tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832866431918588129.post8287644779881825210..comments2024-02-25T08:15:47.886-05:00Comments on Professor Pope: Hemmingway Keeps Cuba Safe from the Nazi Menace!NakiaPopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17406561137170462267noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832866431918588129.post-6199973609343558832011-03-04T09:04:37.617-05:002011-03-04T09:04:37.617-05:00@ Matt -- I like it!
@ Anon -- Great stuff about ...@ Matt -- I like it!<br /><br />@ Anon -- Great stuff about the resistance. Expect a Beckett entry soon.NakiaPopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406561137170462267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832866431918588129.post-90793887282575348352011-03-03T17:17:18.945-05:002011-03-03T17:17:18.945-05:00Most of the resistance didn't read German, so ...Most of the resistance didn't read German, so they would steal pretty much anything written in any language they couldn't read and take it to Beckett. So one day he might be presented with a shopping list or a letter from a soldier to his wife, the next it might be details of troop movements across northern France. Beckett translated anything relevant into French and English and it was disseminated to the allied forces.<br /><br />According to the stories, most of the members of the resistance were pickpockets, burglars, forgers and the like - I've always been fascinated by the idea that these anti-social members of society were the only ones with the skills necessary to mount such a movement.<br /><br />My favourite story is that of the man who was picked up by the nazis and tortured - he not only withstood all efforts to get him to name names, but he also managed to steal several blank forms from the desk of the interrogating officer. These were taken to Beckett, who quickly realised they were warrants of travel.<br /><br />Apparently many POW escapes were made possible by the bravery of that one man, because the escapees traveled across France using forms copied from the original masters he stole.<br /><br />That man definitely maxed out in Bluff (if you'll forgive the 3.5-ism).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832866431918588129.post-66834629950469102992011-03-03T17:05:37.830-05:002011-03-03T17:05:37.830-05:00I think JRR's code name should have been "...I think JRR's code name should have been "Ruel Britannia".John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832866431918588129.post-74696347450543479482011-03-03T15:59:58.854-05:002011-03-03T15:59:58.854-05:00@ Anonymous -- Perfect! I didn't know that ab...@ Anonymous -- Perfect! I didn't know that about Beckett. It fits right in with almost no tweaking.NakiaPopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406561137170462267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832866431918588129.post-83946358159809618142011-03-03T15:28:26.584-05:002011-03-03T15:28:26.584-05:00I don't know if it's of interest, but the ...I don't know if it's of interest, but the Irish writer Samuel Beckett was living in Paris at the start of the war, and in 1940 became a member of the French resistance. He was fluent in French, German, Italian and English, so his primary role was to translate official documents stolen by other resistance members.<br /><br />Not quite guns and grenades in the gulf, but an appreciated contribution, and it might fit your new history - which I look forward to hearing more about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832866431918588129.post-15929086233809398452011-03-03T15:24:30.487-05:002011-03-03T15:24:30.487-05:00I dig. And pugilism rules are essential.I dig. And pugilism rules are essential.ze bulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603716850479808633noreply@blogger.com