BesMon, 09 Nov 2015 05:39:38 -0600BrendanI can only tell you the way I feel about the poppy and remembrance day.I don't watch the BBC coverage so couldn't really comment on it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30612781/at-the-cenotaph?post_id=546781093#546781093BrendanI can only tell you the way I feel about the poppy and remembrance day.I don't watch the BBC coverage so couldn't really comment on it.Mon, 09 Nov 2015 05:26:01 -0600The poppy is politicised, like it or not, its funds can go to soldiers who took part in bloody sundayshould we remember the UK citizens shot by the army in the UK in the 70s? Its a white wash to blindly except what bbc is churning out on remembrancehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30612781/at-the-cenotaph?post_id=546780875#546780875The poppy is politicised, like it or not, its funds can go to soldiers who took part in bloody sundayshould we remember the UK citizens shot by the army in the UK in the 70s? Its a white wash to blindly except what bbc is churning out on remembranceMon, 09 Nov 2015 04:29:58 -0600