Evening star., 1943-11-01

last war. The results of the Moscow
conference will be such as to elimi-
nate the gap that has existed here
tofore between the Russians and the
Anglo American military staffs.
2. The so-called second front"
invasion of the European continent
has long been decided upon but the
Nazis must be left to guess the time
and place or scope of the operations
In Western Europe as compared with
those to take place in Southern
Europe and in the Balkans.
3. Operations in Italy, though of
immense tactical Importance in the
end, are secondary unless the Ger
mans decide to make Italy a ma jor
battle-ground which they are reluc-
tant to do for fear of weakening
their military strength in other
areas. Hence the campaign in Italy
will be slow-moving though the ac-
QUESTION of vital air bases will prove
of help in the air attacks on South
ern Germany and Austria.
Marshall to Command
4. Gen. George c. Marshall will
command the big invasion unless
events or other factors not now fore
seen bring a change in plan Gen,
Eisenhower will come to Washing
ton either as deputy chief of staff
or as chief of staff to direct the
Office here in the event that Gen.
Marshall goes abroad If the in
vasion operation becomes the big
gest military movement Of the Allies
In the whole war and leads to Ger
manyS surrender, 1t Is important
that man of Gen. Marshall's tact
and great ability should be on the
spot to cope with the complex prob
lens that will arise as Russian
armies sweep in from the east, as
American and British armies sweep
In from the west and as the forces
of revolution and anarchy sweep in
from all directions through the
liberated countries.
5. Strategic air war now being
conducted so effectively upon Ger
man cities and factories by the ROYAL
Air Force and the 9th United States
Air Force will in due time be sup
planted or in part substituted by
tactical air operations on which our
ground forces will depend to cover
advances of troops and to deVastate
the huge Notifications erected by
the Nazis in Northern France, Bel
Rlum and along the northern coast
OF the continent. The strategic air
war now going on is an integral
part OF and a necessary preliminary
to the big invasion. Gen. Arnold's
splendid command of and co-ordina-
ton of the whole air war is a big
factor in its success.
6. War in the Pacific will be
stepped up very soon. The next
few months-maybe weekS-should
see major engagement between
the American and japanese battle
fleets. The American forces have
definitely taken the offensive and
are deliberately trying now to COM
pei the japanese naval units to
come out of their fortified bases.
SutflClent surface and air forces are
available to us now to expose our
selves 10 major naval action. Is
land-hopping except for the acqui-
sltlon Of certain valuable bases for
cir support is virtually abandoned
In favor of large-Scale operations.
Admiral Kings direction of the
Navy has been a mastery perform
ance.
Attack From All Points.
7. japanese forces will be at
tackled from the north. from the
east, from the south and from the
west in the next several months
concurrently with a major British
American attack on and invasion of
Burma on such scale as to COM
pei the japanese to overeXtend their
lines Of supply and render them
Vulnerable to attack by land and
sea.
g. AntlSubmarlne warfare in the
Atlantic is proceeding satisfactorily
and While some measure Of success
is being and will be attained by
Nazi U-boats with their new type
torpedoes, even this success will be
shOrt-lived. The work of the Amer
lean antlsubmarine forceS-air pa
troll together with naval escorts
will some day be revealed as a de-
cisive factor in the winning of this
war.
g. President Roosevelt has not
only given the United States chiefs
of stats every resource they re-
quested to bring about victory, but
he has never interfered with mill
tary judgments or overruled mill
tary advice, thus showing every
confidence in the commanders and
their staffs and pursuing the tradi-
tional policy of the Commander ir
Chief under the American system
The American people have just
cause to be proud of their entire
high command and of its cordial
and effective liasion with the staffs
of Great Britain.
10. The END of the war in Europe
assuming that the breaks" are with
lis and not against us, may come by
the middle of autumn of 1914. The
war in the Pacific will take at least
a year longer. Internal collapse OF
"crackup' due to psychological fac
tors induced by fear of military
consequences could bring the wal
to an end much earlier not only in
Germany but in Japan. The fore
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