Interestingly touting his frontline service in WW1.
One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.
- George Orwell, Homage To Catalonia
@louis Why?
Say The Atlantic: "During WW2 II, the British government issued special "baby helmets" to protect infants up to age two from potential poison gas attacks. The device completely encapsulated the child, while parents used a manual pump to filter and feed fresh air into the mask".
They look like astronauts. That must have been awkward, even for their mothers.
"...This remarkable drawing was made by Sgt W.R. (aka Bill) Bennett, who later rose to the rank of Major in The Royal Regiment of Canada. It illustrates his impression of how a 54-ton German Tiger tank could seemingly disappear in a wheat field while still being able to engage Allied forces.
During the Normandy Campaign in the summer of 1944, tall wheat fields, combined with subtle folds in the terrain, provided excellent concealment for German armor. To Canadian and British soldiers advancing across open fields, it often seemed as if Tigers appeared and fired out of nowhere..."
England, from 11 May 1940 "Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette".
