I’m not sure it’s a “misunderstanding.” Maybe calling them “incompetent,” isn’t fair, but they made a shitton of terrible strategic and tactical blunders, that

I’m not sure it’s a “misunderstanding.” Maybe calling them “incompetent,” isn’t fair, but they made a shitton of terrible strategic and tactical blunders, that resulted in millions of casualties. Why they made those decisions sounds like exactly what you’re talking about.