Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:13 am
Henning, good story. My dad had similar reactions, also. He grew up near Zagreb. As a 13 year old, he spent some of his time helping deliver food supplies on horse back to partisans in the area. They would often send him quickly home to keep him 'clean' of the fight. He too respected the Germans but hated the Nazis and swastika. He did not like the sounds of Stukas at all, very frightening to him.
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Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:53 pm
GREAT stories guys, keep 'em coming.
henning - Mrs JDK and I had a great time in Denmark last (northern) summer, and it was a stunning place to visit - the Danes have it sorted. But it's clear that it was pretty dark during the war, and like most of Occupied Europe there are clearly some bad bits and much to be proud of with the resistance. As michaelharadon's touched on as well, I don't think anyone can imagine what foreign occupation's like unless they've experienced it. IMHO, I suspect it's worse even than the social disaster of civil war. There are plenty of ex- Europeans here in Australia who have horrifying stories.
T33driver - so you're another Herk driver I've seen with fighter-pilot attitude then?
I wish! There are a few artists I've copied, but got no-where ear. James Hay Stevens - d'you know him? - his work was great. Interestingly there's a great tradition in France for comic strip books, some with stunningly accurate aircraft drawings. Picked up a couple last year when we passed through, but my father's hijacked them!
henning - Mrs JDK and I had a great time in Denmark last (northern) summer, and it was a stunning place to visit - the Danes have it sorted. But it's clear that it was pretty dark during the war, and like most of Occupied Europe there are clearly some bad bits and much to be proud of with the resistance. As michaelharadon's touched on as well, I don't think anyone can imagine what foreign occupation's like unless they've experienced it. IMHO, I suspect it's worse even than the social disaster of civil war. There are plenty of ex- Europeans here in Australia who have horrifying stories.
T33driver - so you're another Herk driver I've seen with fighter-pilot attitude then?
More importantly, the neato pen & ink illustrations inside by Rod Ruth inspired a 4th grader to try to draw "like that" ...
I wish! There are a few artists I've copied, but got no-where ear. James Hay Stevens - d'you know him? - his work was great. Interestingly there's a great tradition in France for comic strip books, some with stunningly accurate aircraft drawings. Picked up a couple last year when we passed through, but my father's hijacked them!