Wartime Stories Gifts

"Well, thats buggered that idea"

"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."

"We didn't have telly in wartime, we had to make our own violence."

'For you ze cheap whore is over Tommy!'

COWMIKAZES

"He reports to Grand Central Palace tomorrow."

"Tractors, Sir - thousands of 'em!"

The camouflage in vietnam was more comfortable

Your Country Needs MOO!

Siegfried Sassoon

'These days,' she says, 'nothing gets a rise out of him.'

Get Ahead

Tea and Sugar Rationing

The real reason the Christmas Truce didn't last.

"Mother, I'd like you to meet a member of the armed forces."

'And remind your father to take out the chicken from the freezer and don't forget to do your homework.'

'Stamp auction' WW2 Victory stamps on two fingers

British patent (applied for) A Trained Dog of war Drawing the Enemy's Fire.

For the War Inventions Board. The Armoured Bayonet-curler for the Spoiling the Temper of the Enemy's Steel

"The luck didn't last. A shell finally got me near Batogne. Honestly, I didn't know I was injured until I reached down and found a hole in my leg. It makes you realize things."

"... and so, gentlemen, I have to report that, despite the not inconsiderable complications and burdens presented by the war, the income of the North American Broadcasting Company showed a net increase of two per cent."

Soldiers

Wilfred Owen

"Urgent message from Captain Sasson, sir - do you know any words that rhyme with orange?"

King George VI

"Why don't you join the Army."

Hague Convention Defied! Lachrymosing the British by Onion-whittling under Cover of Night.

'Daddy, what did you do during the post-war period?'

"My dad was in the war, but he doesn't talk about it."

"Do you care for the soldier type?"

Bayeux Tapestry: 'Ah well, it's all part of ...'

"It's not a bullet hole - it's a cavity."

'Shark!'

Santa Clause Visits Union Troops

"Hello, Mom – guess who they're taking!"