Rommel was a genius, and Italian soldiers in World War I (and, well, really, in any war) consistently surrendered at a rate that made the French look downright martial (and that's saying something).
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Infanterie Greift An (The Infantry Attacks), by Erwin Rommel
- 08/05/2012 04:05:45 PM
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I'm glad that I decided to check in today.
- 08/05/2012 07:01:48 PM
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Glad it interested you. I figured that only 1-2 people would be interested at most.
- 08/05/2012 09:03:58 PM
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Are you sure all those exploits are genuine?
- 08/05/2012 10:55:23 PM
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They're very well documented facts.
- 09/05/2012 01:10:14 AM
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Wikipedia says 265,000 Italians surrendered in the offensive due to "exceedingly low morale"
- 09/05/2012 01:19:43 AM
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