tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049208109612299827.post5948898799667703562..comments2023-12-06T23:58:59.189+00:00Comments on ffranc sais: What about the wars where we did well?Frank Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447989626809704972noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049208109612299827.post-19914814045541115972011-11-26T22:24:13.863+00:002011-11-26T22:24:13.863+00:00I watched a programme on Turing; and his outlawed ...I watched a programme on Turing; and his outlawed lifestyle. He was the Bill Gates of his day, and he was treated like dirt. Our scientist & engineers still have a low social status, being branded by the media as "boffins" rather that leading lights in their profession.<br /><br />We do have a perception of war as being glamorous. It was only the English Channel that saved us from defeat in May/June 1940; along with the rumoured agreement, that Britain would join with Germany to defeat Russia if the BEF wasn't attacked on Dunkirk beach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com