Brute Force: Allied Strategy and Tactics in the Second World WarThe noted military historian John Ellis argues in this masterly study that the Allies triuphed not because of superior leadership, strategy, or tacctics-butt solely on account of their endless industrial capacity. |
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... supplies - 16 as against 50 tons and 12.5 as against 50 respectively . But this plentiful evidence of Rommel's crippling supply problems presents us with something of a contradiction , given my earlier assertion that the volume of supplies ...
... supplies - 16 as against 50 tons and 12.5 as against 50 respectively . But this plentiful evidence of Rommel's crippling supply problems presents us with something of a contradiction , given my earlier assertion that the volume of supplies ...
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... supply route , daily [ air ] attacks are being carried out on supply columns even when proceeding with convoy guard.'46 On 3 July , at the height of the first Alamein battle , Rommel signalled to Kesselring : ... an attack on a large ...
... supply route , daily [ air ] attacks are being carried out on supply columns even when proceeding with convoy guard.'46 On 3 July , at the height of the first Alamein battle , Rommel signalled to Kesselring : ... an attack on a large ...
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... supply columns that seri- ous shortages must soon make themselves felt . By maintaining a constant watch on the roads leading to the front he can put a complete stop to daylight supply traffic and force his enemy only to drive by night ...
... supply columns that seri- ous shortages must soon make themselves felt . By maintaining a constant watch on the roads leading to the front he can put a complete stop to daylight supply traffic and force his enemy only to drive by night ...
Contents
The Last European War Poland France | 1 |
PART | 35 |
July 1943 May 1945 | 101 |
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