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Old 12th Aug 2019, 17:22
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Originally Posted by langleybaston
Just a thought. Leaders in war do not have to be nice, they have to be winners.
They have to survive so they can write their version of history

Lets face it that if you really dug into RAF crews who fought in B of B you would find drunks, cheats, rapists, thieves etc etc. But 1.) why would you want to 2.) what would be its purpose.

I did see that programme with Kenneth More making a guest appearance when it was first shown.

It is nice to know he was not a nice man, affects not my opinion one jot. It leaves me thinking, TF he wasn't a nice man as given he had to go out and kill people would I want a really nice man to do it or a complete barsteward. I prefer the latter but accept post conflict he would need to be pensioned off and kept out of operational command, aside from using his experience to teach for the future.
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