Marines on okinawa eating ice cream meanwhile the Japanese defenders are starving.
JackThaBongRipper on
the US Military can land an operational burger king in any country within 48 hour notice. we take our snacks **VERY** seriously.
Safe-Ad-5017 on
Logistics baybee
Ant225k on
Well, Keegan mentions in his “World War 1”, the Spring German offensive slowed down a bit because of Germans finding good food and alcohol in the left British trenches. So, yeah. Logistics
Diazepam_Dan on
In 1944 and 45 the RAF dropped packs of super high quality tea into the Netherlands as a little gift to the Dutch and a fuck you to the Germans
“We’re coming to get you and we have so many resources we can literally drop bombs of tea from the sky”
In 1943 the British government bought the entire global surplus of tea, we saw it as a medical necessity lmao
beastwood6 on
It’s directional truth, even if it turns out to be a lie.
Any idiot can draw arrows on a map. It’s logistics that determine which arrows get picked and that they actually become reality. The American war machine was and remains in a league of its own, as outlined by this story/parable/possible myth.
unholyfish on
At least the chocolate and cigarettes were a thing. My great grandpa (13yo in 1945) told me that he stole them a couple of times. Always ate the chocolate, sold the cigs and gave the rest to his family. He also said that he wanted to thank the (american) soldiers for their stuff, but didn’t know any english.
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Marines on okinawa eating ice cream meanwhile the Japanese defenders are starving.
the US Military can land an operational burger king in any country within 48 hour notice. we take our snacks **VERY** seriously.
Logistics baybee
Well, Keegan mentions in his “World War 1”, the Spring German offensive slowed down a bit because of Germans finding good food and alcohol in the left British trenches. So, yeah. Logistics
In 1944 and 45 the RAF dropped packs of super high quality tea into the Netherlands as a little gift to the Dutch and a fuck you to the Germans
“We’re coming to get you and we have so many resources we can literally drop bombs of tea from the sky”
In 1943 the British government bought the entire global surplus of tea, we saw it as a medical necessity lmao
It’s directional truth, even if it turns out to be a lie.
Any idiot can draw arrows on a map. It’s logistics that determine which arrows get picked and that they actually become reality. The American war machine was and remains in a league of its own, as outlined by this story/parable/possible myth.
At least the chocolate and cigarettes were a thing. My great grandpa (13yo in 1945) told me that he stole them a couple of times. Always ate the chocolate, sold the cigs and gave the rest to his family. He also said that he wanted to thank the (american) soldiers for their stuff, but didn’t know any english.