Presentations from Feb 13

Presentation 1:  Very informative presentation here.  I particularly enjoyed the bit on the use of gliders as troop carriers.  I also found it very interesting that the use of gliders was Hitler's idea.  This sparked my interest, because Hitler is so rarely considered a great tactician, rather as a great and charismatic speaker.  Certainly, the latter reputation is deserved, but should he be given more credit as a military mind?

Presentation 2:  Coming out of this presentation, I had one question:  Was it worth it?  It seems that Germany paid a high price for Crete.  I've also not heard much that would indicate that they gained much in taking it.  It was insinuated that Germany may have been able to easier defeat Russia, had they not bothered taking Crete.  Interesting hypotheticals abound after this one...