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Today ACE tries to answer one of the most common questions of World War I, why didn't the officers learn from previous wars?

Links:

Casualty rates in World War I:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/world-war-one-and-casualties/first-world-war-casualties/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties

Japanese Kamikazi pilot casualty rate (please note that the source isn't directly about this statistic, but it does mention it in comparison. Please go to page 3, paragraph 8 to see the relevant information):
http://www-tc.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/static/media/transcripts/2011-05-15/601_wardiary.pdf

1st Battle of the Marne Casualties:
http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWmarne.htm

Napoleonic Line Infantry and Light Infantry tactics:
http://www.napolun.com/mirror/napoleonistyka.atspace.com/infantry_tactics_2.htm


http://www.napolun.com/mirror/napoleonistyka.atspace.com/infantry_tactics_4.htm#infantrycombatintroductionskirmishers

Cavalry in the US civil war:
http://www.civilwar.com/overview/315-weapons/148532-cavalry-62478.html

Cavalry in the Franco-Prussian war at Mars la Tour:
http://johnsmilitaryhistory.com/Mars-la-Tour.html

Cavalry in the 2nd Boer war:
http://battlefieldanomalies.com/2boerwar/

Cavalry in World War I:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_cavalry_during_the_First_World_War


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_in_World_War_I#United_Kingdom

Battle of Mons information:
https://books.google.com/books?id=9iTHBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT70&lpg=PT70&dq=battle+of+mons++700+yards&source=bl&ots=oI5UNmc4LQ&sig=VgLWlIBN8HBKmBE60CPLn8pf9SU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfkKu0saHVAhUD24MKHWlEBsEQ6AEIPTAE#v=onepage&q=battle%20of%20mons%20%20700%20yards&f=false

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-i/10-facts-battle-mons-first-battle-british-german-armies-wwi.html