no explaining to me his beliefs. i can think of no way to convince you, Keith. but just think of the hoo hah at Churchill's funeral.

do you find it hard to believe that churchill was utterly detested by many many serving men - i can assure you, he was.

i knew a guy who worked on a anti aircraft gun. he used to tell me the war years were the best years of his life. he thought the sun shone out of WC's arse. his wife did, and his kids did.

the people who actually did the killing and dying were probably a bit more measured in their praise. my dad hated the fucker. i don't think he was on his own - hated the grandiosity, the talk of acceptable casualties, the mad ventures like Dieppe, etc.