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cpdeyoung -> RE: Sturm und Drang : Axis Perspective (4/5/2009 7:25:10 AM)
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Campaign notes - the late phase - How different this total war is from the war of movement early on. The Americans are waging a war of movement, and we will drive into their left flank if the opportunity arises, but the Allies and Soviets are so slippery, and encirclement so unrewarding that there is little gain. The Germans learned in the First World War to avoid waging battles on two fronts and they need to re-learn it again. It is so hard to win a war where every success early on leaves one with a liability later on. The German nation was led by a government which made their enemies choose to wage a war to the finish, unconditional surrender. A shiver must have gone down the spine of every senior officer when this pronouncement was made. No way out but total victory, against practically the whole world. This daunting prospect should give the Axis leadership ample incentive to seek every innovation, to practice every skill, because 190 movement and combat cycles is a very, very long time.
Gary has fought well on both fronts, and he has coordinated his activity on each front to complement the other. His coup, the crushing blow was the play in April 1944, when he brought his American legions onto the continent. This is the primary task of Allied command and he pulled it off without sea control. The year since has been a hard one.
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