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[sasguru]

I'm not altogether sure about that.

Castration, severe beatings, concentration camps (a British invention), economic starvation.
At our worst, probably worse than the Japs. At our best, incomparably better.

 

[OwlHoot]

Castration, severe beatings, concentration camps (a British invention), economic starvation.
At our worst, probably worse than the Japs. At our best, incomparably better.

It's quite possible a lot of the mistreatment was done by native guards from other tribes or even neighbouring countries.

I seem to recall reading that somewhere round that area, not sure if it was Kenya or further north, captured enemies were (until quite recently) always castrated. So maybe it was partly a cultural thing.

 

[sasguru]

It's quite possible a lot of the mistreatment was done by native guards from other tribes or even neighbouring countries.

I seem to recall reading that somewhere round that area, not sure if it was Kenya or further north, captured enemies were (until quite recently) always castrated. So maybe it was partly a cultural thing.

Bollux. They were under British jurisdiction.

 

[ASB]

concentration camps (a British invention

A Russian invention in 18th century Poland I believe.

 

[kmge]

A Russian invention in 18th century Poland I believe.

The term "Concentration Camp" is British by origin (Boer War). The use of Concentration Camps can be traced to the early 1800's during the drive west by American settlers. The first real industrialisation of camps was brought about by a rather nice chap called General Lothar von Trotha, governor of the German colony of South-West Africa, now Namibia. But we digress.

Currently reading Outlaws by Tony Thompson

 

[chef]

The littlewoods catelog - women's underwear section. Its tough to hold it with just your left hand - anyone got any suggestions?

I think they now do a mini-catalogue if that's any help? Failing that you could access it online.

Thanks - I will apply for the mini catalog. I did try it online but 1st time I dropped the laptop and it broke. The 2nd time my emission went over the keyboard - I dont think the computer repair man believed my story that it was mash potato....

 

[d000hg]

Tandia (sequel to The Power of One) by Bryce Courtenay.

 

[ASB]

The term "Concentration Camp" is British by origin (Boer War). The use of Concentration Camps can be traced to the early 1800's during the drive west by American settlers. The first real industrialisation of camps was brought about by a rather nice chap called General Lothar von Trotha, governor of the German colony of South-West Africa, now Namibia. But we digress.

As you say a digression, certainly we popularised the terms with the camps we built for the Boers and the Blacks in the Boer war. This predates by a few years Namibia.

The use of camps in the Bar Confederation (from which the poles were exiled to Siberia) also predates the use of camps for Native Americans.

 

[sasguru]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Indian-Summ...=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345553485&sr=1-3

Doesn't have very many good things to say about Uncle Dickie.

Edwina, on the other hand, sounds like a really switched on gal.

Didn't she have an affair with Nehru behind Dickie's back?

 

[Churchill]

Even more impressed with the attitude of the MOD^H^H^H War Department after the end of the conflict:

"You don't have any records of your illnesses whilst in the Japanese POW camps so we can't do anything for you".

It was ever thus.

Oi Zeity! You may like this...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dear-Mom-Joseph-T-Ward/dp/0804108536