Back in 1994 when the fiftieth anniversary of D day I came across the Osprey volume of the campaign. Allied command was unified on Ike, while german sometimes resembled rival organizations fighting for resources.Thanks to this channel for constantly offering great content!
Mr. Truxal has become the go to guy on air warfare strategic planning and execution. His appearances just keep getting better and better and I am learning more about the overall integration of the air war within the Allied war effort than I ever thought possible. Luke is becoming one of your rising stars on WW2TV and his presentations are increasing in quality as well.
Luke always produces outstanding content and this was no exception. A great show that makes one even more sure that Eisenhower was the man for the moment.
Congratulations on 80K subs! I’ve often felt that Eisenhower is given short shrift regarding the strategic and operational levels of the ground war and the air war. Many dismiss him as a politician who keeps the strategic/operational geniuses like Montgomery, Patton, Doolittle etc. pointed in the same direction. It’s nice to see the evidence that Eisenhower’s hand is visible down to the operational level.
Splendid. Thank you both. Great presentation and slides. Looking forward to the continued learning thanks to your channel ; surely the 100k will be there soon. And in a couple of months, the October 1944 - March 1945 battles.
This was such a good show thanks Woody for this and thanks to Luke for doing such good work to explain this. WW2TV keeps showing why its the best WW2 channel on YT.
Congratulations on the 80,000 - this is a top-class channel and it’s not a success by accident: it’s down to great content, well presented, deeply researched and from different perspectives. Cheers!
So informative and interesting that I wished it could have went on for another hour. Luke should be teaching at the Air Force or Army academies IMHO. I would adopt him as a son if I could as he is so brilliant to listen too....he chuckles. Isn't it coincidental that reaching 80k subscribers comes on the cusp of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion and campaign Woody? Is this the WW2TV equivalent of securely establishing your "lodgment area?" Well done, and I wish you many more victories in the future of this channel, of which I am proud to be a Patreon member and Channel Subscriber.
Mortain is a head scratcher unless you consider what the Germans frequently did to Soviet breakthroughs in late 1943 and early 1944. The local commanders may have realized how different circumstances were in the West with Allied air supremacy. The decision makers in Berlin probably didn't understand what they were asking them to do. Excellent show. I really appreciated how the historian tries to match up the perspective of the actors and the actual results determined post event.
Interesting as always as well as though provoking. One thing I’ve recently come to better understand is just how difficult instrument flight was during this period. The amount of skill it took for a pilot to fly without a visual horizon was no small feat. The technology was there prewar but it wasnt until the end of the war that ergonomics of cockpit layout being understood by aircraft designers. The physical motion of constantly looking around at different instruments disturbs the inner ear and disorientation sets in. Not to mention that many key switches that could cause a loss of control were set next to mundane ones that in the heat of the moment a pilot could accidentally hit. Even an experienced pilot could make the mistake when there’s no discernible feel to key them when seconds count and there’s 5 other critical steps needed with just as much precision.
I believe that Operation Cobra was the last time 4 engine bombers were used for tactical air support for ground troops, because of the friendly casualties.
I’m going to add too my comment because I looked it up. It was the case that Operation Cobra was the last use of 4 engine bombers for tactical air support for ground troops. It came from Eisenhower himself, that due to the risk of friendly casualties 4 engine bombers will not be used for tac air support, and they were not used again in the ETO for the remainder of the war.
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This was a great program, Mr. Tuxal was very good and he knows his stuff!
That said, take a shot every time he says "again" -- ;-)
Back in 1994 when the fiftieth anniversary of D day I came across the Osprey volume of the campaign. Allied command was unified on Ike, while german sometimes resembled rival organizations fighting for resources.Thanks to this channel for constantly offering great content!
You're very welcome
I'd be down with a show discussing Leigh-Mallory.
amazing watch.
Very informative episode you two.luke your French is improving.
Outstanding presentation by Luke. I really liked him connecting the combined air-ground plan from the ETO to today.
Luke -- hell yeah.
Mr. Truxal has become the go to guy on air warfare strategic planning and execution. His appearances just keep getting better and better and I am learning more about the overall integration of the air war within the Allied war effort than I ever thought possible. Luke is becoming one of your rising stars on WW2TV and his presentations are increasing in quality as well.
Luke always produces outstanding content and this was no exception. A great show that makes one even more sure that Eisenhower was the man for the moment.
great show, just watched it!!. Congrats on the 80k!!
Another great presentation by Luke.
Congratulations on 80K subs! I’ve often felt that Eisenhower is given short shrift regarding the strategic and operational levels of the ground war and the air war. Many dismiss him as a politician who keeps the strategic/operational geniuses like Montgomery, Patton, Doolittle etc. pointed in the same direction. It’s nice to see the evidence that Eisenhower’s hand is visible down to the operational level.
Catching up on my backlog of great WW2TV shows. This one was varsity-level! Thanks, Woody!
Glad you enjoyed it mate
Congratulations Woody and all your presenters - just love all your work. The lessons of the past it seems are as relevant as ever today.
Splendid. Thank you both. Great presentation and slides. Looking forward to the continued learning thanks to your channel ; surely the 100k will be there soon. And in a couple of months, the October 1944 - March 1945 battles.
One of the best presenters
Another great show, Paul and Luke. Drop tanks. Hmmm, where did we hear of that subject before??
Howdy folks. Serious and comprehensive study by Truxal of SHAEF’s tactical air plan and how well it worked. Great job by Luke and Woody. Learned lots.
Thanks Jim. Luke did an amazing job condensing a complicated subject
Wonderful presentation thank you.
Congratulations Paul on reaching 80K .
Many thanks!
Excellent presentation by Luke.
Congrats Paul! That's awesome! Keep it going. Here's to 100,000!
Fingers crossed!
Luke always put his presentations into easy laypersons terms to understand. I really enjoyed this presentation first class, many thanks Luke and Woody
another great esentation by luke. thank you WW2TV.
This was such a good show thanks Woody for this and thanks to Luke for doing such good work to explain this. WW2TV keeps showing why its the best WW2 channel on YT.
Excellent discussion. Thank you Woody and Luke.
Congratulations on the 80,000 - this is a top-class channel and it’s not a success by accident: it’s down to great content, well presented, deeply researched and from different perspectives. Cheers!
Thanks very much
Wonderful show, gentlemen. Highlights the allies' capacity for dimensional thinking.
So informative and interesting that I wished it could have went on for another hour. Luke should be teaching at the Air Force or Army academies IMHO. I would adopt him as a son if I could as he is so brilliant to listen too....he chuckles. Isn't it coincidental that reaching 80k subscribers comes on the cusp of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion and campaign Woody? Is this the WW2TV equivalent of securely establishing your "lodgment area?" Well done, and I wish you many more victories in the future of this channel, of which I am proud to be a Patreon member and Channel Subscriber.
Thanks David
And again, and again, and again!
Great content though, just wanted to snark
Thanks fellas another great presentation. Well done on the 80k.
Thanks 👍
Great show, as always with Luke :)
Great speaker. Very knowledgeable.
Another great episode - and congrats on the viewer milestone!
Mortain is a head scratcher unless you consider what the Germans frequently did to Soviet breakthroughs in late 1943 and early 1944. The local commanders may have realized how different circumstances were in the West with Allied air supremacy. The decision makers in Berlin probably didn't understand what they were asking them to do.
Excellent show. I really appreciated how the historian tries to match up the perspective of the actors and the actual results determined post event.
Another excellent presentation. Great work. Congratulations on the subscribers
Thank you very much!
Interesting as always as well as though provoking. One thing I’ve recently come to better understand is just how difficult instrument flight was during this period. The amount of skill it took for a pilot to fly without a visual horizon was no small feat. The technology was there prewar but it wasnt until the end of the war that ergonomics of cockpit layout being understood by aircraft designers. The physical motion of constantly looking around at different instruments disturbs the inner ear and disorientation sets in. Not to mention that many key switches that could cause a loss of control were set next to mundane ones that in the heat of the moment a pilot could accidentally hit. Even an experienced pilot could make the mistake when there’s no discernible feel to key them when seconds count and there’s 5 other critical steps needed with just as much precision.
I believe that Operation Cobra was the last time 4 engine bombers were used for tactical air support for ground troops, because of the friendly casualties.
I’m going to add too my comment because I looked it up. It was the case that Operation Cobra was the last use of 4 engine bombers for tactical air support for ground troops. It came from Eisenhower himself, that due to the risk of friendly casualties 4 engine bombers will not be used for tac air support, and they were not used again in the ETO for the remainder of the war.
Unlikable historical figures "make you famous"
Explain?