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To maintain secrecy, the army of 650,000 would dress as cowboys.
Corelli Barnett makes the point that India, despite a vast population, was able to contribute only a handful of divisions of sufficiently high quality to the critical theatre of WW1 (The Western Front). Though the contribution of Indian troops to minor theatres (Iraq etc) was significant, the fact that it freed up UK troops to fight in France, underlined the point.
I have to say I've never come across the argument that the Dominions did not fight whole heartedly in the war. Ever.
The only viewpoint I've ever seen expressed on the topic is that the Dominions gained a lot of self confidence from their contribution and found the realities of the thirties and forties put their national interests rather against that of the Metropolis which no longer had the resources or the will to meaningfully protect them.
IIRC it was one of Franz von Papen's typically half-assed schemes.......
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The man couldn't even do an IED right!SO more of a von Crapen