Au contraire mon frère! They seem to have an abundance of phantasy and imagination and very little hold on reality and financial frugality. IMHO
As I understand it, they didn't really understand just how much war had changed on them. That part is lamentable, but understandable.
What I never understood was why they kept using the same old tactics when it was blatantly obvious they weren't working.
I think it was 60,000 men on the first day of the Somme offensive. I don't know how much more blatantly one can say "You're doing it wrong."