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An Army is still a crowd, though a highly organized one. It is governed by the same laws, and under the stress of war is ever tending to revert to its crowd form. Our object in peace is so to train it that the reversion will become very slow

- Major-General J.F.C Fuller, "Training soldiers for war" 1914

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Today in Military History

May 16



1916:

British Military Service Bill extending compulsion to married men passes the Commons


1940:

BEF begins withdrawal West of Brussels




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