War Story Enthusiast Mugs

'Oh, just my old war injury acting up.'

The origin of 'Rorke's drift' has long been a subject of intense speculation.

"Back in my day, 'Call of Duty' wasn't a game."

"Henry took a shower yesterday right next to Winthrop Rockefeller."

"Did you call for a Medic?"

'Do you want a lift on polling day?'

'You know I felt pretty confident until I saw that sign... I mean, didn't we really get whupped in that fight?'

History repeats itself - the second time in digitised colour.

'For you ze cheap whore is over Tommy!'

Traces of war...

Harry Chauvel & T. E. Lawrence

'Honey, this is my Uncle Duggie . . . he lost most of his DNA during the war.'

'At least never knowing who's a friendly should prepare me for a career in business.'

A cavalier gentleman.

'Cold war in Europe? We're still working to declassify WWII.'

"Not the Tommy Atkins, surely?"

"Most of the time, war...it makes no sense. A lot of times, we'd hear artillery whistling over our heads. But really, you can't move. You just wait...and wait...until it hits...and hope it isn't hitting you."

"Gives the men no end of confidence."

The Curse

Eight Years Later, Still No Mission

Left Behind

"The Balkans. This is where I came in."

"I wasn't around for World War II, but I love reading about it."

'I think I'll stay in and try to catch up on my reading.'

Warrior Woman

'Forget what?'

Thank you to those who never came home and to those who never left their side.

'Ignore them, Charlie. They're nothing but philistines. I liked your poetry, truly I did!'

"I'm a common dolphin, I swim the west coast of Scotland foraging for fish and squid."

"I had a great weekend... My Grandpa talked about the war again and my Dad about his most daring facebook comments!"

The unknown war poet.

Uncle Mort, you fought in Korea, right? You think that war will start up again? Not if I can help it. It was the morning of July 27, nineteen hundred and fifty-three. I was pinned down on Pork Chop Hill. My bazooka had run out of ammo. All I could find to load into it was a stuffed panda bear. I loaded it and fired that bear into the maw of the enemy. It struck one of them atop the noggin. Moments later, the armistice was signed. Every July 27th, I awaken at dawn and chuck that same panda at the

'Walter isn't truly happy unless he's bombing some country.'

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Eye Off the Ball