During WWI the british navy thought of one of the most pointless battle plans of the entire war. They had to find someone equally worthless to command it.
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Sources:
Giles Foden. Mimi and Toutou Go Forth
Edward Paice. Tip and Run. The Untold Tragedy of the Great War in Africa