Winston Churchill and the US Navy

O'Brien, P. P. (1995) Winston Churchill and the US Navy. In: Parker, R.A.C. (ed.) Winston Churchill: Studies in Statesmanship. Brasseys Ltd.. ISBN 9781857531510

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Abstract

One of the most commonly expressed opinions about victory in the Second World War is that the Soviet Union was mostly responsible for beating Nazi Germany. Supposedly the great land war fought between these two powers in the East was the decisive front in Europe. The West's contribution to German defeat, on the other hand, is often seen as somewhat marginal. The Anglo‐American strategic bombing campaign in 1943 paid few dividends and it was not until after the Normandy landings in June 1944 that the West really began to divert a large amount of German resources.<p></p> The purpose of this article is to challenge some of these basic notions. Through analysing what Germany produced, where it was sent and how it was destroyed, the West's contribution to defeating Germany moves from an ancillary position to a dominant one. Taking German war production as a whole, from 1943 onwards the West was responsible for tying down and destroying a significantly larger share than the Soviet Union.

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:O'Brien, Professor Phillips
Authors: O'Brien, P. P.
Subjects:D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain
E History America > E151 United States (General)
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History
Publisher:Brasseys Ltd.
ISBN:9781857531510
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