"Christophe Chazot" wrote in message
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John

My apologies, I thought it was about 1914-18.

What happened to our army in 1939-40 had little to do with what was
achieved
in 1917-18...


Actually I suspect it did. The horror of WW1 was so strong in the generation
of 1940 that they were determined to avoid it happening again.

This is I think what lay behind the reluctance to take the offensive
against Germany in 1939 when their troops were busy in Poland.


Keith