How the War Was Won
Air-Sea Power and Allied Victory in World War II (Cambridge Military Histories)
Phillips Payson O'Brien
Experience World War II in a new way with How the War Was Won. In this captivating history book, Phillips Payson O'Brien argues that air and sea power were key to the war's outcome, not just land battles. Discover how the Allies used their technological and economic advantages to dominate these areas, putting pressure on Germany and Japan's entire war machine. You'll see how battles like Stalingrad and Kursk were not the ultimate deciders of the war, but rather, air and sea power was.
Publish Date
2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.35
ISBN
9781107014756
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2022-07-03T12:23:42.000Z
O'Brien's illuminating book "How the war was won" has a great opening sentence: "There were no decisive battles in World War II." What he means is that given the huge war production of the combatants, even huge losses in individual battles could be replaced in a few weeks 3/ – source2021-03-13T09:03:40.000Z
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I’m not sure I’d go as far. But this is a *fascinating* line of argument.
And do read @PhillipsPOBrien book:
Or the summary of the argument (free): – source