Metz

The battle of Metz, as was mentioned in the presentation, is rarely heard of. I think I may have only heard mention of it in passing, certainly no in depth coverage of it. I believe that this is indeed because of the negative review it got soon after the war, when the benefit of hindsight allowed us to look back and realize that it was hardly the necessary transportation and defensive hub that Patton believed it to be. I found the descriptions of this fortress city/collection of towns to be very interesting. To think that the Germans were able to use what had been designed as the perfect battleground centuries ago as exactly that is quite a feat. It took some forsight on their part to pull of such an operation, and apprently due to the lack of fuel for Patton, they had the time necessary to fully upgrade the city's fortifications to modern standards. Excellent presentation.