tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post7956959330828211444..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Remembering a Veteran: James Norman Hall. Infantryman, Aviator, Prisoner of War, and Authorsnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-21278201848334670702017-01-18T21:54:07.211-08:002017-01-18T21:54:07.211-08:00Mutiny on the Bounty
If I recall correctly, Hall’s...Mutiny on the Bounty<br />If I recall correctly, Hall’s and Norhoff’s treatment was not kind, which may too light a term, in their depiction of Bligh as a disgusting ogre. I have had lengthy and heated discussions with a sea buff friend who has read extensively on the Bounty subject. His spin is that Bligh was atypical of the ship commanders of the Royal Navy at the time. Rum, buggery, and theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-16749293309946502572017-01-18T13:06:58.206-08:002017-01-18T13:06:58.206-08:00Here's a fun fact: a great-grandson of Norman ...Here's a fun fact: a great-grandson of Norman Hall is LTC Nicholas G. Rutgers III, an F-15 pilot with the 123rd Fighter Squadron, Oregon AFNG. Yes, he's also descended from Henry Rutgers, the namesake of the university.James Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028668583450784323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-36678075731201275742017-01-18T12:26:36.393-08:002017-01-18T12:26:36.393-08:00Good post.Good post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com