Posted on 07/20/2020 9:03:13 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Amen to that! Let them have at it. Every time the US gets involved, it only costs us in lives and money.
And then: There is the grumbling about the new dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.
Erdogan is looking for oil. He knows where to find it conveniently.
Having spent a little time over there for the US, they say the same thing about Protestants and Catholics. Just a little humor the day. God bless.
In 1928 Patton did a study of tables of organization and equipment for an infantry rifle company, battalion, brigade and division. His studies resulted in a great reduction in the size of a division with far greater firepower and effectiveness. The end result was the “triangular” division of WW II.
Patton was ahead of his time. And ahead of Rommel.
Update: The Egyptian Legislature approved the use of Military Force - unanimously on Monday (20 July 20).
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3866744/posts?page=8#8
The Egyptian President can now order it any time
Wow!
Great update! Thank you.
The only reason to “consult” Rommel and Montgomery, is to study the routes of attack/defense each side used and compare those to the current road nets of the two countries. And to adjust their operations to match their (Egypt’s) current capabilities.
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I did read some books about North African campaign during WW2...
El Alamein and Tobruk...I do remember those battles...
One of the best comprehensive books on the battles for North Africa in Libya and Egypt are Barrie Pitt’s two volume work “Crucible of War.” An older account is Alan Moorehead’s 3 volume “The North African Campaign.” My favorite for life as an individual soldier is Major Robert Crisp’s “Brazen Chariots.” Crisp’s account is his experience as the commander of a company of M3A1 Stuart tanks which they nicknamed “Honey’s” during Operation Crusader. For the German side, “With Rommel in the Desert” by Heinz Werner Schmidt.
I did see THE MARCH TO TUNIS in my public library...It was also written by Alan Moorehead...
“March to Tunis” was his original account of being sent to North Africa as a British war correspondent. It was re-published in the US by Ballantine in paperback in 1965. It later formed the basis of his “The Desert War” trilogy. The 3 volumes were published as a single book for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein.
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