JohannaK
Heroically Clueless
11-Sept-1714 never forget. 

Goddamned VOCboo.
"Very proud of past glories" defines most countries on Earth.
But not Australia because Australia has no past.
That's really not true. For someone so inordinately proud of Polish achievements in the Second World War, I am taken aback that you would choose to overlook the Australian contribution to the Allied war efforts.
New Zealand - not even on a map of the pacific
Past starts when all witnesses are dead. My definition for use in this thread.
World War 2 ain't no past, because vets are still alive. Says me, myself and I.
Past starts when all witnesses are dead. My definition for use in this thread.
You are aware that the Australian national myth is pretty much entirely built on the other World War, right?
And their performance on the French front was far better, I believe.
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Also, Italy and Greece are neither in the Third World nor in Europe. What gives?