David Glantz did a paper a while back (presented in South Carolina, IIRC) that said, if I remember correctly, that (a) figures are gross...
I did read an account of a unit that arrived during TYPHOON with 10 percent of the unit (I think it was a rifle division) lacking weapons. But I...
Absolutely - I chalk that error up to the cost of having three kids, two dogs, and one and a half jobs. Thanks for pointing this out!
It does go to show that you can never write off anything as impossible. The Allies could be thankful that he grew up so poor that he was inclined...
Clay was, as you note, an outstanding leader. (I live in Marietta, GA and drive on the Gen. Lucius Clay highway now and again; my wife did some...
The question was whether, and to what degree, Roosevelt would adhere to Germany-first in the immediate outrage over Japan's attack. Recall that...
There were certainly cases of summary executions, but the EATG scenes, though cinematically compelling, are not representative of typical Soviet...
I think you're spot-on about the abysmal situation on the front compared to the supply echelons, where goods piled up. The problem was what to do...
Absolutely - we could do a whole thread on commanders who were promoted one level above where they should have stayed! - Jon
It's a fun read - especially the variations of "FUBAR": FUMTA (F'd Up More Than Usual), etc. Most is purely military. There's another one (I'll...
Ed Cray's one-volume bio of Marshall is very good.
Of the ones I've fired, the PPSh-41 was the best. It has a very high rate of fire, but its 72-round drums will keep it fed pretty well. Simple...
A "Japan-first" strategy was a huge worry by Churchill until Germany declared war. "Germany-first" became item 1 on the ARCADIA agenda for the...
Seems like a few died of "heart attacks" or similar maladies on the rides back to Berlin (secondary to a self-inflicted bullet wound or poison)....
In Lee's defense, I will say that logistics for Western Europe was such a complex, uncertain undertaking affected by weather, shipping, and the...
Another good one Dave - thanks for posting!
Great source!!
Great synopsis! After the war, Bradley admitted the British were right to veto an invasion of France in 1942. Roosevelt wanted something done...
Those are very good points - HUSKY was larger in that sense than NORMANDY (though don't neglect the airborne divisions - they were landed in...
There were other bad ones, to be sure - Fredendall jumps to mind, as well as brigadiers who couldn't cut it. But the reason for his promotion,...
