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Sir Douglas Haig

Started by John(txic) , Jun 27 2012 05:58 PM

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#1 John(txic)

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 05:58 PM

As seen on a flyer in Waterstones Brum promoting the latest book on this man:

"Haig: as immortalised in the last episode of Blackadder"

You couldn't make it up!

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 06:11 PM

Please say you did. :(

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 06:22 PM

I've heard there's a flyer in a Liverpool bookshop that says: 'Haig, the donkey that led the lions'

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 10:38 PM

the book is on the feng shui of drinks cabinet positionings?

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 10:46 PM

Oh dear another Haig thread, just hang on while I take my drink down to the deep dug out and insert the ear plugs. Done - OK carry on gentlemen (I'm sure real ladies will shun the affray).

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 11:15 PM

What is 'the latest book on this man'?

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Posted 28 June 2012 - 06:17 AM

Siege,

I was laughing so much at the writing on the card I didn't look at the book, I'm afraid.

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Posted 28 June 2012 - 07:49 PM

Maybe the paperback of Gary Sheffield's recent book?

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Posted 28 June 2012 - 08:14 PM

I would suspect that for many the "imortalised in Blackadder" was the first time they had been made ware of FM Haig.

Although the potrayal of Haig  and the general incompetence is a travestry of the truth i always find "Blackadder goes forth" extremly funny partly i think because I relaise the message of Domkeys and Idiots is not generally true.

I suspect there were niave subalterns, Staff officers who would prefer to remain back in a GHQ and old veteren cynical B-----rs like Capt Blackadder.
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