Thursday, February 14, 2008
thoughts on ch. 5/6-a war to be won
Did the Italians do any good in attacking British forces in North Africa and in affect, opening another front and later forcing Germany to commit combat forces to the theater. Had Italy only worried about defending their own land (rather than going offensive) and possibly contributing forces to the Russian front, maybe the axis would have been successful in taking Moscow instead of falling just short. Just imagine the role Rommel and the rest of the German's who ended up fighting in Africa could have played in the Eastern Front.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
This makes a lot of sense to me, and in the same line of thinking, I have thought that Germany perhaps made a very similar mistake by committing to attacking the Soviet Union with Barbarossa, and essentially start fighting on too many fronts simultaneously.
Post a Comment