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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
2
The piece surveys historic arguments for landpower led by Clausewitz, seapower championed by Mahan, and airpower emerging as decisive in modern war. It notes German and British naval buildup, the Allied turn in World War I, and the ultimate British victory.
The piece argues airpower alone cannot win wars. It cites Jutland, Pearl Harbor, and the sinking of the Prince of Wales to show aircraft vulnerability and limits. It notes Douhet and Mitchell as early airpower advocates, but stresses joint power—sea, land, and air—within a global system. It predicts American production rising to six to seven thousand planes monthly and highlights fuel independence.
A wartime speech argues for two fronts the military effort in the Pacific and a fortified home front. It calls for lavish war equipment and a disciplined economy balancing free enterprise with national needs. It notes Red Cross poultry auctions and fox hunts in Malvern to aid relief. It reports Rev M Veenschotten, a Boyden native now China missionary, as Japanese prisoner after an Amoy raid.
A wartime address urges unity and vigilance at home, stressing economic discipline, support for the President, and the need to defend freedom on both battlefronts and the home front. It warns of subversive influences and calls for awakeness to prevent depredations while waging total war for liberty worldwide.
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