11/27 We've a few more million men, haven't we? "You must let those who have thought this matter out come to a decision upon it. Beyond a certain point, the manhood of the world must be conserved." "That sounds just like fine talk to me, sir, and no more; the sort of stuff that's printed in articles and that no one takes much stock of. We were going to crush the German military spirit and not leave off fighting until we'd done it. There was nothing said then about conserving millions of men. |