To: billhilly
British military honed its military strategy and tactics during the first half of the twentieth century.True, not to mention the foundation laid during most of the 19th century.
38 posted on
05/19/2004 7:30:50 PM PDT by
luvbach1
(In the know on the border)
To: luvbach1; billhilly
> British military honed its military strategy and tactics
> during the first half of the twentieth century. True, not to mention the foundation laid during most of the 19th century.
And except for the War of Independence, the 18th Century wasn't too bad to the Brits either.
70 posted on
05/19/2004 7:53:11 PM PDT by
steveegg
(More people have died in Ted Kennedy's car than in Abu Ghraib since we took it over (thanks Peach))
To: luvbach1
But then there is also Gallipoli, one of the most expensive stupidities in WWI.
204 posted on
05/20/2004 12:05:54 PM PDT by
arthurus
(Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE.)
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