For info on Ortona, check Mark Zuehlke's book "Ortona", published in 1999. ISBN 0-7737-3198-9. Cost is 22.36 at Amazon.

Cheers,

DCruiser

<r>Another site with the story of John McCrae is at Veteran Affairs. Check this out...<br/>
<URL url="http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/firstwar/mccrae"><s>[url="http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/firstwar/mccrae"]</s>http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub ...

The Western Allies didn't need a tank that could kill Tigers, they just sent in the Airforce. Too bad the Typhoons in SPWAW don't reflect their devastating effect on German armour.

Guess you could call this post a curve ball.

Cheers,
DCruiser

This centre/topleft corner targeting has happened to me too, in several different scenarios. It clears up as soon as I move the unit affected. End result is I'm sometimes moving units when I don't want to, but otherwise not serious.

DCruiser

<r>Glad you like the site. I first discovered it while doing research at work, on our Intranet. (I'm in the Canadian Navy). By the way, there are more reports on the site under the Army Headquarters Reports 1948-1959.<br/>
<URL url="http://www.dnd.ca/hr/dhh/history_archives/engraph/ahq_e.asp?cat=4 ...

<r>As a starting point for Canadian Army Operations, check the Canadian Military Headquarters reports on this Canadian Department of National Defence website.<br/>
<URL url="http://www.dnd.ca/hr/dhh//history_archives/engraph/cmhq_e.asp?cat=4"><s>[url="http://www.dnd.ca/hr/dhh//history_archives ...

<r>Me Again<br/>
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Here's a couple of web sites:<br/>
<URL url="http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history"><s>[url="http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history"]</s>http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history<e>[/url]</e></URL> <br/>
<URL url="http://www ...

<t>I've got a few suggestions for you, Wild Bill.<br/>
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I agree with pops about "Tug of War" by the Whitakers (ISBN 0773732268). Denis Whitaker was with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry at Dieppe, and then commanded the battalion during the NorthWest Europe campaign. He and his wife have ...