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Originally Posted by Ed Storey
Robert, the point of my e-mail was that the wearing of ties by the Canadian ORs in Italy was not new to the Corps when they transferred up to NW Europe, as the Canadians ORs in Italy were the first to embrace the wearing of ties in 1943. Farley Mowat's comment about ties is erroneous or a mistake at best and does not reflect the actualities of the time.
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Another example of Farley Mowat never letting the facts interfere with a good story. For this reason, I do not give his writing or remarks too much authority. He left the Army as a very bitter man and retreated to writing as his own self-medication. Three generations read his books as gospel, and see what happens.
But - I loved
The Grey Seas Under, the story about oceangoing tugboats out of Halifax.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...rey_Seas_Under