That is so cool, each time I learn some aspect of the resourcefulness of countries involved in ww2 I always feel inspired. Random story connection at miniature

That is so cool, each time I learn some aspect of the resourcefulness of countries involved in ww2 I always feel inspired. Random story connection at miniature scale - While traveling around Loas a few years ago, one of the places we stayed was on a river with boats available, the other guests took the few canoes available in the evening before we had a chance... my partner was quite disappointment as we were only there for one night. I found what at first looked like an unsalvagable very green old wooden one sunk about 4ft next to the pontoon, since I had nothing else to do - within about 30mins, some perseverance, creative use of levers and sheer "manliness" I managed to surface enough of it to flip it over and scoop some air into it, drag it to shore, empty it, polish the algea off the seats and put it back in the water to test it's hull. We had a great time in our old green boat, and ended up exploring more of the river's tributaries than all the other guests :) There is something very satisfying about bringing stuff back to life when you have real utility for it and then enjoying it.