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of military importance in the homeland
of Japan. The total of trucks, in Britain
they are called lorries but the
Americans are using petrol instead
of gasoline, amounts to 70000.
Numbers of air attacks continue
to count more. The output of
Allied planes exceeds that of the Axis.
Opinions differ on the question
whether air power alone will be
able to bring defeat of Axis about,
but it is well worth trying it.
In the destruction of the German
dams 19 Lancasters were employed.
Air war is a major factor in the
problem of victory.
The battle of Tunisia is an equal
blow to the enemy as the loss of
Stalingrad. One continent is
now cleansed. 950000 soldiers,
2.400.000 gross tons of shipping have
been sunk, 8000 aircraft lost,
2500 tanks captured or lost and also
6200 guns. These are the losses which
the African excursions mean for
Hitler and Mussolini. Churchill
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