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... that Phillips O'Brien revised World War Two? Source: Imlay, Talbot C. (1 December 2016). "Phillips Payson O'Brien, How the War Was Won: Air-Sea Power and Allied Victory in World War II". The Journal of Modern History. 88 (4): 914–915.
ALT1 that historian Phillips O'Brien argues that the outcome of World War Two was determined by air and sea superiority, rather than battles on land?
ALT2 that historian Phillips O'Brien revised the revisionists in his analysis of the outcome of World War Two?
ALT3 that historian Phillips O'Brien argues that you can only "win" a war by stopping your enemy from moving?
ALT3 that historian Phillips O'Brien argues that the outcome of World War Two was determined by victory on an "Air-Sea Super Battlefield" that crossed thousands of miles?
Overall: I assume good faith on the references that I can't access. ALT1 and the second ALT3 can't be used due to not being directly cited. The other options are fine though. SL93 (talk) 22:50, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I assume good faith on the references that I can't access. ALT1 and the second ALT3 can't be used due to not being directly cited. The other options are fine though. SL93 (talk) 22:50, 12 April 2022 (UTC)