[CougarGA7]

I see that Colonel William “Wild Bill” Dovovan is already embarking on secret missions...at least to the Navy.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I just noticed something about #8. If you just look at the bottom photo, it could easily be one of Matthew Brady’s from the Civil War. Those guys aren’t preparing for the last war, as the cliche goes. They are preparing for the one before the one before the last war.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

From The International Situation:

Senator Pittman of Nevada, chairman of the important Foreign Relations Committee, suggestd a trade of United States destroyers for British battleships as a solution to the question of law and self-defense involved in the proposed outright sale of fifty over-age destroyers to help Britain arm for the expected invasion.

It might work, but we would have to move the steering wheels on the battleships over to the other side. How many BB's do you think we should ask for 50 DD's?

[BroJoeK]

"I see that Colonel William “Wild Bill” Dovovan is already embarking on secret missions...at least to the Navy."

There is a long discussion of these curious events in Joseph E. Persico's 2001 book: "Roosevelt's Secret War."

Long story short: "Wild Bill" went to Britain to check things out for President Roosevelt. His main interests were such questions as:

• Would the Brits continue to fight, and fight successfully if America sends them aid? Answer: yes
• Was Churchill too drunk to lead effectively? Answer: no
• How big of a pain in the *ss was US Ambassador Joseph Kennedy? Answer: really big.