tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post4969797051090907286..comments2024-03-29T02:15:23.532-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Remembering a Veteran: Capt. Harold Macmillan, Grenadier Guardssnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-42108475268518436012024-03-10T03:21:34.859-07:002024-03-10T03:21:34.859-07:00Excellent read, particularly concerning his servic...Excellent read, particularly concerning his service in WW1. One point to note: I doubt any infantry officer at the time would think the GG were a more prestigious regiment than the KRRC !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-20944493219917302472023-09-06T13:04:26.362-07:002023-09-06T13:04:26.362-07:00Mine too; too day’s politician would avoid militar...Mine too; too day’s politician would avoid military service (ie Clinton<br />Bush Trump Qual Chaney etc)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-50506602119052085962023-03-01T06:32:59.009-08:002023-03-01T06:32:59.009-08:00My Grandfather an AEF veteran said something very ...My Grandfather an AEF veteran said something very similar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-7845243597544157282018-01-14T18:35:46.797-08:002018-01-14T18:35:46.797-08:00The passage from that letter is really excellent.The passage from that letter is really excellent.Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-16862165787007764372018-01-14T13:40:47.154-08:002018-01-14T13:40:47.154-08:00Macmillan should also be remembered for his maiden...Macmillan should also be remembered for his maiden speech in the House of Lords, in November, 1984, regarding Thatcher's treatment of the coal miners of Britain:<br /><br />It breaks my heart to see—and I cannot interfere—what is happening in our country today. This terrible strike, by the best men in the world, who beat the Kaiser's and Hitler's armies and never gave in. It is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com