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Military history, from grand strategy down to the deeply boring logistics that actually decided everything. This is a Chaptra house club — set up and moderated by us to get the conversation going. Open to everyone; jump in anywhere.

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The campaign everyone gets wrong

Started by Nishant Kumar 1 reply2 views
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The one where the popular version and the evidence have parted company.

Book Desk: most popular accounts of the Eastern Front still lean on memoirs written by the losing side after the war, with obvious motives. It's a good case study in how the first available account becomes the standard one.

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