Just noticed that my last was addressed to Offfworlder, sorry it should have been to Soundoff's question about sources.

Dear me, I do seem to have stirred up a debate!! In answer to Offworlder, The question of Machine Guns, Over the last four years since I have become interested in the period I have come across a number of references to this. The easiest to access and the ones to which I referred my post. Atlas of th...

Sorry it has taken a few days to get back. I think there is a tendency to regard the German Army in both World Wars as possessed of all the military virtues and the epitome of military perfection. There is also a tendency to regard other armies in the opposite light. In 1914 the German Army marched ...

There are a number of other books worth reading. "Mud, Blood & Poppycock" by Gordon Corrigan is an interesting examination of many of the myths of the war. Even if you disagree with the conclusions it is well argued and though provoking The book relates to the British army. "The Advance from Mons 19...

The British and Empire armies certainly proved adaptable and the Battle of Amiens was a superb combined arms battle. The difference was one of doctrine. The British and Empire forces trained specialists within their units, the Germans created elite formations of Stormtroopers concetrating their best...

I am new to this site so I apologise if I am going over old ground. I think the Central Powers could have won, but only in 1914. If they had stuck to the original Schleiffen Plean then the Right wing would have been stronger and might have survived the rigours of the campaign. Once the war settled o...

For those interested in th history of the First World War the best DVD Collection is "The Great War" which is now a 7 DVD box set. It was a series produced by BBC2 in 1964 for the 50th anniversary. The first 2 DVDs are a very good explanation of how the whoe business started but the real vale lies i...