#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

Bullish:

• $INTEL - The importance of comprehensive intelligence gathering and analysis in warfare, as demonstrated in World War II, suggests potential value in modern intelligence and defense technology investments.

  • “And while much play has been made about the successes of Bletchley and code breaking and all the rest of it, actually, what you have to do is you have to see the kind of the decrypts that the Bletchley cryptanalysts do as just a cog. And that that those various cogs together from listening services to photo reconnaissance to agents on the ground to what I say, the cogs collectively add up to more than some of their individual parts.”

    James·2:29:48
• $LOG - The critical role of logistics and production capacity in determining the outcome of World War II highlights the potential importance of modern logistics in various contexts.

  • “The second World War, more than any other conflict, is a war of numbers. There are differences, the decisions that generals can make. There are moments where particular brilliance and bravery can seize the day, take the bridge, you know, hold the enemy at bay or whatever. But ultimately, you know, you're talking about differences which might make a month's difference, six months difference, maybe even several years difference. But ultimately, there's a certain point in the second World War where the outcome is absolutely inevitable because the guys that lose can't compete with the numbers that the guys are gonna win.”

    James·2:38:30