The Danger of the Ordinary Soldier Fighting Losing Faith in His Immediate Commander

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In the past when that goes on, the force disintegrates. The illustrative example is american war at viena where things went badly and good order and discipline within the ranks eroded seriously. That's what happens, i think, can happen to an army. But if i were to day a russian commander, botalion commander, regimental commander, i would certainly try to be acutely aware of that kind of problem propping up in the ranks.

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This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Noel King.

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