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Absolutely enjoyed video lectures on Operation Postmaster. I was, pardon the pun, glued to my seat. One may call me biased but I would prefer a film closer to the actual operation. God bless you and family Sir!

Brilliant book by Giles Milton about Thomas Pellow called "White gold"

3,000 female SOE agents rarely referred to? I take it he never watched Odette or Carve her Name with Pride? Those two films are ENTIRELY about female SOE agents. Odette Churchill (no relation) was captured, tortured, but survived, living until 1995. Violet Szabo was captured and executed at Ravensbruck concentration camp, Feb 5th, 1945. Those are two excellent films, although if people aren't watching them, perhaps they should be remade?

When I was working in Montauk NY, a gentleman who was from The Isle of Gurney and a former Royal Navy veteran used to give me copies of Royal Navy News. As a history buff the stories in those issues were fantastic. He was on a Coravett or sub chaser in WW2, he always said the quote " Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion ". A good freind he was to a young man.

Definitely! Tell the stories of the East Africa Campaign & The Africa Queen!

Hi Chris, The “Great Siege” of Gibraltar 🇬🇮 started on the 24/June/1779 as a side consequence of the American War of Independence (1775-83) & this Spanish-French initiated siege would only be lifted by naval & military relief force led by the then recent victor of the Battle of the Saintes (1782) in the Caribbean, Admiral, Sir George Rodney delivering reinforcements & much needed support & supplies to the beleaguered British 🇬🇧 garrison of valiant soldiers & local inhabitants of the “Rock” then arriving on the 07/February/1783!

The movie wasn't great. It was offensively bad but still not very good.

Absolutely fascinating, thank you! Do you know when the operation became public knowledge?

I'm sorry but I tried to watch the film, which is the subject of this video. I had really been looking forward to. I thought it was terrible and stopped watching partway through. More's the pity that it was based on a real story and real people. It all seemed so fake and cartoonish. The Germans seemed to straight out of a comic book. Another lost opportunity. I thought this video was great. Thank you.

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Chris, mate, your ideas always produce interesting content, go for it!

African Queen video please

Major General Sir Robert "Roy" Urquhart was played by Sir Sean Connery in A Bridge Too Far 1977.

You should do the Seawolves movie, and the "Calcutta Light Horse?". Another wonderful story of spies and intrigue.

Canada won the war because it survived and became an independent state by 1867. US designs on Canada didn't disappear, but were never seriously entertained as a matter of US policy. However, Canada's "Defense Scheme No.1" was, until 1931, a plan for the defense of Canada from an American invasion.

Sounds like the same plot from the film the sea wolves with roger moore

It wouldn't have been piracy, as the SOE guys would have been Privateers

That was definitely the kind of out of the box thinking that Churchill deelighted over! The crazier the better for him! Every time I think of Britain in the 2nd World War, I shudder to think of how long Britain would have lasted under Lord Halifox! YIKES!

Just a small point but, for the sake of accuracy, the ship used by March Phillips and Co was called "Maid Honour" not "Maid of Honour". I believe she was a Brixham trawler. At this point Phillips group was called Maid Honour Force and later became the Small Scale Raiding Force.

I'm an Englishman, a victim---- WHERE ARE MY REPARATIONS??? Do I get financial, professional, medical, educational priority if I go the North Africa? Where's my rubber boat? Read the book--White Gold

Usual tour de force. You just miss Bannockburn by the skin of your teeth, no doubt you'll cover it next week, luckily it's already been done to death so you won't need to belabour it. Or is that just among us Scots?

What a fantastic tale of derring-do....and wonderfully told!

As Gorbachev once said, 'never underestimate the British' lol 😆, probably that's why they are portrayed as devious in film!...

Fantastic and highly entertaining video. Ive yet to see The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warware. Looking forward to your video on the movie The Four Feathers.

Excellent stuff Chris, thank you. Regards Jim.

But what WAS in the holds?

Read about in a book about Anders Lassen.

Was it actually found that the ship was used for communicating with U boats?

Some of this sounds like an advert for Sharpe,s Rifles.

Good one Chris , Chris any chance of doing a programme on The Wheezers and Dodgers ??. Cheers

Shame you only mentioned the Glider pilots at Pegasus Bridge. My great uncle flew Glider 4, which was released way too early by its Halifax. However they battled Germans at the Dive Bridge and took it to before fighting on to the other 2 bridges.

There is another like this that went on. On the east coast of Africa. With someone that was a forestry worker from Scotland.

Marvellous Post, thank you.

Until I looked it up I thought they were telling the story of the raid on Portuguese Goa, just really badly. It is such an interesting story although Hollywood got that one wrong too with Rodger Moore. I think if they just stuck to the story, these raids would make much better stories.

Thank you Chris, love your mini documentaries, you put so much detail & entertainment into your videos, love you make more videos, all the best John 👍

Absolutely Brilliant!!!’

Hello Chris. I finished Happy Odyssey, a biography of Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, from your live show from two weeks ago. What a unique individual. It is interesting that you mentioned Tristan da Cunha. Years ago I was coming out of the Commissary Store on base and met a woman with the cutest little boy. I asked his name and was told Tristan. I said, "As in Tristan do Cunha?" She gaped at me and said, "You've heard of it?" "Sure, it's an island in the South Atlantic." "I was born there." You never know who you're going to meet in the Navy or where they are from.

I had heard a bit about this raid before but didn't realise Anders Lassen took part, he may be worth a video of his own , if you haven't done one already?

Some interesting background on the SAS is a pair of books by Gavin Mortimer - The Phony Major and 2SAS. I don't know if you've read them. And you might (whenever you can find the time) to do something on the invasion of Madagascar and 142 Commando.

Very good presentation of the real story with the real hero's, very much appreciated. No interest at all in the movie, I like my history to be accurate without additions.

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