tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post9096718074822994017..comments2024-03-28T08:36:39.902+00:00Comments on Sean Linnane: THE GREATEST RAID OF ALLSTORMBRINGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18405613458419510116noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-11420656519028706682014-04-14T17:24:53.722+01:002014-04-14T17:24:53.722+01:00One of my biggest complaints about Jezza is that h...One of my biggest complaints about Jezza is that he didn't punch out Piers (spit) Morgan on video so we could all enjoy it on youtube. <br /><br />Clarkson also did a six or seven part series on the Victoria Cross and those who have won it that is excellent viewing. <br /><br />Al_in_OttawaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-72521648847481325862014-04-10T00:09:49.544+01:002014-04-10T00:09:49.544+01:00Jeremy Clarkson, KCOBE sounds good.Jeremy Clarkson, KCOBE sounds good.Steve Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033212364122617178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-20293206716370534032014-04-02T17:52:30.256+01:002014-04-02T17:52:30.256+01:00Pity the couldn't award a VC for punching Pier...Pity the couldn't award a VC for punching Piers.<br />Or at least a knighthood during Birthday Honors for service to the Empire...Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-56159773093676369572014-04-02T14:50:08.746+01:002014-04-02T14:50:08.746+01:00Well, "successful" in that they destroye...Well, "successful" in that they destroyed the dry dock using a Lend-Lease four-piper and applying the "P formula" but they got a little ambitious and lost a lot of good men killed, wounded and captured. <br />This raid is one Bill McRaven used as an example in his book "SpecOps" which I highly recommend to anyone either in the community or wanting a good grounding in what is - and is not - a "Special Operation". We used to make it a basic requirement for folks coming in from conventional units - long before McRaven took command. <br />Boat GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-64722614248472294472014-04-02T06:34:15.306+01:002014-04-02T06:34:15.306+01:00Thanks for the heads up. Totally riveting watch. T...Thanks for the heads up. Totally riveting watch. Those commandos had balls. iceveiledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212409387385603865noreply@blogger.com