Obviously, the greater the length of a war the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side.

After lunch we went into the garden for coffee and I turned on the Surgeon-General with his graphics, percentages etc. of sick and wounded to entertain the Premier.

Every position must be held to the last man. There must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall, and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight to the end.

Machine guns are taken through grit and determination.

Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost.

Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.

Obviously, the greater the length of a war the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side.