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Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip and Germans, no less than other peoples, prepare for the last war.

- Barbara W. Tuchman: August 1914 (1962) ch. 2.

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heavy mortar


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Today in Military History

September 13



1759:

Battle of the Plains of Abraham


1759:

The Battle of Quebec


1942:

HMCS OTTAWA is cut in two and sinks after being attacked by U-91 in the mid-atlantic. HMCS ST CROIX conducts depth charge attacks, while two corvettes pick up just 65 survivors from a crew of 179.




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