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

There are other reasons why Marshall and Roosevelt view the war differently. To explain: Marshall is Army. He knows how difficult it is to create and train a huge fighting force and then get it across the Atlantic to fight an unrelenting foe—some 3,000 miles to Europe and 6,700 miles to Japan. Supply lines are difficult to maintain. One must listen carefully to one’s allies and be mindful of their wishes and fears. One must also learn how the enemy thinks,