the sign of a modern cutting edge military totally in control of their own frontline
Next they'll use decimation like ancient Roman armies.
Wouldn't be the first time. The soviets already did that in ww2, so there is a precedent for it.
Oh? When?
Looks like my original source was antony beevors book 'stalingrad', but the wikipedia page on decimation has a lot of discussion about the veracity of it, and it no longer appears on the main page
Ah, yeah, that makes sense. Beevor seems willing to take at face value quite a lot of stories that kinda, let's say, strain credulity.
the sign of a modern cutting edge military totally in control of their own frontline
Next they'll use decimation like ancient Roman armies.
Wouldn't be the first time. The soviets already did that in ww2, so there is a precedent for it.
Oh? When?
Looks like my original source was antony beevors book 'stalingrad', but the wikipedia page on decimation has a lot of discussion about the veracity of it, and it no longer appears on the main page
Ah, yeah, that makes sense. Beevor seems willing to take at face value quite a lot of stories that kinda, let's say, strain credulity.
Ah, good ol' times.