"Five Ways Germany Could Have Won the First Battle... " Topic
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Tango01 | 22 Jul 2014 11:10 p.m. PST |
…of the Atlantic. "Few outcomes are fated in war. Oftentimes the losing side loses not because it's physically outclassed or is short on skill and élan but because it errs more frequently and more grievously than the victor. It is conceivable, for instance, that Imperial Germany may have won the Battle of the Atlantic—the U-boats' effort to sever sea routes connecting beleaguered Great Britain with North America—had it done certain basic homework. Knowing the saltwater environment, exploiting the revolution in naval technology, and exercising self-restraint may have let Germany prevail on the high seas. Alas for the Reich, insight into marine combat was foggy in Berlin. It would have been hard for Kaiser Wilhelm II, his state secretary of the navy, Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, and his other lieutenants to take some of these steps. Germany had a continental strategic culture. An all-pervasive cult of the battleship gripped Germans. Quirks of individual intellect and character applied blinkers to leaders' thinking about the sea. That's a lot to overcome. Nor are such constraints on imagination anything new. All statesmen and commanders worth their salt strive to transcend the limits on human foresight. Think about the fable of the Scorpion and the Frog. A scorpion implores a frog to carry him across a river. He promises not to harm his benefactor—after all, they'll both drown if he does—only to sting the frog to death in midstream. As the two creatures sink, the scorpion explains that he had to sting him. It's in his nature…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
John the OFM | 23 Jul 2014 6:53 a.m. PST |
Armand, please stop posting links to that "Five Ways…" site. First, all the articles are limited to FIVE ways. That is just dumb. second, the "ways" are often contradictory. "Go Asymetric Early" totally contradicts "Don't Resume Unrestricted Submarine Warfare". |
wminsing | 23 Jul 2014 8:19 a.m. PST |
I think it's 5 DIFFERENT ways, not '5 ways that work together'. That would be one way, with 5 different steps. :) But I agree that so far I really not been impressed by these lists. -Will |
Tango01 | 23 Jul 2014 10:27 a.m. PST |
It was just for fun my friend. Not take this so serious. (smile). Amicalement Armand |
Hunlion | 23 Jul 2014 1:44 p.m. PST |
….just as the frog was taking its last breath the scorpion say "By the way I can swim." L5R scorpion story. |
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