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ers, allocate new production large
ly to the western front, with with
drawn experienced pilots from the
Russian and Mediterranean fronts,
and to withdraw even fighter
planes from Russia.
The net result he adds, was
that the Germans were unable to
conduct any sustained offensives
this summer in Russia, or build
up sufficient strength in the CEN
trail Mediterranean to oppose the
Allied offensive"
The report, covering the period
between July l, 1911, and June 430,
1913, contains So pages plus 38
pages of footnotes, and maps and
charts. 1t includes Marshall's sum-
mary of the events comprising the
last three of five phases into which
he divides the war.
The first two he treated in
previous report-first phase, the
fall of France and the period of
national uncertainty of the wars
effect on the United States; Sec
ond phase-beginning with the Bat
tie of Britain, and marked in this
country by limited peacetime mo-
bilization of the army, large ap-
preparations to develop the mill
tary establishment, and orienta-
ton of industry to speed up NUM-
tons production.
Abroad, Marshall writes, t h e
third phase was Extremely crit
cal'; Germany still threatened
Britain across the channel, while
overrunning vast Russian territor-
les strong Italian forces were
massing in Africa; in the Pacific,
japanese aggressions gave unmis
taxable evidence of threats against
the British and Dutch in the Orient
and our own positions in the Phil
ippines, Hawaii and the c a n a
one. At home, the period was
marked by extension of Selective
Service, retention of the National
Guard and the reserve officers on
action duty. intensive training
which included great battle man.
euvers. feverish industrial pre-
parations.
The fourth phase began with the
attack on Pearl Harbor, and COW
cred the complete mobilization of
the United States for war and the
indignation of its resources and
planning with those of it's allies.
During the fourth phase" he
summarizes, the United States
and the United Nations were fore
ed to assume defensive role
while modelling their strength for
a global fight to the finish.
efforts during this period were
devoted to the rapid deployment
of men and resources to check
the momentum of the Axis as
saults, while establishing protect
ed lines of communications around
the world, and at the same time
initiating vast expansion of our
military and naval establish
ments.
1t required eight months for this
country, acting with its allies, to
accumulate the munitions, train
the initial forces, and transport
them to combat zones. Then the
fourth phase ended with the sue
cessful assault on the Japanese
positions at Guadalcanal and TIL
lagi in the Solomons-the Allies
had taken the offensive, and mov-
ed into the fifth and final phase,
which will END only with the SUI
render of the Axis powers.
1t was during the third phase
that the threat to the Philippines
became obvious. Marshall reports.
The army then consisted of par
tially-equipped force of % infan-
try divisions, a new armored force
OF four divisions, two cavalry di-
visions, the harbor defenses of the
United States, and an air force
of 209 incomplete squadrons. The
training centers and schools ex-
listed as a basis for rapid expan-