Well, the British lost more ships in the battle for the Mediterranean than the US Navy lost in the battle for the Pacific. So I I think that...
To review this thread. . . . . . . Germany did not have the economic resources to win a World War. Not even close. It could knock out opponents...
If you knew the material - which you don't. It would be obvious. Don't ask me to think and do research for you.
Germany was beaten, and as long as it was not trying to break the peace agreement not threat. So why have a huge military? Once your neighbour...
Perhaps its mean of me to continually highlight the difference between imprecise numbers and the volume of evidence. How do you define the...
Trying to avoid a war is an entirely different thing from expecting a war and planning for it. As long as there is no military threat it is a...
You can shape your opinions and choice of facts to support any preconcieved view you wish. None on that changes the fact that studies carried out...
Sigh. .. . . . and 1942? What is the point you are trying to make? The German industrial base and manpower was twice the size of the UK. And...
Absolutely agree. . . . . What all this means is that the only real effect the Pearl Harbor attack could possibly have on the U.S. was...
The USN studied the superior defensive qualities of Royal Navy armoured carriers and this analysis is partly revealed in the damage report...
Like I said, the arguments are very well documented for those who care to read them. . . . . . . . not many even look up the Wiki page on the subject.
If you ever tour the major cities of the UK its always interesting to spot the bomb splinter damage on old buildings - usually churches. Most...
Tooze compares the economies - but not the level of mobilization. For example the British had universal female conscription for both the war...
British experience developed from WWI where women worked in the munitions industries. The British were far shorter of labour in both WWI and WWII...
Compare and contrast with the British. . . . . .'The Peoples War' by Angus Calder makes for interesting reading as does the US Army Green Book...
The same observation could be made with chrome, which limited the life of the engines of the Me262 to a few hours. All sustained wars - in the...
Would it of worked? Well the target Island (little Gruinard) is still unihabitable even after having the entire topsoil removed in the 1970's. ....
If the German War Economy was fully mobilized how come the UK was outproducing Germany by a factor of 2 or 3 to one in tanks and aircraft in 1941...
Isn't this self contradicting. . . . . Quote In any case, no, the idea Germany failed to mobilize a "total war economy" was debunked long ago;...
If it of any interest FDR was notable for his very 'hands off' approach to the management of the military. The only body he maintained direct...
