tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911586376639817574.post3354612162068219932..comments2023-11-12T02:11:04.089-08:00Comments on War In A Box: Hump Day Dump Day - Issue #3Warren Aboxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671897478928823164noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911586376639817574.post-35198405538117232112015-11-19T09:51:39.912-08:002015-11-19T09:51:39.912-08:00Indeed. I've long felt the same about the Fre...Indeed. I've long felt the same about the French soldiers who fought so heroically in the earliest days of WWII.<br /><br />Half the problem stems from my generation (Cold War Kids) having grown up at a time when the influence of the Poles was at the bottom of a trough in the natural cycle of civilizations. The other half stems from a public education that lacks both nuance and any real faith in the Men of the West. Where my formal educators painted in only the broadest of brushes, my own pursuit of history has helped me realize that the Poles under Walensa being the sling-stone that finally toppled the Soviet Goliath is much more the historical rule than the exception.<br /><br />Watch the Poles, people. They are a sort of Cassandra who waits for you to suffer the ill effects of not believing their warnings, but who then rides to your rescue in full battle armor once they have been proven right.Warren Aboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671897478928823164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911586376639817574.post-12201252302081263622015-11-18T19:35:19.699-08:002015-11-18T19:35:19.699-08:00Hi,
Not only did the Polish Cavalry NOT charge Ge...Hi,<br /><br />Not only did the Polish Cavalry NOT charge German tanks, but according to Guderian's autobiography, in the early days at least they panicked German infantry, who fled before the Polish horse until Guderian himself rallied them. <br /><br />In any case, the fate of brave but outgunned soldiers defending their country has never resulted in my "laughing out loud" very much. But then, I'm old and cranky.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Chris JohnsonChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.com