Comments on: In open battle no amount of savage cunning could substitute for firepower https://www.isegoria.net/2021/01/in-open-battle-no-amount-of-savage-cunning-could-substitute-for-firepower/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 09:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Ezra https://www.isegoria.net/2021/01/in-open-battle-no-amount-of-savage-cunning-could-substitute-for-firepower/comment-page-1/#comment-3344589 Ezra Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:36:20 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47395#comment-3344589 Subsequent to the failure of the Chinese Spring Offensive [1951] the UN went on the offensive and the Chinese began to surrender in large numbers en masse, platoon, company and even battalion.

At that moment the Chinese called for a truce and armistice talks which were almost instantly agreed to by the UN command.

The Chinese were far from invincible. They were getting beaten and they knew it.

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