This week on the blog: we've discussed what caused the WWI trench stalemate and why 'just going on the defensive' wasn't a solution. What about all of the other possible solutions? Was this a solvable problem? In 1940 maybe, but not in 1918.https://acoup.blog/2021/09/24/collections-no-mans-land-part-ii-breaking-the-stalemate/ …
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I know there's at least one popular book that has been written about it but how is it early on one or both sides on the Western Front had enough time to build the elaborate trench systems that would stymie future progress? In a tweet if you can ;-)
The critical moment is in October, 1914. Everyone knew that winter weather would slow down army movement too much for a return to maneuver, so if there was to be a breakthrough, it had to happen then. It didn't, and that meant everyone had the winter months to dig in.
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Wow - I didn't think a normal western European winter would have that kind of logistical effect!
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