The object of all war is victory and defensive attitude can never bring this about.' ... Any Tommy could have told that shell fire lifts the wire up and drops it down, often in a worse tangle than before.... They were so pessimistic that they accepted the fact that they were going to die and were predicting high casualties. ... The soldiers were usually friends from the same village therefore when they die; usually men from a whole village would be gone. ... Despite the number of soldiers dying, the commanders still didn't care, as if human lives weren't precious at all. ...

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The object of all war is victory and defensive attitude can never bring this about.' ... Any Tommy could have told that shell fire lifts the wire up and drops it down, often in a worse tangle than before.... They were so pessimistic that they accepted the fact that they were going to die and were predicting high casualties. ... Despite the number of soldiers dying, the commanders still didn't care, as if human lives weren't precious at all. ... Most importantly, The British learnt a lesson...

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The object of all war is victory and defensive attitude can never bring this about.' ... Any Tommy could have told that shell fire lifts the wire up and drops it down, often in a worse tangle than before.... They were so pessimistic that they accepted the fact that they were going to die and were predicting high casualties. ... Despite the number of soldiers dying, the commanders still didn't care, as if human lives weren't precious at all. ... Most importantly, The British learnt a lesson...

• Word Count: 2695
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