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MULTIPLYING FRONTS
ABLE British strategists must be delighted at the Italian chink
in
INVASION
our stomachs, and we need more mon-more skilled mon-on the land..
And, of course, we need more ships for the Navy, the mer- cantilo marine, and, sooner or later, for invasion of the Con- tinent. We need acroplanes, :thousands more than America is supplying. We need much more research in order to check the
The Premier and the down our morale, dislocate our artery of Empiro, the Mediter. night raids as effectively as we
An
have the attacks by day, and in Secretary for War have re. communications and throw the ramenn.
And then we have to under- order to mobilise our minds for minded us repeatedly that country into confusion.
If we examino the outlook at- the danger of invasion has American journalist has actually take the more positive duty of victory. not passed. A little reflec- suggested that we were almost attacking the enemy on land. tion shows that this must be crushed in the second week of and defeating him. It is evident tentively we appear to need men September. It is quite untrue, that these tasks involve the use everywhere, and in many places the case. The enemy now and it was a superficial as well more than ever needs a de- cision.
as an ungracious conclusion.
For the success of an invasion
He can command neither; and
By "Strategicus'
He is making a parade of his the enemy must command the "new order" in Europe and he seas that separate him from the of troops;, but it is here that, we more than in the type of army
we are attempting to produce. some may make a mistake. realises that if it is to have Continent for at least
In the German Army it is I read in the newspapers that greater stability than a house of hours in order to get his troops cards he must wind up the ad- over safely. Ho must command 1,200,000 more may register by natural to depreciate the value venture while it is still standing the air for a longer period to next June. Do we really need of human life. It is believed, By hook or by crook he must cover the landing and deploy- all these men in the Army, even says the "Daily Telegraph," that "the German command may be admitting our heavy calls? secure a decision and, recognis- ment.
Within the dimensions of our willing to risk a million or more his is army ing that his strongest arm, he sees his only only by some perverse freak of peace strength we could have men in a series of tentative crossings in foggy weather, the chance lies in putting it into this country.. Only in that way luck could he secure the effect had a very formidable Army if entculation boing that the Bri- can he make effective use of his of that command. He would, of it had been built round the tish forces would be dispersed newv tactical method--which we, course, try various ingenious armoured division. With the re- to meet these, and at least one of course invented and then feints and so hope to disperse sources at our disposed now we would secure a foothold towards our defending forces; and it is could have an Army superior to which the whole German Army ignored.
would converge," for this reason that we have need of such constant vigilance any in the world; but only on
This, of course, minimises the the same condition. and of a large body of troops.
But if we accept that plan we difficulties of crossing to this Fortunately, we have now a geniously designed to carry Government which governs and shall not require these endless country and exaggerates the tanks and land them with the soldiers who command. The de- millions. It is quite true, as I difficulties of defence. No one minimum waste of time. He fence of the country has been have suggested, we need con- so far in England has gone far- has a multitude of small craft, thoroughly worked out, and we siderable numbers since from ther than the estimate of half a some of them designed like small have a greater body of trained our strategic situation we have million men, and it seems dif- ject of getting half that number of dispersion. raiding corsaira. He scd am- men in this country than ever to accept a considerable amount ficult to take seriously the pro- phibious tanks in Belgium. His before.
Our country is extensive and across if the troops are to be dive-bombers we have seen.
Italy In Confusion in some places of considerable properly equipped for the condi- But it is here that I think we depth. Our responsibilities in
question. the Near East may centre in the Quality First to the Bay of Biscay, with fine may reasonably ask
But, even if the gross number deep-sea ports, broad estuaries One of the main reasons that Suez Canal, but they stretch
Italy has been compelled to ad- north to Syria, west to Libya of men attempting to invade be and long, winding inlets.
Holds Vast Coast He has prepared the trans- ports, some of them most in-
He holds a vast stretch of coastline from the North Cano
them.
tion,
s He holds numbers of aero- mit defeat in Greece and Africa and southeast to Italian East much smaller, the number of points at which attempts would dromes dotted about over the is the confused state of mind Africa.
Considerable numbers we must be made might be considerable. territory he occupies. He has with which she entered upon under arms a great army of the campaign. There must be have, but do the Government The need for numbers is there- trained men, disciplined very no confusion in our minds or else require all the troops which are fore evident.
Our problem is to take quality highly and fanatically devoted we shall not need to be defeat- being announced? We have to
fight with our pockets, as we ns the end to aim at in raising to the madman who is leading ed; we shall defeat ourselves.
We have first and always to have just been reminded, and our Army, and, that being de Every now and then, almost keep this island inviolate. We this means that manufacture cided upon, secure sufficient to have to be ever on the watch and trade must be maintained. form the beat modern army in nightly, the Royal Air Force
We must fight with various the world, avoiding the lure of flies across the North Sen and with our minds as well as our destroys his ships and barges, eyes.. Then, next, we have to weapons, and in addition to mere numbers while allowing a fires his quays, kills numbers of keep our grasp unloosened on those we can buy we must make considerable margin in excess of his troops and makes his acro- the Near East and the vital vast quantities. We fight on our seen needs, dromes useless for a longer or shorter period.
the Axis which General Wavell has now battered so badly that it is a serious flaw in the triple Power framework. If the Duce's campaigns in
With a sort of animal persist- THE MAGICIAN North Africa and Greece had gone as he planned, the Mediter-ence, though being intelligent it is much more formidable, he ranean would have been lost to proceeds to repair, rebuild and
fresh resources. the Allies, and perhapa with it, amass the confidence of Turkey, the knows that there is but one way
of winning the war. grudging neutrality of Spain and the potential threat to the Nazis from French Algeria.
German Opinion
Не
"The German people," said General Kabisch a fortnight ago, The reverse having come true, that the war can be won by the "indulge in the optimistic view
Hiller must be seriously con-air force. The fact remains that cerned over the possibilities of the only way it can be won is by Britain taking the offensive to throwing troops into England." Italy itself. The bombardment
The difficulties of such a pro- | ject should not lead us to under- of Genoa revealed the unwilling-rate its possibility. The present ness of the Italian fleet to meet German strategy is motived by our units and pointed to the ac- the desire to strike at the "soft cessibility of the long Italian spots"; but there may be a danger in misinterpreting the coustline to our landing parties. term.
We have consolidated our selves in Crete and perhaps we are already in a position to rush trained personnel to Albania if the Germans add their woight
What is the meaning of the prolonged air offensive against
The weak spot may be the place which, because of its strength, is left unguarded. The Meuse line was thought to be Bo strong that it was left almost undefended; and so the Germans were able to cross it into the to the attempted invasion of heart of France with two or Greece. From the nature of three armoured divisions. the terrain it would appear that Bravery is no fit opponent for numbers count for little in then tank; still less is it a match Albanian battle; skilled artillery when it is taken unawares. and tanks and first class avia- tion-in which the British are superior-will be suflicient to Britain? It has gone through hold the enemy: in check inde- many phases; but its final end is finitely, considering the two the same. It is a preparation facts that the Nazis cannot for invasion. It is hoped to afford unlimited forces to smash break down or wear out the Air through the Balkans; if there is Forcea forlorn hope.
Failing that, or in so far as it submission on the part of Yugo Slavia and Bulgaria to providing fails, the design is to break a channel for the Nazis, the Royal Air Force can wreak thin must let them know that they havoc on the communication will not thus escape participation in the war. The choice before such lines of those countries. '
countries as plain as it is un-
Sprawling like an octopus pleasant. If they resist the Nuzla by
force they wi
will have our akl; if they over the victims she has crushed r
acquiesce without a are certainly
without a struggle they In Central Europe, Germany" will have to give her attention
lost.
The winter has been a black ono;
to fighting on a Balkan front but it could have been worse. The Axis has exploited its most fearful and an Italian front, while
weapons and
and they have failed, On fearful always of a British blitz this sea and land and in the air the anywhere on the thousand mile Empire forces have shown that they North Sea coastline. Millions possess better equipment and leader- of men must be mobilised and ship than the enemy. Cracks in the hastily constructed totalitarian struc- ready, and the cost of such pre-
ture have shown that its foundations cautions, wasting while they are are weak. It may take a long time not used, will be terrific.
to beat Germany and her Allies to leir knees, but that it will be done nobody really doubts.
If Yugo-Slavin, and Bulgaria do collapse before Nazi demands, Bri-
BY BILLIKEN.
I am Adolf, the magician, and--Fore-1-- have my magic wand ond my wonderful
top-hat....
I pronounce the magic word, and, behold, thou sands of planes fly
out of the hat over
to Britain
and then,
they disappear again!
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