Why We Lost The Vietnam War

In article , Spiv wrote:

You must learn to focus and at least attempt to get a point. The UK by 1945
could feed itself if it wanted too.

Nope.

Once the battle of the Atlantic was won
importing huge quantities of food from the USA and Canada was no longer a
problem.

Wrong. Anything that consumed a lot of shipping was a problem. In
1944, the war was being fought over tremendous distances, and despite
the fact that the Allies (primarily the US) built a lot of extra
shipping the situation was very tight.

Later in the war the UK could arm itself with no problems,

In 1944, the Brits were still dependent on the US for tanks and some
varieties of aircraft.

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"David Thornley" wrote in message
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In article , Spiv
wrote:


In 1944, the Brits were still dependent on the US for tanks and some
varieties of aircraft.


For the army trucks were the big issue. A motorised infantry or
armored division has several thousand trucks, while Bedford,
Scammel etc were working flat out a large percentage of those vehicles
were American , not just in the British Army but also in the
Soviet armed forces. The 2.1/2 ton US manufactured truck was
every bit as vital to winning the war as the Spitfire, B-17 or
Sherman tank.

Keith