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Matt,
Please explain your theory to the 21,000 Englishmen who died in the first hour or two of the Somme Offensive, because they were told to walk across no man's land in an orderly fashion, the British have to make a proper show of it. Also please explain how the Generals were doing the right thing when the reports of difficulties and losses were coming back, from the divisions being shot up during 3rd Ypres, to them and they knew of the problems with the weather and the conditions (i.e. no air reconnisance, artillery ineffectiveness, lack of adequate artillery, and men being kept in the line for more than the reasonable rotation). The relief troops were already exhausted by the time they had struggled 300 yards up through the mud to get on line! How absurd to say that the Generals were doing an effective job. The thing that beat the German armies wasn't the wastage of troops, it was the blockade that didn't allow needed supplies to be shipped in. Yes the Americans didn't lose that many troops because we weren't involved that long, but for Germany being a belligerent, I'm right as they had a stronger military force at the time than a lot of the other participants did, hence the jumping in on Austria's side against Russia. France had the numbers but butchered them in 1914-1917 in frontal assaults at Verdun. Why do you think the whole d---ed French Army mutinied? They were tired of being wasted by stupid tactics. But hey, I guess you must know what the big plan was eh?
VBR,
Jim
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