EarlofWarwick Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 "Lay down the purple! Lay down the purple!" Name the character, the actor, the movie and the scene, and you will prove yourself to be a true armor aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Originally posted by EarlofWarwick: "Lay down the purple! Lay down the purple!" Name the character, the actor, the movie and the scene, and you will prove yourself to be a true armor aficionado. Don't know the character, but its Michael Cain in a 'Bridge too far'. The scene is the opening battle between the Irish Guards armored column and the German's Kampfgruppe Walter. He is requesting in purple smoke to call in an airstrike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holman Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 The character is J.O.E. Vandeleur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalem Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Originally posted by EarlofWarwick: "Lay down the purple! Lay down the purple!" Name the character, the actor, the movie and the scene, and you will prove yourself to be a true armor aficionado. Get the quote correct and what do I get? It's actually "Start the purple! Start! The! Purple!" I couldn't resist, sorry. -dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlofWarwick Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Well done! And, yes, Dalem has got the quote right. Now, for ten extra points, can you tell where else the name Vandeleur shows up in the annals of British military history? By the way, that scene still goes down as one of my favorites, even in the wake of "Saving Pvt Ryan" and "The Band of Brothers." I saw it the other day, and I had to fight the urge to jump onto my coffee table and yell, "Go get'em Guards!" That's good stuff... [ January 28, 2004, 03:28 PM: Message edited by: EarlofWarwick ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombinedArms Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur (1763-1849), of course. He was a British cavalry officer who fought Napoleon in the Penisula campaign. At Waterloo he commanded a Cavalry Brigade and took over the entire British cavalry when Lord Uxbridge became injured. Now, a quiz question for you, EarlofWarwick. Was that omniscient memory on my part, or the searching power of Google? You be the judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cromwell. Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Joe's Bridge on the Escaut Canal - still a Vandeleur. [ January 28, 2004, 03:46 PM: Message edited by: Cromwell. ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 He is also the driver to a Universal carrier in one of the scenarios I am designing. However, he won't be for very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlofWarwick Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Ok, I can see I'm dealing with true grogs here. Next question, for fifty points, and no google-ing now: What is the motto of Vandeleur's unit, the Irish Guards? [ January 28, 2004, 04:15 PM: Message edited by: EarlofWarwick ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 J.O.E. Vandaleur's brother served in the same battalion, did he not? I referenced <font color="purple">START THE PURPLE</FONT> in the now infamous CAS thread not too long ago. A great line.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Originally posted by Cromwell.: Joe's Bridge on the Escaut Canal - still a Vandeleur. Yes, the same one. His cousin (Giles) commanded the 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards under him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalem Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 What a great movie. We need more movies about Brit actions. I want a splenderiffic Dunkirkian saga. Bittersweet but splodey. -dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Originally posted by dalem: What a great movie. We need more movies about Brit actions. I want a splenderiffic Dunkirkian saga. Bittersweet but splodey. -dale Have you ever read "Return via Dunkirk" by "Gun Buster"? It was a pseudonymous book written and published in 1940 by an artillery officer who was there. I don't think Michael Bay would like it because there are no romances in the story, but it might make the genesis of a decent movie. JonS would probably pay to see it twice, if there were some good 25 pounder shots in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmatt Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 An interesting topic to be sure but not game related so I am moving it into the General Forum. Madmatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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