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05/01/2008, 15:53 Weedon Joined on 23/08/2004 Laval (53) Posts 1,182 Re: Oradour sur Glane The sad and terrifying reality is that none of us knows how we would behave were we to be placed into similar circumstances.  I imagine that we all like to think we would be heroes but only very few would be prepared to actually die for their beliefs.    Report

05/01/2008, 16:14 Lizfjr Joined on 23/08/2004 89 Posts 134 Re: Oradour sur Glane Quite.    Report

05/01/2008, 20:14 Colonel Mustard Joined on 29/08/2007 Posts 51 Re: Oradour sur Glane The British carried out a massacre at Amritsar in the 1920s and the Americans at My Lai in the 1960s. Inhumanity can wear any uniform.    Report

05/01/2008, 20:51 Northender Joined on 24/01/2007 NW England/Lot Posts 47 Re: Oradour sur Glanes  Weedon wrote: Some information about resistance in 1944 here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wByXUnvH4YU It is a collection of 4 videos, a couple of which, although 8 mins in length, took far longer due to the stopping and starting (why do some videos do that?) The presenter is the brother of one of the English SAS soldiers involved, so is understandably long winded and passionate about what he is saying.  It didn't spoil it for me though as I get similar tales of the war from my dad every time I see him. Got this from the help link on youtube. http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=56116&topic=10560    Report

05/01/2008, 22:14 Fiona Joined on 08/02/2006 Glasgow Posts 95 Re: Oradour sur Glanes We also visited many years ago and in fact were speaking about it at a family gathering only the other day to my cousins new boyfriend (a farmer) and when I mentioned the "no birds singing etc" he found this hard to believe, but I wasn't mistaken - I remember so clearly looking around and listening for the birds - but 10 years ago there were certainly none there.  Glad you others agree.   It is a place I'll never forget - or of what took place there.   Fiona    Report

05/01/2008, 23:05 Weedon Joined on 23/08/2004 Laval (53) Posts 1,182 Re: Oradour sur Glanes  Northender wrote:  Weedon wrote: Some information about resistance in 1944 here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wByXUnvH4YU It is a collection of 4 videos, a couple of which, although 8 mins in length, took far longer due to the stopping and starting (why do some videos do that?) The presenter is the brother of one of the English SAS soldiers involved, so is understandably long winded and passionate about what he is saying.  It didn't spoil it for me though as I get similar tales of the war from my dad every time I see him. Got this from the help link on youtube. http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=56116&topic=10560 Thank you Northender.      Report

05/01/2008, 23:17 Tresco Joined on 23/08/2004 Charente Maritime. Posts 4,635 Re: Oradour sur Glanes  Weedon wrote: It is a collection of 4 videos, a couple of which, although 8 mins in length, took far longer due to the stopping and starting (why do some videos do that?) Weedon, I have a lesser version of Broadband. Some, but by no means all Youtube videos do this to me. I believe the technical term is 'buffering'. If a video does this I do something else for a while, let it finish, and then click 'replay' and it always works perfectly 2nd time round. I wish I could still talk to my dad about his war time experiences...and the photos...no one can identify the people (some of whom died as young men) and places in them now.    Report

06/01/2008, 13:14 Cendrillon Joined on 19/10/2007 S.E. England & S.W.France Posts 405 Re: Oradour sur Glane  Colonel Mustard wrote: The British carried out a massacre at Amritsar in the 1920s and the Americans at My Lai in the 1960s.  Inhumanity can wear any uniform.   It certainly can, what about the burning of the people in a church in Kenya....................now why did that ring a bell when it became news? Cendrillon    Report

06/01/2008, 13:20 Weedon Joined on 23/08/2004 Laval (53) Posts 1,182 Re: Oradour sur Glanes  Tresco wrote:  Weedon wrote: It is a collection of 4 videos, a couple of which, although 8 mins in length, took far longer due to the stopping and starting (why do some videos do that?) Weedon, I have a lesser version of Broadband. Some, but by no means all Youtube videos do this to me. I believe the technical term is 'buffering'. If a video does this I do something else for a while, let it finish, and then click 'replay' and it always works perfectly 2nd time round. I wish I could still talk to my dad about his war time experiences...and the photos...no one can identify the people (some of whom died as young men) and places in them now. Good tip Tresco, I shall remember that one.     Report

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