Monday 17 June 2013

Branch Meeting 21st June 2013

This month's guest  is Ross Beadle, who's talk is entitled;

"Von Schleiffen and the March to the Marne"

In this presentation, Ross examines the strategic options of the Schleiffen Plan and asks some searching questions.
Why did the Germans choose such an all-or-nothing approach?
Could they have won in the west?
Why did the French have such serious intelligence and strategic failures?