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Old 1st February 2013, 07:16 AM   #188
Jack by the hedge
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Still working my way through The Great War and have been very struck by the story it tells of Germany starting the war at an advantage as its industry and technological development had already been expanding quickly and were well able to supply and support the military. It took the British a couple of years to appreciate how total war needed a real national effort to supply the front lines.

Although I knew parts of the story I had never really joined the dots, so to speak.
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