Why You Can't Stop an Attack in the First World War
November 14, 2024
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as posted by the channelThe first day of the Battle of the Somme is the bloodiest in British history. Many wonder why it had to happen at all, and couldn’t it have been prevented? Many have gone so far to even accuse the British generals as being butchers, murderers, or if nothing else horrendously incompetent. This “Lions led by donkeys” narrative couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, once an offensive the scale of the Somme was established…it was almost impossible to call it off.
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My other videos on WW1 that I referenced:
Messenger dogs in WW1
Traffic in trench networks
The Western Front as a siege
Find the book “Transportation on the Western Front, 1914-1918 by Colonel A.M. Henniker” as a free PDF at www.nativeoak.org/library
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Read about the Battle of Verdun here:
Read about the scale of units in WW1:
Statistics for the aircraft used at the Somme, including what roles they played and their fates:
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Intro 00:00
War is Not a Vacuum 02:10
The Scale of the Somme 05:28
Warfare by Timetables 13:18
Modern Judgements 24:12
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