How Long to Read Calculated Risk: Military Theory And The Allies Campaign In Italy, 1943-1944

How Long Does it Take to Read Calculated Risk: Military Theory And The Allies Campaign In Italy, 1943-1944?

It takes the average reader and 52 minutes to read Calculated Risk: Military Theory And The Allies Campaign In Italy, 1943-1944 by Major Daniel W. Krueger

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Description

In September 1943 allied armies of the United States and Great Britain landed on the European mainland in its “soft underbelly” taking another step toward the defeat of Nazi Germany. Expecting to be in Rome by the end of that year, the Allies instead found themselves embroiled in a prolonged struggle of static warfare reminiscent of the western front of 1915-16. In the end the allied armies suffered 312,000 casualties in a campaign whose purpose was not clearly decided. This monograph examines the Allies campaign in the Mediterranean in 1943-1944 in order to answer the question of whether the Allies could have “won” and, if so, how. More specifically, this study looks at the utility of military theory for explaining cause and effect, and for providing a basis for operational insight and assessment of risk. This particular historical case study is significant in that the challenges of difficult terrain, coalition command, multinational forces, limited resources, and bad weather faced by the operational commanders of this campaign are factors that may weigh heavily for operational commanders in future conflicts. Conclusions reached in this study are threefold. First, the operational commanders involved did not have a true appreciation of the operational risks taken when major operations were designed and executed in January 1944. Second, the operational and strategic commanders may have chosen a different course of action if these risks had been more fully appreciated. Third, classical theory, as represented by the writings of Clausewitz, Jomini, and even Liddell Hart, does have utility in explaining cause and effect and may well have provided the commanders concerned in this case clearer insight at the operational level of war.

How long is Calculated Risk: Military Theory And The Allies Campaign In Italy, 1943-1944?

Calculated Risk: Military Theory And The Allies Campaign In Italy, 1943-1944 by Major Daniel W. Krueger is 52 pages long, and a total of 13,104 words.

This makes it 18% the length of the average book. It also has 16% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 11 minutes to read Calculated Risk: Military Theory And The Allies Campaign In Italy, 1943-1944 aloud.

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