10th August 1918
“Things are looking much better at the front for the Allies just now but I suppose they will get a check again any time; I think that the American weight is going to tell though, in the long run and so it ought to with the numbers of her troops that is if counteracting disturbances don’t interfere. We met a number of these Americans in camp over in Sherbourg when we were coming through; some of them seemed a little boastful in such a way that some of our chaps took a slight exception to them; they said that there were 5 million of them coming over to straighten up this God-dammed tangle; as they called it and if 5 million couldn’t do it they would bring another 5 millions.”
John Hall – Letter 15 – England
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