tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post2961101297423658334..comments2024-03-28T07:04:04.726+00:00Comments on Balkan Wargamer: Churchill - Military genius or menace?Balkandavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06316312376197661629noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-18329938763524913182020-04-11T11:43:24.196+01:002020-04-11T11:43:24.196+01:00Indeed. The WW1 experience of the Italians shows t...Indeed. The WW1 experience of the Italians shows the challenges of mountain warfare in the Trento and even the Ljubljana Gap isn't that wide as again the Italians found. On the other hand, we shouldn't forget the Austrian experience in WW1 of the 1918 offensive through the Balkans, which knocked them out of the war. The difference in WW2 was that the Germans were militarily more effective than the Austro-Hungarians.Balkandavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316312376197661629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-64008380277790949782020-04-07T19:57:50.929+01:002020-04-07T19:57:50.929+01:00Thanks for the pointer on the book- will look out ...Thanks for the pointer on the book- will look out for a copy. I don't really see Europe as having a soft underbelly for similar reasons to Khusru.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-40336213489535183722020-04-07T15:02:05.304+01:002020-04-07T15:02:05.304+01:00I think he was closer to genius than villain. The ...I think he was closer to genius than villain. The strategy of invading Italy was probably flawed. The Alps being a perfect barrier against further incursion from the south.Khusruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512587253133355625noreply@blogger.com