tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post6885385960867271933..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Jewels and Jackboots: Hitler's British Channel IslandsRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-24310192419851138262017-02-13T10:46:32.238+00:002017-02-13T10:46:32.238+00:00Archduke Piccolo,
I would like to think that I wo...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />I would like to think that I would only collaborate in order to protect my family, and that I could keep whatever I had to do to the minimum. I am enough of a realist to know what my own priorities would be, and have no illusions that I would become an active resister unless circumstances forced me to do so.<br /><br />I understand that John Nettles has a history degree, and that he lived on Jersey during his time as Bergerac. I must admit that I found the earlier Midsomer Murders were better than the later ones, and have given up watching the series since John Nettles 'retired' from the role.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-31127356155321868822017-02-13T09:15:46.187+00:002017-02-13T09:15:46.187+00:00One does what one can with what one has. Often en...One does what one can with what one has. Often enough that isn't very much. I'm even inclined to think a certain amount of collaboration ought not to be condemned out of hand. For personal benefit - yes, that is (probably) reprehensible; but if it makes life a bit more tolerable all round, I don't really see anything to criticise. <br /><br />I rather liked the Bergerac series, and John Nettles made a fine DCI in the Midsomer Murders as well. Seems that during his stint as Jim Bergerac he become interested in the history of the islands in which the stories were set.<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-60902791344199755562017-02-13T07:55:24.595+00:002017-02-13T07:55:24.595+00:00Dannoc,
I must have visited Jersey nearly thirty ...Dannoc,<br /><br />I must have visited Jersey nearly thirty times over the years, and whilst I liked the place, I can imagine that it would be very easy to get what I understand is called 'island fever' (i.e. a desire to get away) or 'island complacency' (i.e. a sort of '<i>we are all right, Jack</i>' attitude to the outside world).<br /><br />It sounds as if your grandfather had a difficult time during the war. The Islanders who stayed/were left behind suffered hardships that people in the UK find difficult to understand. They may have had rationing, but at least some things were available to buy, which was not the case on the Islands.<br /><br />I suspect that as with most enemy occupations there were those who suffered less than others because they were willing to 'compromise' (a polite name for collaborate, I suppose), especially if there was money to be made.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your grandfather's story.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-89945892123067235852017-02-12T21:21:40.990+00:002017-02-12T21:21:40.990+00:00An interesting topic as i was born in Jersey. My g...An interesting topic as i was born in Jersey. My grand father who was in the French army in vichy during the occupation was allowed back into the island by the Germans but couldn't go back. He was there during the famine and the liberation. He always mentioned that some of the higher states people were less than saviory during that time and made a lot of money. <br />He like all had a horrendous time.Dannochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205319931299064812noreply@blogger.com