I thought we Brits were the ultimate underdog supporters 3 R2 t$ `5 Y6 m* V
8 n/ k4 {" B) s4 Z, WWanting the trojans to win $ K: V9 V5 c7 l3 f. h
supporting the confederacy (not slavery though)
* ]/ x7 d5 V1 c0 x! scheering on vercengetorix (even though he's french ) 5 H0 E; \! t0 e
supporting (eventually ) an israeli state even after the brutal
6 E: R3 H& j$ l& ^# X2 C/ ^civil war, and now i want to support the palestinains as we really let them down in the 1st 30 years of the 20th century.(not condoning suicide bombing in any way)
, j) f: H M9 Nmorally supporting the finns vs the USSR in 39, and shamefully not sending men, although that was 5 q3 u3 r* w- y: t# y) g
primarily stopped by norway and sweden. $ J, j5 {+ |: j+ O$ o& Q+ z6 [
and oddly likeing Napoleon as a great man while plotting his downfall and exile. ) Q" E2 h% R. p* k: h5 d
same with Rommel , almost a folk hero to some vets even though he was the enemy. (first hand testimony from an ex-pow held in italy ). $ N" K& d- d" d% W' f
supporting protestanism <sp> against the all powerful catholic church from 1548 onwards ( again though nowt to do with real religous conviction but just convenience). & B6 c8 K! w" ^0 E4 `. C
huge respect for Yuglavia's and greece's(crete esp) partisan actions during WW2.
% }% ?/ d1 J3 h7 u3 C8 _8 |Rome vs the all conquoring huns held at bay finally in eastern france. |