Post originally by Oliver at 2005-06-05 08:48:24
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DJTireisas wrote:
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Any yeah, I liked that "The Nazis lost because they were elitist and relied on talents" undercurrent of the book. It was a fun metaphor for what actually happened.
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The Abwehr already had doubts about the chances of Operation Barbarossa to succeed before it started -because Germany lacked the RESOURCES. Nothing to do with elitism, rather with hubris of the upper cadre of leadership.