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The Western Allies fought with steel rather than flesh: no more than 14 to 15% of an Allied army was infantry, and 45% of it was service troops.

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war Armed conflict and preparing for it: military spending, alliances, and what changes when machines are in the loop.

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  1. James Holland British historian and writer specialising in the Second World War
    Yet actually they’re a comparatively small proportion of the army. So no more than 14 to 15% of any army, Allied army, is infantry. 45% are service corps, service troops, driving trucks and cooks and bottle washers and people lugging great big boxes of stuff.

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