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As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year, the war’s tactics increasingly seem to match scenes from the First World War: soldiers huddle in trenches along stagnant front lines and navigate intense barrages.
Beyond trench warfare, however, the conflict resembles the strategic, operational and tactical situation faced by Allied commanders immediately before the 100 Days Offensive, and its lessons remain applicable to contemporary wartime political and military leaders.
Today in The Conversation Canada, John Long Burnham from the University of Alberta discusses the 100 Days Offensive and what insights it can provide us on the situation in Ukraine.
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Soldiers climb out of trenches in this First World War photo. The successes of the 100 Days Offensive in 1918 were influenced by the Allies’ reliance on a strategy of maximum effort, flexible campaigns and advances in tactics.
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John Long Burnham, University of Alberta
Ukraine can borrow lessons from the First World War as the war with Russia enters its third year.
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Health
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Science + Tech
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