@MKocher8 @NewStatesman @GavJacobson Point taken. With more space and more time I might have made that point. BUT what explanation is actually offered in Tragedy? Japan 41 seems crazy. It isnt! Why? Because actually gambling on slight chance of ultimate success. But why the desperation? You need something more ..
In 1994 Barry Posen devised a defense strategy for a newly independent Ukraine which envisioned a Manstein-styel flexible defense v.
In 1994 Barry Posen devised a defense strategy for a newly independent Ukraine which envisioned a Manstein-styel flexible defense v. Russian attack. See Chartbook Newsletter