How The War Was Won: Air-sea Power And Allied V... [TRUSTED - 2025]

: Some historians, such as those on WW2Talk , argue that O'Brien underestimates the psychological and physical necessity of land armies to actually "kill the will" of the enemy and occupy territory.

In , Phillips Payson O'Brien presents a revisionist history that challenges the idea that massive land battles like Stalingrad or Kursk were the primary drivers of Allied victory. How the War was Won: Air-Sea Power and Allied V...

: Reviewers from The University of Chicago Press and Cambridge University Press describe the work as "compelling" and "cliché-busting" for its data-driven approach to economic and industrial warfare. : Some historians, such as those on WW2Talk

You can find further analysis of his arguments in discussions at the U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons or via expert lectures on YouTube . You can find further analysis of his arguments

: He posits that air and sea power destroyed over 50% of Axis military equipment during pre-production, production, and transit phases.

: Attacking equipment while it was in transit to the front lines. Reception and Perspectives