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From: djm@castle.ed.ac.uk (D Murphy)
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Subject: Re: Learning in War
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Date: 26 Sep 89 08:20:08 GMT
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From: D Murphy 

In article <27442@amdcad.AMD.COM> adrian%cs.heriot-watt.ac.uk@NSFnet-Relay.AC.UK (Adrian Hurt) writes:
>What they didn't have was much idea of what Germany would do with its tanks
>and aircraft.

Which was funny really, given that Guderian had published his book on the
use of armour in the mid 1920's. Apparently Patton read this (as well, of
course, as Rommel) and got the ideas for the tactics he used in North
Africa.

Murff....