Talk:Adolphe Messimy
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Wounded edit
The article claimed that he "was wounded again on 4 September 1916". This isn't mentioned on his biography on the French Parliament website, which mentions two other woundings, so have removed it for the time being. Feel free to restore if a cite can be found.Paulturtle (talk) 12:39, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
Bulgarians and red trousers edit
The First Balkan War actually took place later in 1912, after the end of his first tenure as Minister of War. So if anyone knows the exact chronology of his visit to the Bulgarian Army and his opposition to the retention of the pantalon rouge, feel free to add.Paulturtle (talk) 14:29, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
Heavy Reliance on Single Source edit
The article, especially in the wartime war minister section, relies heavily (often exclusively) on Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August. While a great and fascinating read, her book is largely regurgitated here as a single source. It's even cited in other paragraphs (such as his wartime army action) for irrelevant or redundant information. I just get the feeling that an overzealous Wikipedia enthusiast read the book and wrote a corresponding book report for some reason. The extensive use of the same non-primary source, such as is seen here, should be generally avoided. 68.186.155.183 (talk) 23:42, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
Great Article edit
My hat is off to the author of this article. Seems to be a big gap between July 1915 when he was in the Vosges and September 1916 when he was on the Somme. 169.253.162.4 (talk) 18:12, 3 February 2023 (UTC)