The Lesson of Agincourt

War isn’t just about quality but quantity. Having expensive kit won’t win a war if each battle destroys more kit than can be replaced.

An absolutely splendid piece from Tom Tugendhat MP (of Dispatches Substack) which gets to the heart of President Trump’s problems over Iran. As he memorably states: “We’re equipping like the French at Agincourt when what we need is an army of archers.” It’s a statement of the obvious, but it isn’t about the percentage of GDP spent on defence, but the ef…