Talk:Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer

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Nunquam Dormio 19:07, 21 May 2006 (UTC)The reading list added by Nighthawk seems a rather general WW1 list. Anyone know whether these books add any real insight into Plumer?

Those books listed that were removed provide limited but valid information regarding Plumer.

Of particular interest are Haigs Command, Deaths Men and Meine Kriegserinnerungen. If you have not read these books how can you feel qualified to delete this input?--Nighthawkx15 23:05, 14 September 2006 (UTC)Nighthawk

[edit] front lines?

"Few of the serving troops would have seen any of the five army commanders (Henry Horne, 1st Baron Horne, Plumer, Julian Byng, Hubert Gough, Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson) in person, let alone the commander in Chief (John French, 1st Earl of Ypres then Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig). "

does this mean that Plumer was seen by the troops and that he was at the front lines? or is the sentence just a statement

It's general waffle. Now removed.

Got rid of the statement that many of the British commanders in WW1 were from the Cavalry. This is a widely believed myth - apart from Haig and one engineer all corps commanders and above were (for fairly obvious reasons) infantrymen.