We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/this_being_anza.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:55:44 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Staying alive in the trenches. While helping the "other guy" fail in that activity. This was the source of much ingenuity, such as these Aussies in an outpost in the trenches at Gallipoli. The Digger on the right is using a periscope to spot for the Digger standing on the left who is using a trench mount to remotely aim and fire his rifle. The other two are killing time, thinking of home and wishing they were elsewhere - but they're ready... three bayonets-mounted rifles lean against the trench wall in the center. The Castle Armory counts in its holdings... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/this_being_anza.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/this_being_anza.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:17:52 -0600 As an aside the title "Digger" orgionaly went to the Maori Pioneer Battalion (Te Hokowhitu A Tu) who dug the Great Sap and Outpost #1 (The Pa). In France its was extended to the entitre division during the excavations at Arras and by association the Australians. Many considere this ironic as the Australians were considered to be somewhat reticent about picked up the spade. Their defences at Quins Post were considered untenable until Malones Wellingtons moved in and gave them the Malone treatment. Malone considered hinmself to be the landlord of Quins and stayed on when the Wellingtons were out of the line to ensure the tennants didn't make a mess of the carpet. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/this_being_anza.html#comment-72550 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/this_being_anza.html#comment-72550 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:06:09 -0600 I think there was something I saw on the Web years ago, maybe here, about an American inventor who had made a similar gizmo. It was much more finished-looking, of course, as behooved an applicant for a patent. Actually, I don't think it was patentable then, because the idea would immediately occur to anyone in that situation. These days, I dunno. I hear that somebody sneaked a patent for the Wheel and Axle past the incompetent slacker Patent Examiners we have, these days. Did it on a bet, I believ http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/this_being_anza.html#comment-72531 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/this_being_anza.html#comment-72531 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:56:50 -0600 Nothing? Not even from the Usual Suspects®? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/this_being_anza.html#comment-72526 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/this_being_anza.html#comment-72526 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:07:55 -0600