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The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army
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Posted on 05/31/2009 1:03:31 PM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon
Disease has killed more soldiers and decided more wars than all the bullets and bombs ever fired in anger.When I was a brand new USAF physician, this point was hammered home time after time. Keep the troops healthy and the battle is more than half won.
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06/01/2009 8:26:00 AM PDT
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CholeraJoe
(Life's not fair, people are mean. Get over it.)
To: Monkey Face
He was not good at delegating authority, tried to do everything himself, or would assign large roles to people he trusted but who were not necessarily fit for duty. :’)
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06/01/2009 8:43:30 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Napoleonic Complex got it’s name for a reason!
;oþ
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06/01/2009 8:45:12 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
(Is a vegetatian permitted to eat animal crackers?)
To: Monkey Face
Wellington had it, bigtime.
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06/01/2009 9:15:18 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: ClearCase_guy
This is considered by many to be the single most informative visual aid ever produced.
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06/01/2009 12:19:39 PM PDT
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jalisco555
("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
To: decimon
Disease killed several of Napoleon’s armies. IIRC, his Egyptian campaign was at least partially lost due to plague.
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posted on
06/01/2009 12:22:47 PM PDT
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jalisco555
("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
To: jalisco555
Disease killed several of Napoleons armies. IIRC, his Egyptian campaign was at least partially lost due to plague.Thanks. Wonder what Napolean would have achieved without the curse of disease.
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06/01/2009 12:45:18 PM PDT
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decimon
To: SunkenCiv
In reading about some of Napoleon’s great victories during his prime (Jena, Austerlitz, etc.), I’ve been struck that some of them were rather closely fought, and the victory often depended on Boney’s subordinate marshals. It’s amazing that Napoleon and Hitler made the same mistakes: They took on Russia without first eliminating the threat from Britain, with its naval supremacy. Hitler even added the U.S. to his enemies, the U.S. having taken over much of Britain’s role as a world-wide naval power beyond the reach of continental European military power.
To: Cincinna
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06/01/2009 5:43:31 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: decimon
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05/26/2012 10:53:48 PM PDT
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Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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