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Page 28
... idea of what was going on at the front and when he withdrew his GHQ a further 35 miles to the rear , he had no idea whatsoever . However , he formed the opinion that Smith - Dorrien's troops were running from the Germans , who were in ...
... idea of what was going on at the front and when he withdrew his GHQ a further 35 miles to the rear , he had no idea whatsoever . However , he formed the opinion that Smith - Dorrien's troops were running from the Germans , who were in ...
Page 92
... idea , was shocked . He opposed the exposure of ' this tremendous secret to the enemy upon such a petty scale and as a mere make - weight to what I was sure could only be an indecisive operation . ' Other tank sponsors as well as the ...
... idea , was shocked . He opposed the exposure of ' this tremendous secret to the enemy upon such a petty scale and as a mere make - weight to what I was sure could only be an indecisive operation . ' Other tank sponsors as well as the ...
Page 164
... ideas from the ranks . New ideas were transformed into new methods , tactics and organi- sation . Among the most effective ideas was the withdrawal to a shorter stronger line in the latter stages of the 1916 Somme battles and the use of ...
... ideas from the ranks . New ideas were transformed into new methods , tactics and organi- sation . Among the most effective ideas was the withdrawal to a shorter stronger line in the latter stages of the 1916 Somme battles and the use of ...
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achieved action advance Allied Army artillery asked attack August Australian Battalion battle battlefield became believed Brigade British called Cambrai campaign casualties cavalry command considered continued Corps criticism dead defence Division effect enemy fact failed failure field fighting final fire force forward France French gave German give Gough ground guns Haig Haig's Hamilton heavy hold Hunter-Weston idea infantry John July killed knew letters Lieut Lloyd George London look losses lost machine-gun March miles military morale needed never night November objective offensive officers operation ordered positions Rawlinson reached reported result Ridge says seemed senior sent shells soldiers Somme staff success suffered tactics taken tanks thing Third thousands told Townshend troops victory wanted Western Front whole Wood World wounded wrote Ypres Ypres Salient