tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post2803620893107900407..comments2024-03-28T14:27:46.549-07:00Comments on The Federalist: D-Day - The unnecessary battleGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879366155439374458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post-10925927496329495332018-08-26T23:06:40.115-07:002018-08-26T23:06:40.115-07:00This was, in fact, Churchill's plan, which you...This was, in fact, Churchill's plan, which you should know about if you are a historian. The loss of Crete was an unforgivable blunder. But Churchill always wanted to attack through the Bulcans. And the Serbs were real fighters and would have loved to get a chance to kill Coatians.<br /><br />But the reason for Reluctance was that it was thought risky and would cause too many casualties. Allied losses were actually very light on the western front.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post-20223090428120654482015-09-13T10:20:50.374-07:002015-09-13T10:20:50.374-07:00Well putWell putGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879366155439374458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post-48143449059701294052015-09-12T12:28:40.956-07:002015-09-12T12:28:40.956-07:00Have to agree with you here. D-day was totally unn...Have to agree with you here. D-day was totally unnecessary and quite costly. Allied strategic bombing should never have been interrupted. Army Air Force at the time was predicting that Germany would fall in a matter of months with continued bombing of manufacturing plants, oil refineries, and electrical power plants. But due to many factors, including yes Roosevelt's naivete concerning Stalin's objectives, and also General George Marshall's insistence, the Overlord plan went ahead as planned despite the changing situation in the war.<br />http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/NoOverlord/index.htmlAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735483005084217408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post-86939871320072002402015-09-12T12:18:44.852-07:002015-09-12T12:18:44.852-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735483005084217408noreply@blogger.com