<iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-K3L4M3" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden">

Flat White

The Six Triple Eight is nonsense

14 January 2025

11:13 AM

14 January 2025

11:13 AM

What comes to mind when you hear the word brave? Possibly it’s a vision of Allied soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy? Maybe the gallant pilots of The Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain? Forget it. The real heroic battle of the second world war was weeding through the backlog of undelivered mail.

Already a subscriber? Log in

Subscribe for just $2 a week

Try a month of The Spectator Australia absolutely free and without commitment. Not only that but – if you choose to continue – you’ll pay just $2 a week for your first year.

  • Unlimited access to spectator.com.au and app
  • The weekly edition on the Spectator Australia app
  • Spectator podcasts and newsletters
  • Full access to spectator.co.uk
Or

Unlock this article

REGISTER


Comments

Don't miss out

Join the conversation with other Spectator Australia readers. Subscribe to leave a comment.

Already a subscriber? Log in

Close