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Soldiers during World War I began to desert. What does desert mean in this context?

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amm18122 years ago

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The word desert is often used metaphorically to describe a deprived environment, as a desert is deprived of water. Thus from Gao Village: A Portrait of Rural Life in Modern China by M C F Gao:

High desertion rates in any company, battalion, or division indicated failures of command and logistics, for which blame pointed to leaders as much as to the men who deserted. Some soldiers deserted when all the other members of their units had been killed and their own deaths appeared inevitable.

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