Marching Orders: The Untold Story of How the American Breaking of the Japanese Secret Codes Led to the Defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan

by Bruce Lee

He sends a nine-paragraph message to Eisenhower on September 4 in which he says: “We have now reached a stage where one really powerful and full-blooded thrust toward Berlin is likely to get there and thus end the German war.”23 Montgomery believes the Allies don’t have the logistical ability to maintain two attacks. The attack on Berlin should have all the support possible with other operations doing the best they can on what supplies are left. The only other possible thrusts would be one via “the Ruhr and the other via Metz and the Saar.” Time is vital says Montgomery. The selected attack must be made immediately. Any attempt to compromise the situation can only prolong the war. He says: “I consider the problem viewed as