what if the axis instead of dropping bombs had dropped trillions of forged money?

[raaaid]

oh interesting, before making this thread i googled if i could find something on the net to post link but i couldnt find anything but ill kepp googling

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by raaaid

oh interesting, before making this thread i googled if i could find something on the net to post link but i couldnt find anything but ill kepp googling

Don't bother, Google doesn't have 'all' the answers, instead turn off your computer and go and buy some documentary dvd's and pay attention.

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Don't bother, Google doesn't have 'all' the answers, instead turn off your computer and go and buy some documentary dvd's and pay attention.

No, scrap the DVD's and read some books. Honestly, if you get all your knowledge from reading books no wonder you don't understand the complexities of inflation. Documentaries result in armchair historians who think the spitfire won the battle of britain, and that Hitler was an evil person with some interesting colour footage. There's nothing like a few good history books in offering debate. I would even argue the internet is a better source of information that a documentary (obviously it depends on the documentary, but in general most are just more realistic than films, but don't put a scratch on a good book).

[bongodriver]

think the spitfire won the battle of britain

Technically it did, if you replaced evry Spitfire with a Hurricane we would have lost, so it was instrumental in the victory.

Hitler was an evil person

Well He was.....or did you read a book that told you otherwise?

some interesting colour footage

Yeah......try finding some nice colour moving images in a book.

There's nothing like a few good history books in offering debate

What prevents a book author from making up their own impression of events as opposed to a documentary film maker?

I would even argue the internet is a better source of information that a documentary (obviously it depends on the documentary, but in general most are just more realistic than films, but don't put a scratch on a good book).

Soooo......just watch the good documentaries no?

no wonder you don't understand the complexities of inflation

I think it was aimed at me?.....not sure why.

[5./JG27.Farber]

I agree books are best.

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber

I agree books are best.

Sure....but nobody can answer my question on how books are immune from falsifying information as opposed to documentaries.

[DD_crash]

Are you bored Bongo?

[5./JG27.Farber]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Sure....but nobody can answer my question on how books are immune from falsifying information as opposed to documentaries.

Its not that books are immune from this, its more that in a book its not limited as much by "air" time. Like when they squeeze the BoB into 1 hour instead of a massive tome...

[NZtyphoon]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Sure....but nobody can answer my question on how books are immune from falsifying information as opposed to documentaries.

Books aren't immune from falsifying information, but neither is any medium. At least with properly researched and written books cross checking via the bibliography is possible, whereas with dvd documentaries that is hardly ever an option.

Example: In an otherwise excellent DVD documentary on the Hawker Typhoon a well respected aviation historian said that early Typhoons were delivered with eight .303 Brownings because there was a shortage of the weapons; okay, where did that information come from, and how is it possible to x-reference for confirmation?

[zander]

Originally Posted by raaaid

oh interesting, before making this thread i googled if i could find something on the net to post link but i couldnt find anything but ill kepp googling

You didn't even bother to read the wiki link, hm?

The initial plan was to destabilize the British economy during the war by dropping the notes from aircraft, on the assumption that most Britons would collect the money and spend it, thus triggering inflation. This scheme was not put into effect: it was postulated that the Luftwaffe did not have enough planes to effectively deliver the forgeries, and by that time the operation was in the hands of SS foreign intelligence