[tcolvin]

Sorry about the delay in replying, Austin.
I've been away, done some reading and solved the problem - see next post.

To answer your question, I was quoting Peter Cook's reason for making a futile gesture in war;
"Perkins, I want you to lay down your life.
We need a futile gesture at this stage.
It will raise the whole tone of the war.
Get in your crate, hop over to Bremen, take a shufty, and don't come back".

Thank you very much for the newsreel footage - indeed very very interesting.

Tony