Ode to the SMLE

[NavyShooter]

Smellie, maybe I missed it, what's the name of the 5 disc set?

EDIT

Found it:

Trenches: Battleground WWI (2006)

NS

 

[plinker 777]

India (including what is now Pakistan and Bangladesh) was considered, "the jewel in the British imperial crown." The Brits were always very sensitive to the possibility of the Russians trying to seize warm-water ports in India by marching south through the Himalayas. To counter this, they periodically tried to take over Afghanistan as a buffer state.

1839-42. British force on the order of 15,000 marched in. One man - a doctor on a particularly swift horse - made it back. Bad hair day, for sure.

1878-81. British invasion defeated.

1919 - Kind of a tie. Afghan troops invaded what is now Pakistan but were eventually pushed back. When peace was declared, the British recognized Afghan sovereignty.

They're tough laddies.

Thanks...bad hair day indeed! There was an older VHS set titled "Ladies from Hell" 2 parts WW1 & WW2 Highland Regiments from a Pipers perspective. These vets had brass balls under their Kilts {WW1 they were expected to lead the attack and sound the retreat!} Imagine doing that under machine gun fire!
I haven't found it in DVD or BlueRay but if it exists I'd like to know, and I highly recommend it.

 

[Brno8x57]

Since we are on the topic of world war 1, can anyone reccomend me any good documentaries on the subject ? Ive been trying to find some and am havin a hell of a time finding a good one. Something that mabye has interviews in it. Sadly I never had the chance to meet and ww1 vets. Ive met quite a few ww2 vets including my grandfather and heard their stories. Even met a guy who was in auschwitz and was the only one in his family who made it out alive. He had the tattoo on his arm.


Cheers, McLean

rather than a documentary, might I suggest 2 books by author Tim Cook. The books are entitled "Shock Troops" and "At the Sharp End" They are by far the best I have read on WWI and Canada's involvement.
He also has a 3rd related volume now about Aurthur Currie and Sam Hughes - The Butcher and the Madman.

 

[Papaclaude]

Another interesting watch about WWI is "For King and Country". If I remember right, it's about 3 DVD's long.