History 1810E Lecture 39: Westerners
22 Apr 2016
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Westerners believed the war could only be won on the western front. The easterners thought the war could only be won away from the western front. Commander in chief, british expeditionary force in france. In control of all the british armies in the west, he wants to retain control. He believs firmly the war can only be won on the western front, everwhere else is a diversion. In january 1915: germany occupies almost all of belgium and a large part of. Northern france, he says you can"t win the war until the germans leave - german and. France - it doesn"t matter what happens anywhere else. Main issue: must get the germans out. Battles failed because of scale, because there weren"t enough men etc There was never anything wrong with the approach according to him. His solution was not to change the strategy, but to increase the scale. Embody and express the belief of the westerners.
