Oil was always a problem for the Germans, whether or not the Allies bombed Ploesti. The Allies just aggravated the problem even more. But again,...
Not sure what you mean Tikilal. Started his offensive in the south? What south? And this what-if is about Manstein not starting an offensive, but...
Thanks for the welcome! Well, everything here is all heresay, as we're talking about events 60 years after. But, I think there was at least a...
@Hop: Excellent post, and well explained. However, I disagree with some of your sources. From what I've read (read Matthew Cooper, "The German...
What-did's are boring. What-if's are far more fun. Don't be a kill-joy :o).
Hi PzJgr. Well, actually, Germany was really just starting to even look in the manpower barrel by mid-43. What other countries had done much...
Hi IC. I think so. Manstein was more than a proven commander, and had shown at Zhitomir the advantages of a 'backhand' move, as opposed to a...
@ Slipdigit: You are still thinking in historical terms. Germany did not historically concentrate on defeating the UK. It did not plan for a long...
I don't see why Germany should have built anything but a core strategic bombing force. Hitler (and his generals), were hoping for a quick war, not...
I do agree that production figures look better for Britain. But hold on, a great portion of those production figures are not going solely to the...
Hi everyone, I'm new to this site, but not to WW2 :D. I've been reading the forum for a few weeks now, and finally decided to take the plunge and...
