The missile technology was a non-factor.

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The missile technology was a non-factor.

Lee — 4/12/2006 5:59:35 AM (archived)

The war was Germany's to win in 1940. Had Guderian not stopped, and secured the Channel ports, there would've been no miracle at Dunkirk. The entire BEF would've been wiped out and Britain would've been left with zero defense. They came very close to suing for peace even with the evacuations at Dunkirk taking place. Had it not occurred it's highly unlikely that, after such a smashing defeat, British public opinion would've allowed their government to continue hostilities while the Germans were holding several hundred thousand young British men as POWs.

Albert Kesselring wanted to begin immidiate preperations for Operation Sealion in late May, after the scale of the Allies defeat became apparent. Had that happened, Germany could've jumped the Channel in early July of 1940. Long before the Brits had any sort of coherent defenses put into place. He almost got his wish.

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Visit from the Time Traveller. - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2006 7:13:48 AM
- That reminds me of something.... - p. rock - 4/13/2006 4:49:00 AM
  - re: That reminds me of something.... - Tom Brosz - 4/13/2006 6:28:31 AM
    - Thanks for the cache link, Tom - p.rock - 4/13/2006 6:33:56 PM
      - re: Thanks for the cache link, Tom - gbaikie - 4/15/2006 10:37:30 AM
      - re: Thanks for the cache link, Tom - Marcia - 4/14/2006 1:30:17 AM
        
        Wasn't that The Rumsfeld Doctrine from the beginning? (n/t) - p,rock - 4/14/2006 4:38:45 AM
      - Military force - Tom Brosz - 4/13/2006 6:53:28 PM
        
        not sociological, rather scatogical....... - Publius - 4/14/2006 9:44:15 PM
        
        My daughter is smart enough not to buy the crap. - Tom Brosz - 4/14/2006 10:44:31 PM
        
        Wonderful that you have come around to words having distinct meanings..... (n/t) - Publius - 4/14/2006 10:51:54 PM
        
        We are a democracy and therefore we will have no 100 Years War - alcaray - 4/13/2006 10:42:38 PM
        
        "...wars have been voluntary and were not required for our survival" - Tom Brosz - 4/14/2006 4:45:49 AM
- Eurabia, Dhimmitude, and the U.S. military - dtb - 4/11/2006 12:21:09 AM
  - re: Eurabia, Dhimmitude - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2006 11:53:41 PM
    - you are right, I can see the fear.................... - Publius - 4/14/2006 10:57:11 PM
    - re: Eurabia, Dhimmitude - dtb - 4/12/2006 9:24:35 PM
    - Seems sensible to me - nick hoffman - 4/12/2006 12:27:48 AM
      - You're kidding, right? - Tom Brosz - 4/12/2006 2:38:36 AM
        
        No, not kidding at all. - nick hoffman - 4/13/2006 5:47:48 AM
  - re: Eurabia, Dhimmitude, and the U.S. military - gbaikie - 4/11/2006 2:34:01 AM
- Beautifully written - FrankC - 4/9/2006 6:57:50 PM
  - Once again, may I offer for your consideration........ - Publius - 4/11/2006 9:46:42 PM
  - Bull. The Blitzkreig didn't destroy the Brits will to resist and didn't break their spirit....... - Publius - 4/10/2006 1:13:51 AM
    - something definite to win - FrankC - 4/10/2006 5:55:51 AM
    - re: The Blitzkreig didn't destroy the Brits will to resist. - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2006 5:22:24 AM
      - Try feeding that line of BS to the Brits........ - Publius - 4/11/2006 4:06:25 PM
        
        If the Germans had perfected their missile technology - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2006 9:34:51 PM
        
        The missile technology was a non-factor. - Lee - 4/12/2006 5:59:35 AM
        
        No way a German "overlord" in 1940 - dtb - 4/12/2006 9:28:58 PM
        
        two main changes to history - nick hoffman - 4/13/2006 2:05:23 PM
        
        There was no Atlantic Wall on Britain's coast in early Summer 1940 - Lee - 4/13/2006 5:34:20 AM
        
        Home fleet was more than adequate to defeat a sea-born invasion. - alcaray - 4/13/2006 11:14:01 PM
        
        Not in the Channel - Lee - 4/14/2006 2:01:34 AM
        
        Thought we were talking about '40 - alcaray - 4/14/2006 3:49:13 PM
        
        Nope, they were planning for a cross channel jump. - Lee - 4/14/2006 7:44:51 PM
        
        And if elephants could fly, even the car wash wouldn't do you any good..... (n/t) - Publius - 4/11/2006 9:48:09 PM
        
        re: And if elephants could fly - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2006 11:33:26 PM
  - re: Beautifully written - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2006 10:35:33 PM
    - Why thank you......................................... (n/t) - Publius - 4/11/2006 9:49:19 PM
    - Afghanistan - dtb - 4/11/2006 12:26:47 AM
      - re: Afghanistan - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2006 7:27:53 AM
        
        re: Afghanistan - dtb - 4/11/2006 12:15:24 PM
        
        re: Afghanistan - gbaikie - 4/12/2006 2:51:47 AM
        
        public opinion - dtb - 4/12/2006 9:30:12 PM

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