"Kyle E. Cleveland" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> It was the Swiss' passion for guns only matched by their
> determination to keep their liberty that helped keep the Nazi
> war machine at bay. When the Swiss government thought a Nazi
> invasion was imminent it ordered every able bodied man to stand
> by his post and defend it to the last round. Their
> determination to defend their liberties plus their shooting
> skills and the sheer quantity of weapons at their disposal
> combined with the nature of the terrain persuaded the Nazis
> that an invasion of Switzerland was not worth the cost.
Blitz-krieg over them mountains? I think not. Anyway they needed
somewhere to place their "hedge" bet!!
Cheers,
--
Deri James
