Philip Whitehouse

But not all; witness the heroic White Rose Group.

Your courage is admirable.

Ü-571 is a total travesty of a film. Although the film was based on a exploit by the Royal Navy, Bletchley Park possessed Enigma machines prior to 1941, when it actually occured,anyway.

Doubtful, I would say,with the advent of Chobham-type ceramic ,composite armour

Don't you think that the Panzer Mark VI as compared with,say, the T34/85 was slow, short-ranged and prone to mechanical breakdown ?

Yes, I get that. I merely added another reason why the Proclamation was promulgated when it was.

The Emancipation Proclaimation might,conceivably, have prevented Britain and France from entering the War on the side of The Confederacy. Perhaps we could view it as an Insurance Policy.

It gets worse. It would be more accurate- and generous- if the piece stated that "Lae was in allied hands".

True enough.

Yep. (sorry- affirmative) I once had an English Teacher who reported that my spelling was "atrocious" (Now that's something I really "earned") But if you're going to insist on the rather stilted "prerogative",that's cool with me. I do have this habit of lapsing into the vernacular.

Who's the "journalist" in this exchange ?

Believe what you like:- it's your perogative. As for accusing me of "pontificating", I'm only giving my opinion- and isn't that what a forum such as this is all about ?

Did you earn your Driving Licence? Of course you did. You took lessons and studied (presumably) to achieve your aim of passing the test and being able to drive legally. It just didn't happen . You earned it. Congratulations ! BTW I too,was awarded Military Medals. I didn't seek them so I didn't "earn" them. On the other hand, I too, possess academic qualifications and you can bet I worked to get them, so I consider I earned them.

Now you have lost me. Surely success in the GCE-or any other series of examinations- can be earned by hard graft. It's the object of the exercise. On the other hand, being awarded a military decoration is a by-product of conduct ,not a goal in itself.

You are quite entitled to disagree. It's really a matter of semantics. (BTW What's the significance of the GCE results ?)