HISTORY 3570 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Daimler-Benz, Junkers Ju 88, Raf Fighter Command
9 Feb 2016
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February 4, 2016: the difference between theory and practice is greater in practice. Thought for the day: than in theory. jfg. The battle of britain: strategic situation: the germans have conquered france. Finally have a large amount of fuel: bef hors de combat, the u boat menace. Save the people, but not the equipment. Germans didn"t properly plan for u boat attack (old design, not enough) British merchant ships were owned by them, though: problems in the mediterranean. Vichy france still had control of the navy. British said bring your ships to us or we"ll sink them . Some of the fastest cruisers in the world: problems in the near east. Iran (major source of oil) is friendly with nazi germany: britain"s secret weapon: bird watchers, britain hard pressed worldwide. German arms triumphant: war in the air: Land history goes back prehistory; naval warfare since 3rd century, but air only in the last century.
