"How the British Empire Starved Its Soldiers In the Crimea" Topic
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| Tango01 | 23 Jan 2019 3:44 p.m. PST |
"Soldiers win wars. Officers might make the calls, set the strategy, and direct the action, but when it comes down to the actual hard sacrifices, it's always the common soldier that wins the war. This dictum appears both simple and obvious: if a country elects to send soldiers into hostile, foreign territory with the aim of engaging in a long, protracted conflict, then they had best ensure that they're up to the task. Otherwise, the engagement will be a waste of time, resources, and manpower…."
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| rmaker | 24 Jan 2019 1:28 p.m. PST |
It's called "incompetence". |
| Tango01 | 25 Jan 2019 12:13 p.m. PST |
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| Mad Guru | 25 Jan 2019 7:39 p.m. PST |
Not exactly breaking news to anyone with the slightest knowledge of the Crimean War -- but I admit I found another article on the same site which was very interesting and noteworthy. That wouldn't have happened if I hadn't gone to read this one, despite thinking that would probably be a pointless exercise, so… worth it in the end! |
| Murvihill | 26 Jan 2019 7:07 a.m. PST |
Not a surprise, true. The UK hadn't fought a war on the scale of Crimea since Napoleon and forgot how. |
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