Oh, dear. Not that old saw again! (Cannon Balls – Dispelling a Myth, The Review, December, 2008.) It’s an amusing yarn but there’s not a word of truth in it. The ...
Brass Monkey
Letters – Brass Monkeys
Cannon Balls – Dispelling a Myth
In days of old, when muzzle-loading cannons constituted the main armament in ships of war, it was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannons. The ...