Once upon a time I had the notion that "founding armies" always had an edge over the rest. Alexander -> First army of unified greece. Early Rome. Napoleon -> fi

Once upon a time I had the notion that "founding armies" always had an edge over the rest. Alexander -> First army of unified greece. Early Rome. Napoleon -> first unified French army. Bismarck -> first unified German army. Union. Japan in 1905. Red army in russian civil war. US in WWII was still somewhat army of immigrants. Thanks to this article, I can put a name to this effect.