Reply To: August 8, 1918 and the Stab in the Back

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I agree they were defeated, but they fed the troops a line about victories. And they had the eastern front to crow about, having driven Russia out of the war, chased the Serbian army out of Serbia, whipped the Romanians. Best to ignore the disasters afflicting Austria and the Ottomans…

 

The line about victories was wearing thin, with defeatist graffitti on the troop trains and such.

 

I’m not sure the Western powers had it in them to keep advancing until Germany was thoroughly beaten, once an armistice was on the table.  France and Britain had suffered quite enough losses already. Wilfred Owen was among the many killed in the final victorious pushes.

 

I have recovered (knocks on wood). At least one previous game was delayed when another player fell ill. Now to see if we can get a game together in a couple weeks…

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