World War 2 Talk - View Single Post - Operation Market Garden (The trucks thread)

Aber · 13-04-2006, 06:10 PM

As I posted above Wilmot's reference is to what looks like an official British Army publication, plus unlike many historians he was around at the time, so I don't think it is a fairy story.

Also the way I read it, the reference is NOT to 1400 broken down lorries, but to a production problem with a batch of engines installed in 1400 trucks. Given the reputation of the British car industry it is plausible - it is a little harder to do a product recall in wartime!

13-04-2006, 06:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
Aber Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 22	As I posted above Wilmot's reference is to what looks like an official British Army publication, plus unlike many historians he was around at the time, so I don't think it is a fairy story. Also the way I read it, the reference is NOT to 1400 broken down lorries, but to a production problem with a batch of engines installed in 1400 trucks. Given the reputation of the British car industry it is plausible - it is a little harder to do a product recall in wartime!