But the soldiers did not always know what to make of their new commander.
Neither his own men nor the soldiers knew that they had a common cause.
But the soldier knew the danger was not yet past.
His soldiers know he's back, but what will they think when he doesn't visit them?
Other soldiers knew that too and wanted to get out.
From their body language, the soldier knew they'd lost him.
The soldiers do not know how the war began or if it has an end.
Old soldiers and anyone who works on the sharp end of things know about it.
The soldier knew he had to reach the guy, and quickly.
By the summer of 1918 most soldiers knew that the war could not be won.