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Mon Apr 29 00:00:47 +0000 2019

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

My read of Virginia 1864 is that Grant in fact repeatedly outmaneuvered Lee, only to have his operations undermined by the sluggishness and timidity of his subordinates, who had served under too many bad commanders in the past 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 29, 2019 Hibernated

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It was, however, preceded by daring river operations, as Union gunboats and transports ran past the batteries at Vicksburg and Grand Gulf. And it was followed by the 19th-century equivalent of blitzkrieg, as Grant outflanked the rebels, then penned them up against the river 2/ https://t.co/NZLtgciV1F — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 28, 2019 Hibernated

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But all of this is, of course irrelevant. As I suggested in an earlier tweet, Erich von Manstein was probably WWII's best general: Third Kharkov was an incredible victory against the odds. But he was a war criminal serving an evil cause. And he has no statues in in honor 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 29, 2019 Hibernated

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