[alex_revell]

'Googled' Pershing and found this in his bio.

'In the spring of 1918, the Germans began their last desperate drive on Allied positions. Realizing that a united front was necessary to stem this attack, Pershing placed the American troops under the command of General Foch of France, who had assumed the Supreme Command of Allied armies in Europe. Under the weight of the superior and brilliantly led fighting force, the German were crushed. Celebrations and decorations heralded the return of General Pershing and his Army to his country.'

Funny, I always thought the British armies were in there somewhere. I must be mistaken.

Isn't it strange, and indicative, how Taz always has to be so personal in his comments. Must be something to do with losing the argument, even though he is the only one making the discussion into an argument. There's no attack, parochial or otherwise, just a little annoyance that history can be so blatantly falsified. Must be the Hollywood influence. Rather like the latest, which told how the Enigma machine on a U boat was captured by the crew of an American destoyer. When the son of the commander of the British destroyer, which actually did the deed, was asked what his father would have thought of that, he made a typical British reply. 'He would have been awfully amused'.
It seems to have escaped Taz's notice, in his haste to have a pop at Russ and myself, that Neil and Pete have posted exactly the same viewpoint, regarding the Americans always winning the war by themselves. As for being 'good for something (56 Sqdn RFC/RAF)' better that than for just looking at photographs of Fokker Triplanes. I'd bet a pretty penny that Russ has more records of the airfighting over the western front, from the perspective of both sides, than Taz even knows exists. As to who is illiterate and who is not, how can he judge.?