 Flashman14  | 17 Sep 2011 1:30 p.m. PST |
Interesting – apologies if this has come up recently: link
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| Warjack | 17 Sep 2011 10:49 p.m. PST |
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| manchesterreg | 18 Sep 2011 2:18 a.m. PST |
Amazing the comments below the story!!! Here is one. I don't know enough details to fully understand his role in WWII. OR this one…. Illuminati (Churchill was no doubt a member) have an obsession with toy soldiers, mannequins, models and the like. |
 Bobgnar | 18 Sep 2011 9:12 a.m. PST |
I have always wondered about Churchill's toy soldiers. He was born in 1874 so the toys would not have been English made William Britains figs. That company started in 1894, long after Churchill stopped playing. So were they German flats or French Mignot solid rounds? Some other brand? The figs in the picture look to be Britains, so not appropriate. Any one ever see these to tell us? Also, if the comment is true that his were all British Empire types, why so many Napoleonic French on display? |
| Inari7 | 18 Sep 2011 9:33 a.m. PST |
According to the article it was just one a few sets on display, so that may explain when there are many French on display. |
| 1815Guy | 18 Sep 2011 12:12 p.m. PST |
Interesting link, thanks. Great man though many say he was, one thing is for sure; whenever Churchill got involved with a campaign thousands were due to die |
| Swampster | 18 Sep 2011 2:39 p.m. PST |
I saw the ones at Wallington recently TMP link which are about the same period as Churchill's. |
| Anthon | 18 Sep 2011 3:14 p.m. PST |
yeah, but what rules did he use ? :) |
| kiwimole | 18 Sep 2011 8:25 p.m. PST |
Churchill did write about his toy soldiers in one of his books – "My Early Years"? I did read it a while ago and well worth reading. I actually read a few of his books and they have all been very readable – almost Boys Own adventure stuff. |
| bridget midget the return | 19 Sep 2011 8:13 a.m. PST |
Is that site for real????? |
| boy wundyr x | 19 Sep 2011 8:53 a.m. PST |
Well, apparently the Illuminati comment is based on research from a computer game: "The computer game Deus Ex: Human Revolution does a good job describing their plans for humanity." Um, yeah. So I'll agree with Bridget Midget. |
| Daffy Doug | 19 Sep 2011 6:08 p.m. PST |
Vis-vis the tenor of the comments: What manure. BOYS love toy soldiers, until most of them turn to violent sports, then into sensible adults raising their own children. It is called maturation. In my limited experience, boys who get their fill of playing at war seldom if ever wage it in RL. And only a few find themselves stuck doing that: Churchill was one…. |
