Big Mick, you are right. But we do see lots of evidence that some over there forget what went on over here and present the facts differently, too. There is currently a film in production about a crucial incident in WWII where the key to the Enigma code was captured. This was by a British naval vessel. The film has a US vessel. Representations to the film makers have met the same sort of lack of understanding as met the complaints of the family and town of Murdoch of the Titanic about the way he was shown in the recent film. There used to be jokes about Errol Flynn or John Wayne winning the war single handed in theatres where Americans were thin on the ground. Coupled with the sort of remarks which are still made (as you referred to above), the continuing rewriting of history in favour of one of the Allies does get the dander up.

Penny