"Are you going to give us a shown" they asked, little suspecting what they were letting themselves in for. The others, who were sheltering in the bushes, were called to bring the accordion, Len and beer. The poor Yanks had not eaten for two days because the ‘enemy’ stole their food truck - hence their dejected look - but they perked up when the beer started flowing.

Looks of amazement spread over the Yanks' faces when our heroes launched into "Jockey to War" amid cries of "Mind the beer" and "Into line facing the tree" - (Andy strikes again!). This was quickly followed by "Glorishears" and several others. The dancing was momentarily interrupted when a car came along the track and went on to the nearby farm, where apparently, someone was holding a party. But the dancing carried on totally oblivious to the tanks roaring along the nearby road 'firing' at each other, while aircraft added to the noise of battle with dive-bombing attacks. The attitude of the tank-men was summed up in three words - "**** the war".

Our heroes were rewarded for their efforts with a guided tour around the-tank. Maggie was first to enter the turret, to be quickly followed by the Yanks. Soon the tank was hidden under the bodies of Morris men swarming all over it (a new dimension in the art of camouflages) pointing at things and asking a hundred questions. The Yanks looked a little worried when Mick climbed into the driver's seat, and asked what would happen if he pressed "this red button". They also kept everyone amused with their many stories, but all too soon they received orders to move on. After many hand-shakes and good-byes, they removed the empties from their vehicle and sped off, churning up the ground.

This broke the ice, and it was surprising to find that, rather than telling our heroes to get lost, the tank crew became quite friendly. When they were told the purpose of the visit to Germany, they almost fell off their tank with laughing.