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American History

comradebillyboy

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1. Their exercises are bloodless battles, and their battles bloody exercises.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 10:48 AM

Apr 2024

Flavius Josephus, 75 C.E.

Practice makes perfect. How many more would have died if the invasion was an ad hoc affair. Planning, drill and discipline are the elements of military success and have been since ancient times.

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On April 27 and April 28, 1944, 749 American servicemen were killed in Exercise Tiger, a large-scale rehearsal for D-Day [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 OP

Their exercises are bloodless battles, and their battles bloody exercises. comradebillyboy Apr 2024 #1