Germany Ascendant Quotes

“Why did Grand Duke Nikolai, who was a fervent Germanophobe and had advocated the strongest possible attack on Germany as soon as it could be organised, now opt for marking time in the north while his armies attempted to knock out Germany’s ally? It seems that the lack of progress by Ruzsky’s armies played a major part in his thinking. Like all high commands in Europe, the Russians were struggling to come to terms with this war, in which battles stubbornly refused to proceed as pre-war doctrine and planning dictated.”
― Prit Buttar, Germany Ascendant: The Eastern Front 1915