ext_4752 ([identity profile] xiphias.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] xiphias 2012-07-27 10:33 am (UTC)

Apparently, in WWII, there were some issues with co-ordination between American and UK troops, when calling for backup.

Americans didn't understand that, if a Brit called in calmly stating that "me and my boys might be having a spot of bother here," it meant that over half the soldiers were dead, the rest were injured, they were low on ammunition, and their position was about to be overrun.

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