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Re: Strategic Reserve.
- Subject: Re: Strategic Reserve.
- From: "Roger L. Traviss" <rogertra@islandnet.com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 08:50:10 -0700
- Newsgroups: alt.railroad,aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz,misc.transport.rail.europe
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Roy Wilke wrote:
> My point was that the continental US was not subject to a *land war* during the 1939-45 conflict; nor
> was the UK for that matter (the last battle on land in the UK was way back in 1745), and so the
> railways in those places weren't placed under anywhere near the same stress as the rail systems in
> Europe, SE Asia or North Africa.
I uinderstand and that makes things much clearer.
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Cheers
Roger T.
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