Posted by Owen Roberts on July 21, 2008 at 12:09:17 user OwenRoberts.
In Reply to: Re: Nancy as an adult? posted by Ross Cossar on July 21, 2008 at 01:44:44:
Could be the wrong bow, Ross. From the arrow length in the illustrations, also the description of the long arrow, the Amazons seemed to have small versions of the classic English longbow. The crossbow was basically a continental design with a short arrow or bolt.
You can of course fire a longbow with the bow parallel to the ground if you want to.
However in Chapter XX of SD the heading illustrates a crossbow and the text confirms this. Much easier to fire inconspicuously from a boat. Perhaps the crossbow belonged to CF.
I think Nancy with her knowledge of French, see ML, could have been parachuted into France with the SOE. Whether she would have survived is debatable.