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To what extent was poor leadership responsible for massive loss of life, and stalemate on the Western Front 1914 - 1918?
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To what extent was poor leadership responsible for massive loss of life, and stalemate on the Western Front 1914 - 1918? Poor leadership, throughout World War One was one of main causes, of such large losses of life. Better planning and a careful delivery of instructions would more than likely have resulted in higher success and the loss of fewer men. Generals and commanders sat in their country mansions in arrogance, far from the front lines planning endless attacks with hardly any regard for human life. Commander Robson wrote, 'Wiring parties worked though the nights while raiders tried to cut gaps - these gaps then showed the enemy where an attack would have come.' The evidence speaks for itself. It seems that leadership, poor or not was crucial on and off the battle field, and those who were wealthy and could buy their positions, leading positions at that, should not...
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