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Boom, that's not fair! We're supposed to keep the towel, er, wraps on "Duel Over Douai" until we spring it on an unsuspecting literary world! Besides, what about Leftenant Woodul-Powell's many triumphs in la belle france as well as jolly olde? Hmmm...reminds me of that line in TMM&TFM: J-P Cassel ravages Sara Miles (good work if you can get it) then apologizes, "The entente cordiale."
Robert Morley sneers, "Much too entente and far too cordiale....that's the trouble with these international affairs. They attract so many foreigners."
As for romantic victory claims--we immediately get to the same problem w/air combat, i.e., confirmation! However, apparently Guynemer did OK and then some. According to one of the OTF attendees this year, that vacant 1000-yard stare when the general pins another gong on G's already crowded chest wasn't combat fatigue, but rather the residual effects of la joie de vie. Translation: "I gotta get back to the front so I can get some rest!"
Boom's right--you gotta watch out for the quiet ones.
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