STRATEGY: Strong on Strength

Last week the people in the U. S. had their first public report on the status of the Battle of Britain from a U. S. expert who had the best possible chance of knowing. Brigadier General George V. Strong flew home from London, via Lisbon, after a month in Britain with a U. S. Army observation commission. The U. S. Army has always shown considerable respect for German power and generalship, but General Strong was optimistic about Britain's chances. He said that in Britain there had been "as yet no serious military damage";...

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