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Ever since World War I, superior force is no longer measured in terms of men or horses, but in the means to wreak destruction.

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History tells us that a general can move and feed an army as efficiently as he likes, but the real litmus test is the battlefield.

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In March 1915, at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the British fired more shells in a single 35-minute bombardment than they had during the whole Boer War.

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By the time Napoleon abandoned his army to its fate in Poland - arriving back in Paris on 5 December - it numbered fewer than 10,000 effectives. It was a disaster from which he would never recover.

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I passed the 11-plus, but it was decided that I should take the Common Entrance exam to Monmouth School, the nearest independent. I was never entirely comfortable there, as they didn't have girls, and they played rugby instead of football.

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At school, there were more Davids than any other name: more than 20 of us cousins out of 40 pupils. When my older cousins moved on, the school had to close.

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When I was six or seven, we went to the nearest English primary school, St Weonards, about seven miles away. The teaching was good, and this was the start of my beginning to shine as a student.

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I worked hard at my four-year M.A., but got a 2.1. That was a big disappointment, as I wanted to write about history and thought I needed a First.

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The people who read the history books tend to have a natural zeal and are alarmingly well-read.

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Those who read the fiction assume that, because I'm also a historian, I know what I'm talking about.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Historian

Born: Unknown

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