tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post4500796816090370606..comments2024-03-27T22:43:37.276-05:00Comments on Military Analysis: Goeben & Breslau.Albert E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07277015142536922401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post-64393000926878256492011-12-19T21:39:03.639-06:002011-12-19T21:39:03.639-06:00Bert says:
That appreciation of two years was tha...Bert says:<br /><br />That appreciation of two years was that of Ludendorff. To some degree this is a correct appraisal? The dispersal of British ground and naval assets at Gallipoli and the entire Mesapotamia area was a necessary evil, the Suez Canal of vital interests. <br /><br />The blocking of the Dardenelles WAS a serious matter also from the standpoint of the Russian in a way little appreciated?Albert E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07277015142536922401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post-43424981378271004832011-12-19T21:14:43.144-06:002011-12-19T21:14:43.144-06:00* "the entry of the Turks into the war allowe...* "the entry of the Turks into the war allowed the outnumbered Central powers to fight on for two years longer than they would have been able on their own.".<br /><br />C'mon. What brought the Central Powers down was the US entry. We entered because too much money was leant to the Allies and a looming Allied defeat needed to be staved off.<br /><br />Below is a good review of The Myth of the Great War<br /><br />http://rhapsodyinbooks.wordpress.com/2010/08/24/review-of-“the-myth-of-the-great-war”-by-john-mosier/Richard Morchoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14884103775820347526noreply@blogger.com