Yet another reason to change it...
Good, perceptive article. Also agree with it and would add that late 1944 and early 1945 in western Europe allowed the US Army to 'learn' some really, really bad lessons (so did Viet Nam and so will Afghanistan and Iraq but that's another thread...).
I enjoyed your last Commenters post on that article with the Liddel Hart quote. Recalled it from my own readings a few days (eons?) ago. Accurate and eminently logical... :wry:
Old Wine in New Bottles: Douhet, Warden, and Counterinsurgency
Old Wine in New Bottles: Douhet, Warden, and Counterinsurgency
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Iraq Crisis Solved By Colonel John Warden (Ret. USAF)
Link to article and interview of Retired USAF Colonel John Warden, author of "The Enemy Is A System" and Winning Strategist from Gulf War One on how to handle Iraq crisis by using Strategy and Airpower.
http://americanthinker.com/2014/06/i...hn_warden.html