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Where in China? I am so far up the Yang Tse it is two hours by high speed train to a decent cup of coffee, while cheese, butter and bacon are things of the past! :ohmy:
And as a general guide to deciding on the trustworthiness of sources, my own test is.
1. Who created it and were they in a position to comment knowledgeably about what they were seeing?
2. Did they have any motive for bias or prejudice?
3. Was it created at the time of the events or does it benefit form hindsight?
Jim,
if you want to research the Sclieffen plan look up John Keegan. He was a brilliant historian and went through the Sclieffen Plan (s) – there were several versions – and made the observation that Sclieffen himself realised the plan would not work. This was because there was not enough road space for the number of troops involved and so he simply pencilled in a whole heap of troops who could never have got to the front in the first place.
Everyone on the German General Staff knew this but they decided to gamble anyway.
There is also an excellent book by Gordon Corrigan called ‘Mud, Blood and Poppycock’ which debunks a lot of myths about the First World War.
if I might put aside my modesty, I would also direct you to my book. Hope this helps.
