On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:59:47 +0200, "Christophe Chazot"
wrote:


"Peter Skelton" a écrit dans le message news:
...

(snip)

They'd have gotten their butts kicked in the last war too, didn't
have reserves, didn't have telephones at HQ, unbelievable stuff.

Unbelievable, indeed, but a logical consequence of the sending the army in
Belgium. The defensive strategy (or whatever one call it) that prevailed
prewar had planned that, in cas of an attack, all the national telephone
system would pass under military rule and will be used as the main military
communication system.

Correct but the turkey in command didn't even have a civilian
phone (let alone radio) at his chalet. He intended to depend on
messengers.



Peter Skelton