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Old 16-09-2008, 10:20 PM   #3 (permalink)
geoff501
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Originally Posted by Tom Canning View Post
Geoff -
in spite of Mountbatten and Leese ganging up on him
Cut his teeth in the filth of WW1, like Monty, which I think helped a lot.
Interesting comment from Mountbatten on the program - spoken after he'd died.

Glad I missed the Lord Longford program, would make my blood boil......
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