Talk:French war planning 1920–1940

Latest comment: 1 month ago by Keith-264 in topic Mechelen - Maasmechelen

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Tidied references with sfns and added footnotes. Keith-264 (talk) 13:33, 27 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

Added the expansion and moved title from particular to general. Two sections are incomplete and will be added soon. Keith-264 (talk) 07:53, 4 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Found time to add a bit but the battle section isn't complete. Keith-264 (talk) 15:52, 7 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Changed my mind about the battle section and rewrote it (again) using new source. Still to finish. Keith-264 (talk) 18:33, 11 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Got round to it.Keith-264 (talk) 13:28, 5 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

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@ZuluKane: Greetings Zulu, thanks for taking an interest in the article, it's nice to know that some bugger has read it. ;O); I've had another look at the sections you've ce'd and see your point that the narrative gets a bit disjointed at times, sadly, it was like that in the sources - in the British OH, the BEF goes invisible between the rush into Belgium and the retreat to the French border. I've changed a few things to try to make it smoother but also tried to avoid straying into OR. Hope it helps. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 10:25, 6 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

@Keith-264: I appreciate all the work you've obviously put into this article. (And others I've read; our interests do seem to overlap, in places.)

BTW, it is because I've not read the sources that my edits are generally limited to punctuation, structure, and lite copyediting — doing what I can to help make the text an enjoyable and informative read, while being careful not to edit the cited facts.

Cheers, ZuluKane (talk) 03:40, 10 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

Greetings again, Your good faith stands out a mile and it's always nice to learn from constructive criticism. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 06:20, 10 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

Mechelen - Maasmechelen

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It is important not to confuse these two separate places. According to Google Maps, Maasmechelen is 86 km due east of Mechelen as the crow flies. I assume that the majority of English speakers referred to Mechelen as Malines in 1939, thus avoiding confusion. Modern readers, however, may not be so easily spared the mistake. Everybody got to be somewhere! (talk) 16:34, 5 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Every book I've read has Mechelen. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 19:46, 5 October 2024 (UTC)Reply