George Baer

Assigned reading for multiple case studies in S&W at the NWC. I read pages 189-205 and 222-231 for WWII in Europe case study and referenced multiple times in my paper on Allied strategy in Europe, arguing against the inevitability of Allied victory due to resource superiority. These sections specifically focused on the material impact of the German U-boat campaign against the US in the Atlantic.

From the syllabus: Baer provides an overview of the United States Navy’s role in the Battle of the Atlantic and in supporting the Allied landings in the Mediterranean and at Normandy.… (mehr)