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Originally Posted by Jorn
You would not have said that if you had visited my old neighborhood in the late seventies and seen the devastation that was still visible. It was the perfect backdrop for "A Bridge too Far"...it was as real as it gets.
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And London and Coventry were worse off still. And Germany was almost flattened by allied bombing. Nevertheless, apart from the couple of months in 1940 and the last year from June 06th 44 on the west saw almost no fighting and frankly nery few casualties amongst the major combatants.
The real war was in the east.
- Peter.
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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S