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Barrett · 30 June 2003, 04:24 PM

Great Timing Dept: I'm reading/reviewing Dick Hallion's masterful "Taking Flight," a history of aeronautics thru 1918. He cites a variety of sources ref. Tannenberg including the original Ludendorff quote to his air ops officer, Maj. Siegert. Hallion also cites von Hoeppner: "The aviators had almost entirely replaced the cavalry as the means of long-range reconnaissance." That's a telling statement from ex-horseman vH.
The consensus seems to be that the victory was attributed jointly to air recon and SigInt, as the russians were chatty on the ol' Marconi.

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Barrett Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: The American West Posts: 4,809	Great Timing Dept: I'm reading/reviewing Dick Hallion's masterful "Taking Flight," a history of aeronautics thru 1918. He cites a variety of sources ref. Tannenberg including the original Ludendorff quote to his air ops officer, Maj. Siegert. Hallion also cites von Hoeppner: "The aviators had almost entirely replaced the cavalry as the means of long-range reconnaissance." That's a telling statement from ex-horseman vH. The consensus seems to be that the victory was attributed jointly to air recon and SigInt, as the russians were chatty on the ol' Marconi. __________________ You will not rise to the occasion: You will default to your level of training.