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You can level a lot of shit at the British upper classes, but being war-shy isn’t one of them. Until about 50 years ago, the entirety of the officer corps was p
by peteretep 6y ago
You can level a lot of shit at the British upper classes, but being war-shy isn’t one of them. Until about 50 years ago, the entirety of the officer corps was picked from the gentry, and it’s not _that_ different today. Junior officers are just as much cannon fodder as other ranks.
- arethuza 6y agoI'm pretty sure junior officers were actually one of the hardest hit sections of the Army in WW1 and WW2. I read a book recently about a young (19!) year old tank commander in WW2 and he was told by his CO when arriving in Normandy that his life expectancy was 10 days. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tank-Action-Armoured-Commanders-1944-45/dp/1474603289/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=103394305403&dchild=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqvaXsKLP6wIVYoBQBh04vgqJEAAYASAAEgIoqvD_BwE&hvadid=446291246879&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9046888&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14773114840466312779&hvtargid=kwd-317742079097&hydadcr=24402_1816050&keywords=tank+action+book&qid=1599214534&sr=8-1&tag=googhydr-21 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tank-Action-Armoured-Commanders-194...