General Nivelle's Inability to Admit Failure
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France's General Nivelle
thought his new formula would produce a successful offensive against the
Germans. He declared that if he did not produce a breakthrough within
the first 48 hours of battle he would stop rather than shed more blood.
But he could not bring himself to admit failure and continued his
offensive into the following month, until he lost 187,000 as casualties
and his troops rebelled. | |
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