#briitain

[ifreakingloveroyals]

4 November 2012 | Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall chats to Kokoda Campaign veteran Len Griffiths during a reception for Kokoda Veterans on the 70th Anniversary of the Australian battle against to Japanese at the Airways Hotel in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The Royal couple are in Papua New Guinea on the first leg of a Diamond Jubilee Tour taking in Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. (c) Chris Jackson/Getty Images

[spideneur]

"The positive thinker Sees the invisible Feels the intangible & Achieves the impossible"

 Winston Churchill ====================== Winston  Churchill was born in 1874 and passed away in 1965. He was a British military leader and statesman. Twice named prime minister of Great Britain, he helped to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. From an early age, young Churchill displayed the traits of his father,  a British statesman from an established English family, and his mother, an independent-minded New York socialite. Churchill proved to be an independent and rebellious student; after performing poorly at his first two schools, Churchill in April 1888 began attending a boarding school near London. Within weeks of his enrollment, he joined the Harrow Rifle Corps, putting him on a path to a military career. On May 10, 1940, Chamberlain resigned and King George VI appointed Churchill as prime minister and minister of defense. Churchill was to serve as prime minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945, leading the country through World War II until Germany’s surrender. With the general election of 1951, Churchill returned to government. He became prime minister for the second time in October 1951 and served as minister of defense between October 1951 and January 1952. ======================

[goldensanfran]

The benefits of British "civilisation" in Ireland: British military base built in Crossmaglen, right on the Gaelic football pitch.  And then the Brits wonder why everyone in Crossmaglen supports the IRA....  Because the IRA and local populace were able to control the area so effectively, the British military did not resupply this base by trucks but only by helicopter.  This occurred from the 1970's until the cease fire in the mid-1990's. Keep in mind, this is part of what Thatcher called "Britain."  But when your own military has to avoid the roads because of the risk of death, maybe it is time to realize it is not "your" country, and it is not "the Queen's road."

[stephanocardona]

History ... by rjdrescher