/u/AlexCoventry's posts in /r/AskHistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

What was Arthur MacArthur's "brilliant maneuver of advancing by echelon, first from one flank and then from the other," in the Philippines?

6 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

The Wikipedia page on penicillin currently claims that the drug saved 12-15% of Allied lives... not sure I believe that or know exactly what it means, but have there been any estimates of the strategic importance of Allied industrial-scale access to penicillin during WWII?

2 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was Arthur MacArthur's "brilliant maneuver of advancing by echelon, first from one flank and then from the other," in the Philippines?	6
The Wikipedia page on penicillin currently claims that the drug saved 12-15% of Allied lives... not sure I believe that or know exactly what it means, but have there been any estimates of the strategic importance of Allied industrial-scale access to penicillin during WWII?	2