In World War II the long-term measure of military striking power is the power to produce, and production is on the side of the nations with the heaviest industries. On the following two pages TIME presents a map of Europe showing the distribution of Europe's productive capacity among the combatants. It shows above all the striking effects which Germany's conquests have had on her capacity to wage modern war.
The Industrial Revolution determined the location of Europe's heavy industriesclose to the sources of coal and iron. Europe's major coal field lies roughly in...
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