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...Patton controversies, if not on the Battle of the Bulge. Patiently and logically, in terms of command and the necessities of logistics, Ike knocks down Monty's argument in favor of a single ground commander in Europe (Monty wanted the job) and a single punch against the Ruhr and Berlin (again by Monty) instead of a broad crossing of the Rhine. The same logic and logistics dispose of Patton's claim that, given the men & supplies he needed, he could have rushed Germany off its feet in 1944. Both Montgomery and Patton were dazzled by what seemed their...
...demilitarized Ruhr . . . under international control...
With Great Pleasure. This was an explicit reaffirmation of the present bipartisan foreign policy, adding China and the internationalization of the Ruhr. What...
Italy reported a rise in industrial production and stabilization of the lira. Britain's rundown industrial machine was gradually winding up again. In two months, production in Western Germany climbed 20%, bringing it to 60% of the 1936 level. More important, Ruhr iron and steel production set a new postwar record...
...sight and the productive phase had begun in earnest. Western Germany was smiling and flexing its muscles as a result of strengthened currency and tempting food to buy with it-Italian tomatoes, Mexican canned beef, Portuguese beans, U.S. lard. Production was up 20% in the last two months; Ruhr iron & steel set postwar records. In Frankfurt, a mechanic named Johann Schaeffer broke his three-year habit of saying "schreck-lich" (frightful) when anyone asked him how things were going. Last week Johann was saying: "Today, yes, we can count ourselves fortunate...