Biggest failures in history

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  1. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    I find it interesting that on multiple times De Gaulle pleaded with the French generals to allow him to use his tanks the way he wanted, which seems like if they had let him, history would have played out differently.
    slydessertfox, Oct 27, 2011
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    Had the French forces had been redeployed differently they could have stopped the German invasion.
    Viking Socrates, Oct 27, 2011
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    As long as morale was kept high. As soon as morale in the French army went down, it shattered...
    General Mosh, Oct 28, 2011
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    As long as morale was kept high. As soon as morale in the French army went down, it shattered...[/quote:2t68z546]
    They had tons of chances to salvage the situation after the Germans broke through. However the generals they appointed after the initial invasion were extremely incompetent.
    slydessertfox, Oct 28, 2011
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    Read "Hitler's war" by Harry Turtledove. It is a very interesting read on alternate history.
    General Mosh, Oct 28, 2011
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    Another massive failure, line formations I mean seriously wtf?
    TheFriendlypie, Oct 31, 2011
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    Was useful during the period, but got out dated as technology advanced...
    D3adtrap, Nov 1, 2011
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    Line formations in the US civil war caused it to be the bloodiest war in American history...
    General Mosh, Nov 1, 2011
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    Slavery....
    GeneralofCarthage, Nov 1, 2011
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    I'm against it, but it wasn't a failure, it provided free labor and made a hell of a lot of money.
    General Mosh, Nov 1, 2011
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    I agree with Mosh. It was not a failure. It was used since the ancient Syrians. Id say thats an accomplishment for it to last like 3-4,ooo years...
    slydessertfox, Nov 1, 2011
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    Not an accomplishment, but a monument to human oppression and the sad fact of inequality in society.
    General Mosh, Nov 1, 2011
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    But you got to admit it probably lasted longer than most stuff...
    slydessertfox, Nov 1, 2011
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    Than it was a damn good monument.
    General Mosh, Nov 1, 2011
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    Yup.....
    slydessertfox, Nov 1, 2011
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    The reason I call it a failure is because it caused the destruction of the Western Roman Empire. Slavery has seperated groups from one another. It has caused the destruction of many empires. Not sure though. It was inhumane and it was due to what social class you were in or your skin color.
    GeneralofCarthage, Nov 1, 2011
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    Jimmy Mcmillan rent is too damn high party
    lol
    Vassilli1942, Nov 1, 2011
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    One failure would be of Napoleon entering into Russia and failing to get out in time.

    After he took what remained of Moscow, he had a window of opportunity(first week of October I think) when he could have started the withdrawal of his Grand Army. Had he started it earlier, a larger portion would have made it out alive. Instead he does it later which, among other problems, caused him to loose a large portion of the army.
    123xyz8, Nov 1, 2011
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    Last time I checked, slavery had nothing to do with the destruction of the Western Roman Empire.
    slydessertfox, Nov 2, 2011
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