https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4 en-us 2021-03-01 09:48:35 UTC 2021-03-08 14:23:00 UTC hello@padlet.com juliehaycock https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1281713913 The truth is that those ruddy-cheeked, bristling-moustached, heavy-jawed, frequently inarticulate generals rose to challenge after challenge, absorbed weapon after weapon into their battle-systems, adapted themselves to constant change with astonishing success. But no one cares to make a legend out of that.
 [John Terraine, a military historian, writing in his study of the Battle of the Somme, The Smoke and the Fire (1980)] ]]> 2021-03-08 12:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1281713913 juliehaycock https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282121807 As a military historian Terraine would be considered an expert in the military history of WWI.]]> 2021-03-08 14:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282121807 https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282134982 Taken from 'The smoke and the fire' which was out of Johns study on the battle of the Somme

]]> 2021-03-08 14:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282134982 https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282135912 their knowledgeof modern war was poor and yet they learnt

]]> 2021-03-08 14:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282135912 shephardb https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282136139 The Generals did adapt to a new type of warfare which nobody recognizes.
 ]]> 2021-03-08 14:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282136139 https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282136184 The source was written in the 1980's during this time, criticism of the WW1 generals was very high. The opinion that the generals rose to the challenge would not have been a very popular one at the time

]]> 2021-03-08 14:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282136184 pettitb2 https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282138360 many people choose to only look at the negatives of the Generals instead of giving them credit when they have adapted to an unknown style of warfare ]]> 2021-03-08 14:10:13 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282138360 https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282138490 The battle of the Somme was the most criticised battle.]]> 2021-03-08 14:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282138490 https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282140930 learnt as it went on]]> 2021-03-08 14:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282140930 https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282144174 the generals triumphs are forgotten]]> 2021-03-08 14:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282144174 https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282144480 They did actually win the battle, so there is some truth in this source.]]> 2021-03-08 14:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282144480 https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282144701 not all generals were like this, many generals who were in colonial wars were sent back into retirement as they werent able to adapt to the new style of warfare.]]> 2021-03-08 14:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282144701 https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282151891 The generals did eventually lead their forces to victory and this is largely overshadowed by Battles such as the Somme and Passchendaele]]> 2021-03-08 14:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282151891 juliehaycock https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282191538 Ability of hindsight - not personally involved - no emotional bias

]]> 2021-03-08 14:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282191538 juliehaycock https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282197619 Possible weakness - narrow viewpoint? Somme?]]> 2021-03-08 14:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/juliehaycock/hyos88cilri7wdx4/wish/1282197619