Gautam said: > But the British lost 40,000 people in the first few > hours of the Somme.
Just a small note: your other figures are for fatalities, but these figures for the Somme are casualties. Of those, about a third were fatalities; not that that makes it any less horrific. Rich, who decided not to continue the thread about Christianity over Easter out of respect, and now isn't sure if he has the time or enthusiasm to continue it at all. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l