James Holland

It is incredible that when you look at the detailed literature that the Germans have, no one is asking this question in the spring and early summer of 1942. The logistics question in part. No one is saying... Okay, it's great that we're going to go to the Caucasus and get all this oil, but then what? No one is asking that question.

It is incredible that when you look at the detailed literature that the Germans have, no one is asking this question in the spring and early summer of 1942.

The logistics question in part.

No one is saying...

Okay, it's great that we're going to go to the Caucasus and get all this oil, but then what?

No one is asking that question.

I mean, it's... So the case blew.

So the case blew. First of all, they get distracted by going into Crimea and they go, well, we've got to do that first. So they have to get Sevastopol and Crimea, which they do. And then they have to push on. And at this point, suddenly looming in front of them is Stalingrad on the banks of the Volga, this city, this industrial city, which has Stalin's name.

So the case blew. First of all, they get distracted by going into Crimea and they go, well, we've got to do that first. So they have to get Sevastopol and Crimea, which they do. And then they have to push on. And at this point, suddenly looming in front of them is Stalingrad on the banks of the Volga, this city, this industrial city, which has Stalin's name.

So the case blew. First of all, they get distracted by going into Crimea and they go, well, we've got to do that first. So they have to get Sevastopol and Crimea, which they do. And then they have to push on. And at this point, suddenly looming in front of them is Stalingrad on the banks of the Volga, this city, this industrial city, which has Stalin's name.

First of all, they get distracted by going into Crimea and they go, well, we've got to do that first.

So they have to get Sevastopol and Crimea, which they do.

And then they have to push on.

And at this point, suddenly looming in front of them is Stalingrad on the banks of the Volga, this city, this industrial city, which has Stalin's name.

And Hitler goes, okay, what I'm going to do now is I'm going to split my forces so half of you can go south towards the Caucasus and the rest of you can confront Stalingrad.

And Hitler goes, okay, what I'm going to do now is I'm going to split my forces so half of you can go south towards the Caucasus and the rest of you can confront Stalingrad. And Bock, who's the commando, just goes, that's nuts. That makes no sense whatsoever. You're splitting the mission. So Hitler fires him. So suddenly they get into this assault for Stalingrad.

And Hitler goes, okay, what I'm going to do now is I'm going to split my forces so half of you can go south towards the Caucasus and the rest of you can confront Stalingrad. And Bock, who's the commando, just goes, that's nuts. That makes no sense whatsoever. You're splitting the mission. So Hitler fires him. So suddenly they get into this assault for Stalingrad.

And Hitler goes, okay, what I'm going to do now is I'm going to split my forces so half of you can go south towards the Caucasus and the rest of you can confront Stalingrad. And Bock, who's the commando, just goes, that's nuts. That makes no sense whatsoever. You're splitting the mission. So Hitler fires him. So suddenly they get into this assault for Stalingrad.

And Bock, who's the commando, just goes, that's nuts.

That makes no sense whatsoever.