A three part history has just been on BBC I think and might shortly appear on the Non terrestrial channels. It was about the defence of the nation in the event of a successful invasion. As a news point there is something on at the moment about a find of a 50 foot PIPE bomb Somewhere in England which is going to have to be exploded. Its good 'ere i'n it? Allen Hale Facts Don't Lie But We Rarely Accept The Inconvenient Ones. (anon unless anyone can enlighten) !-----Original Message----- !From: Roger & Jodie Morris [mailto:rog.jod@bigpond.net.au] !Sent: 30 April 2006 11:55 !To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com !Subject: [WORLD WAR II] British Fall back position during WWII ? ! ! !I'm interested in finding out whether English history reveals !what Churchill's 'Fall Back' position was if the Nazis had !ever landed ground troops on British soil? ! !In Australia during the darkest points of the War in 1942/43, !the Australian Government drew a line through Brisbane in SE !Queensland, known logically as the 'Brisbane Line' north of !which would be evacuated and left to the Japanese had they !ever made landfall in northern Australia. ! !I assume the British Government had a similar plan when the !Nazis held most of Europe across the Channel. ! !Would Brits have been evacuated north into Scotland or west !into Wales (ironically like most other defeated races !throughout English history)? ! !Roger !Queensland, Australia. ! ! ! !==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== !http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military:_20th_Century/WO RLDWAR2.html This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx