The Thread
I've spent a couple of evenings reading this thread from start to end. It has been a very interesting read. The first post I read by Kettler seemed reasonable, but then Andreas and others came in with knowledge, sources, and logic. Others also came in, some with the intellect of fourteen year olds, but they soon disappeared by the words of the snipers who really knew what they were talking about; and towards the end, desperate under the artillery of facts, Kettler for instance has proven himself to live partly in a fantasy world where he have met hundreds of people who proves his unbelievable ideas.
I'm quite impressed by Andreas and others, and I want to thank you for your patience in clearing out a little bit of Internet from this rubbish, often hard to identify from first sight.
The OP
MrJingles, if you still read this thread, I've just finished "Monte Cassino" by Matthew Parker, and amongst the ongoing horror, there are lots of first hand (well, second hand) stories of chivalry, like the time when a soldier runs out in the open to help a wounded person, and finds that nobody shoots at him. He drags the wounded person back into safety and then, standing target, salutes the enemy before he gets himself into safety too. Also agreements of temporary cease fires to collect wounded and dead, and conversations between germans and allies, sharing of cigarettes, etc. Lots of stories, all interesting, a very well written book, and my god I'm happy I wasn't at Monte Cassino.
Anyhow, it's a very good book which I recommend to anybody interested in the horror or the honour of WWII.
