Comments on: Any Officer Who Goes Into Action Without His Sword is Improperly Dressed

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 22 May 2017 16:13:25 +0000

I did 22 in the military. Mothers and wives would curse this kind of man because we would follow his sort to Hell, just because he was leading. Believe it or not I DID have 3 squadron Commanders and 1 Chief Master sergeant who were cut from the same bolt of cloth. I was truely blessed.

By: Paul Joseph Hershey

Paul Joseph Hershey — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 23:19:01 +0000

yupodium said: “me09 said: “I know!!!! He’s like some modern Don Quijote de la Mancha walking around the place. Wonder who kept his sword after his death…”
actually, his sword was put into a museum, and i don’t remember, but i think his bow was as well.”

OH…his sword is in a Museum? Really? WHERE? I would have thought it was confiscated during his capture and therefore lost. I would be interested in seeing this real ‘mythological’ sword of the great Jack Churchill. As an Archer myself, I’d also like to see his bow as well. MORE INFO PLEASE! – pjh

By: Lord Flasheart

Lord Flasheart — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:17:27 +0000

Why has this not been made into a movie?

By: yupodium

yupodium — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:26:32 +0000

[quote]me09 said: “I know!!!! He’s like some modern Don Quijote de la Mancha walking around the place. Wonder who kept his sword after his death…”[/quote]

actually, his sword was put into a museum, and i don’t remember, but i think his bow was as well.

By: sweeper

sweeper — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:14:19 +0000

ok, old thread, but in response to the athor’s comment

“I concur, actually. The Claymore is a giant Scottish sword, and the English created one later that was called by the same name most of the time, though technially the later is a Claybeg. Instead of going into the history of swords though, I adopted the axiom”

spelling mistakes aside, the claymore (big sword in anglicised Scottish Gaelic) refers to two different swords, a large, 2 handed weapon and a smaller broadsword, often with a basket hilt. Claybeg means small sword, and is, as its name suggests, a smaller sword. Churchill carried the broadsword-type claymore, not a claybeg. None of these weapons were created by the English (hint: the names of the weapons come from the Gaelic). I think the reason the author doesn’t go into the history of swords is that he knows sod-all about it.

Oh, and bagpiping is not that an unusual hobby for a Brit, I see at least one bagpiper most days and I live in Britain.

By: Watcher

Watcher — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:30:33 +0000

“all the peace that was roaming around Europe irritated Jack right out of the army.”

LOL!

By: Vinko

Vinko — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:39:47 +0000

[quote]igorbeevor said: “Erm…Claymores are not English, but Scottish Highland…another example of ignorance…Or English arrogance?

Would have been nice article had I continued reading, but was too insulted…Please, author, please would you correct your mistake so I can read this?”[/quote]

Had you not been so horrendously offended, I am sure you would have read the earlier comment of the author explaining the usage of the word.
By the way, Chuck Norris has Nothing on this guy. And that’s saying ALOT.

By: Former-Marine

Former-Marine — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:14:02 +0000

By the way, just in case you were wondering, today – 10 November 2007 – is the 232nd U.S. Marine Corps Birthday. That’s right sports fans, the U.S. Marine Corps is “older” than the USofA. Oorah!

By: Former-Marine

Former-Marine — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:11:12 +0000

Oorah! Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill would have made a damn-fine U.S. Marine. Thanks for the story.

By: igorbeevor

igorbeevor — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:25:37 +0000

Erm…Claymores are not English, but Scottish Highland…another example of ignorance…Or English arrogance?

Would have been nice article had I continued reading, but was too insulted…Please, author, please would you correct your mistake so I can read this?