Comments on: MACHINES THAT WILL FIGHT THE Next War (Oct, 1934)

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:02:08 +0000

I believe you are talking about Winged Defense by General Billy Mitchell published in 1925 and still in print by the way.

By: jayessell

jayessell — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:17:42 +0000

Predicted Blitkreig: +1
Predicted sea-launched bombing raids: +1
Predicted demoralised civilians after air attack: -1
(Neither Londoners nor Berliners were demoralized sufficiently by air attacks. If anything, it made them angry at the enemy.)

No mention of V1 or V2 type weapons or Atomic weapons.
(Not even a mention of Dirty Bombs.)

Who wrote that book about the Japanese attacking Pearl Harbor well before they actually did?

By: Gasbow

Gasbow — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:57:20 +0000

except for the gas warfare and perhabs the underestimation of tanks, this one got it pretty right.

and it is one of the few articles that forsaw the importance of air warfare