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To: DMaA who wrote (490784)6/12/2012 10:23:41 PM
From: Oblivious1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793955
 
Sounds like the Siege of Petersburg Va. in our Civil War.



To: DMaA who wrote (490784)6/13/2012 1:11:22 AM
From: WillP1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793955
 
I recall that passage clearly. I believe it was quoted by Niall Ferguson in his "Pity of War", although I could be mistaken.

And as far as the carnage goes, Frenchman-turned-Brit, Hillaire Belloc, described colonial warfare in the 19th century:

"Whatever happens, we have got
The Maxim gun, and they have not."

Unfortunately, both alliances forgot the opposition had plenty of Maxim guns. The carnage was predictable.






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