Survival of the US 5th ID (M)

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Originally Posted by schnickelfritz

...It never ceases to amaze me how blunders, poor calls, bad communication, and poor luck have influenced warfare since 1914, and from 1939-1945 in particular.

Dave

You and me both (but I'd say it's been that way ever since we started fighting wars).
If you don't already have it, I think you'll enjoy 'The Hinge Factor: How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History'. Amazon have a good write-up of the book here
I had a few problems with the author's assumptions in a few cases but overall, it was an interesting and sometimes educational read.
Some details for those looking to order it: -
Paperback: 394 pages
Author: Erik Durschmied
Publisher: Arcade Publishing; 1st Edition edition (April 2, 2001)
ISBN-10: 1559705728
ISBN-13: 978-1559705721

There's a sort of companion book as well called 'The Weather Factor: How Nature Has Changed History' although I haven't read that one.
Again Amazon has a write-up about the book

[Abbott Shaull]

Like they say no Operational Plan survives intact after the first shot is fired. From there until either the Operation succeeds or fails depends on too factors for anyone to really have much control. You can only hope for the other side to have much worse luck that day.