Douglas Haig

Soldier

1861-06-19

Books by Douglas Haig

Sir Douglas Haig's despatches
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Sir Douglas Haig's despatches (December 1915-April 1919)
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Features of the war
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Quotes by Douglas Haig

So long as the opposing forces are at the outset approximately equal in numbers and moral and there are no flanks to turn, a long struggle for supremacy is inevitable.
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The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory.
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