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by Rolf Steiner
Tue May 04, 2010 3:36 pm
Forum: Books and Reviews
Topic: The world has gone nuts....
Replies: 17
Views: 5784

Re: The world has gone nuts....

Hey Commissar I've noticed this sort of thing happening with out-of-print music titles, sellers tend to try it on with prices like these, but what tends to happen, say if someone sticks one on ebay as an auction rather than a buy-it-now, is that they'll go for a lower price than these guys try for. ...
by Rolf Steiner
Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:43 pm
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: The Wehrmacht and Russia
Replies: 11
Views: 4205

Re: The Wehrmacht and Russia

In terms of mistrust on the motives of countries to the west of them, perhaps not... has that weird Stalin nostalgia thing eased back any in the last year or so?
by Rolf Steiner
Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:12 am
Forum: General WWII German Military Discussion
Topic: Humor in the Wehrmacht
Replies: 122
Views: 129297

Re: Humor in the Wehrmacht

You may argue that this fails to qualify as humour at all, just crass vulgarity... but the section in Bruno Friesen's 'Panzer Gunner' on the ritual of the Wehrmacht tank driving fraternity did make me laugh out loud. This consisted of stuffing one's face with the 'gassier' foodstuffs from the cantee...
by Rolf Steiner
Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:38 am
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: The Bridge (film)
Replies: 8
Views: 3653

Re: The Bridge (film)

I tend to think if it isn't broke, don't fix it... there's nothing intrinsically wrong with a remake if it's inventive, for instance the cross-pollination between western movies and samurai epics was a wonderful thing. But it's now something the industry relies on... Planet Of The Apes, Wicker Man, ...
by Rolf Steiner
Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:44 am
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: Ronald Searle exhibition
Replies: 1
Views: 1542

Ronald Searle exhibition

Was quite impressed by the Cartoon museum's expo of Searle's work - interesting to see his time as a POW in Japanese camps shaping his subsequent work, eg some of the St Trinian's illustrations obliquely referring to the brutalities he witnessed or underwent there. Also some interesting takes on pos...
by Rolf Steiner
Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:20 pm
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Sturmpanzer Brumbar
Replies: 2
Views: 2828

Sturmpanzer Brumbar

Does anyone know in what circumstances these were ever used? I have the idea a street-fighting demolition of strongpoints thing may have been the point behind them? Can't see them being much use in an anti-tank capacity?
by Rolf Steiner
Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:15 pm
Forum: General WWII German Military Discussion
Topic: Humor in the Wehrmacht
Replies: 122
Views: 129297

Re: Humor in the Wehrmacht

Was he a member of the little known Intestinal Wind Squadron?
by Rolf Steiner
Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:34 am
Forum: General WWII German Military Discussion
Topic: Humor in the Wehrmacht
Replies: 122
Views: 129297

Re: Humor in the Wehrmacht

This is off at a slight tangent, but I was just reminded of something that sounds like it SHOULD be a joke, but, worryingly, isn't: during the recruiting process for Kamikaze volunteers, Japanese pilots were supposedly given a form with multiple choice answers. How keen are you to perform a kamikaze...
by Rolf Steiner
Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:50 pm
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: Favorite German plane
Replies: 65
Views: 38090

Re: Favorite German plane

Come to think of it, it's a BV 141 I'm thinking of...
by Rolf Steiner
Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:53 am
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: Top 10 Most unforgettable German military character in movie
Replies: 2
Views: 2115

Re: Top 10 Most unforgettable German military character in movie

Rollo in Stalingrad is pretty good: 'Do you intend to accept the fuhrer's congratulations with your top button undone??' 'Yes...'
by Rolf Steiner
Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:09 pm
Forum: Luftwaffe
Topic: Favorite German plane
Replies: 65
Views: 38090

Re: Favorite German plane

For originality alone, any takers for the Blohm & Voss 189??
by Rolf Steiner
Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:11 pm
Forum: General WWII German Military Discussion
Topic: English sounding names of German military personnel of WW2
Replies: 8
Views: 5062

Re: English sounding names of German military personnel of WW2

Imagine the fun they'd have had booking him in at the end of hostilities (assuming he got that far and assuming it was English speakers processing him)! 'Tell us your... pfffffffft... name again soldier...' (and to think of the mileage we got out of the pronunciation of 'vater' at school...)
by Rolf Steiner
Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:46 am
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: BBC series Secret Army
Replies: 7
Views: 3206

Re: BBC series Secret Army

Oh dear... drunken ranting... sorry! On a more sober note, another reason to pay the license fee is that Andrew Marr history of Britain show. 'Charles', (does one have to be called Charles to be a butler?), 'Sir Oswald is leaving...' 'But I haven't finished my brandy!!!'
by Rolf Steiner
Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:41 pm
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: BBC series Secret Army
Replies: 7
Views: 3206

Re: BBC series Secret Army

Woooahhh... less of that Top Gear talk. James May I can deal with, he did that televised ride in a U2 spyplane (which beats any association with the rock band in my book), I don't mind him. Hammond needs to stay away from the styling products and personal shoppers half his age, as for Clarkson... Vi...
by Rolf Steiner
Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:19 pm
Forum: Soldatenheim
Topic: BBC series Secret Army
Replies: 7
Views: 3206

Re: BBC series Secret Army

Ah yes, much as I try not to wallow in 'it were better when I were lad' sentiments, I have to admit contemporary Brit TV drama output is c*ck. There's a real cultural impasse going on here, and I'm not sure what it's going to take to shift it. I tend to think if you settle for a load of stupid b***c...