Standby for turgid diatribe...
Swashplate: Asher carried most of his load as two bloody hand-held water containers. Most grown-ups carry such stuff on their backs and can thus go further..
ChristopherR: Yup agree mate. "Shoot to Kill" was over-exagerated nonsesnse with a (then) catchy title.
Oh I See: Yup agree mate. My missus has met DLB thru work and he is a classic upper-class political wannabe with his own selfish agenda.
And from me: Over a cuzza 2 nights ago a mate of mine who was intimately involved with SF support in the Gulf told me a few tales out of school...
1. A LOT of effort went into finding B20 when they went missing. It was (...Dunhovrin, you should know better than this. Don't do it again, please...£6) (Sorry!! _ DH) MacNab's eff-up going west that got them lost. My mate himself says a crew was briefed to try an unpreped strip in the hope the team were nearby.
2. Ratcliffe should not be sneered at just 'cos he spouts the party line. He led a convoy of 20 trucks into the Western Desert, before the ground war, in order to resupply teams. This was about 20 Herc-loads and 50-odd Chinnys. It was deemed less of a giveaway to drive than fly. His book is the best (ie real) read yet about the Gulf.
3. Personally I think that the success stories of B10, 30 .. et al should be told in vague terms now before the GBP and the Daily Maul think the SAS effort in the Gulf was a complete biff.
I cannot decry the heroism of B20 and I think DLB provoked the boys into getting their biased side of the story out but let us not forget who are now persona non-grata at Sterling because of ALL their books. The hoods know the full story...
Last edited by Dunhovrin; 26th May 2002 at 15:04.