Candice Nelson
Essay 2 Whenever people of different cultures get together with one another, there tends to be problems no matter what. Cultures tend to clash and cause issues between the people. Different cultures have different ways of doing things, even different ways of going to war. When World War II broke out, and grew into the monster it would be known for, it force people of different cultures to work together. There were many augments on how to handle things. Where should the troops go? Land, sea, or air? Direct approach or sneak attack? Which weapons were the best? Where should the fronts be? Who should lead? The American-British coalition faced these and many other question throughout the war. America and Britain were at odds with each other over many issues on a strategic and an operational level. They fought wars different ways and both thought their way was better than the other. Britain wanted to focus more on the Mediterranean, while American wanted a Pacific front. Both countries at the time had strong leaders, which made for interesting debates. However, they did overcome them and manage to win the war. The Mediterranean versus Operation OVERLORD was one of the main issues among the American-British coalition. America felt that OVERLORD should take precedence over the Mediterranean fronts and that a cross-Channel invasion was best. Few American’s actually advocated completely withdrawal from the Mediterranean, however, they did feel that the British were focusing too much on the Mediterranean ventures that would serve their own politic purposes in the long-run. American did not agree with objectives the British had especially those east of Italy. They felt they should not go passed Italy, but instead focus on attacking Germany from the northwest liked planned. The British never question that the attack on Germany should come from the