Brenus: RE: WW1 finish
A fighting retreat is not the same as full retreat. They were right to call it quits, though. The USA was pumping in millions of fresh fodder whereas Germany was running low on replacements and Germany's logistical system was having trouble getting enough food to the home front. Had they opted to shorten lines and fight on the Rhine, however, they would still have exacted a horrible toll though -- and it wasn't as though the Poilus or Tommies were all that psyched to continue at that point.
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