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[Maharg]

Emac44, well said M8.

Originally Posted by rogthedodge

Poor history. Now a discredited book. That quote is inaccurate, if it was ever said it was said about Italian Troops.

You really need to read some better books if you're going to comment on WW1

Calm down rog I only tried to help.
Anyway who discredited it? Maybe it was someone who didn't like what they were reading. Italians you say. Hmm..interseting. How pray tell do you associate Lions and Italian troops? I have always thought of the Lion as a British Symbol.

What do you suggest I read? Maybe something good about Haig that wasn't written by a friend. How about a 'better book' that tells me the British Generals tactics of attacking entrenched positions with massed Infantry was a good idea.

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by Maharg

What do you suggest I read? Maybe something good about Haig that wasn't written by a friend. How about a 'better book' that tells me the British Generals tactics of attacking entrenched positions with massed Infantry was a good idea.

There's nothing wrong with your reading material. rogthedodge is simply in character. Upsetting everyone is his 'role'.
'rogthedodge' expands to 'roger the dodger'.
Now..doesn't this site explain everything?
Roger the Dodger

[Maharg]

LOL at least the cartoon character isn't one eyed.

[Emac44]

What were British Troops then slaughtered during WW1 but Lions. Lions for their absolute courage. Led by Donkeys who were Biritsh Generals safely stowed away 20 miles from the Front. Whilst men died attacking entrenched barbed wire positions and machine guns. Just saw today a documentary on the Somme. 120,000 British troops attacked on the Somme. 60,000 plus casualities on the first day of July 1st 1916. Wounded were left on the battle field to die slow agonizing deaths because of lack of facilities to evacuate them to clearing stations. Some 20,000 Allied Troops died because British High Command did not provide the facilities to evacuate the wounded or co-ordinate the evacuation properly. And Rog before you get off on this remember when planning a battle you also plan for your own casuality figures that will eventually occur during battle. And if Rawlinson Goth or Haig had not planned for casuality clearing from a battlefield that makes them poor battlefield commanders and no way can that be defensible. Overall through the whole battles of the Somme estimated combined casualty figures for British French and German losses are estimated at 1 million men killed wounded and missing. That is some butchers bill 1 million men Rog. Care to defend those figures and justify them by claiming British French and German Generalship was second to none. It was second to none alright. IT WAS BLOODY APPALLING

[Emac44]

Originally Posted by Graeme

There's nothing wrong with your reading material. rogthedodge is simply in character. Upsetting everyone is his 'role'.
'rogthedodge' expands to 'roger the dodger'.
Now..doesn't this site explain everything?
Roger the Dodger

It now does to me Graeme. Why would any one get upset when I just had only complimented the Canadians on rebuilding Monuments at Vimy Ridge is beyond me. Are you saying Graeme that Rog is nothing more than a cartoon character from a Beano Magazine and to be treated as such. Folded up and thrown away like cold chips in a bin