GERMANY'S DOOM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 90, 18 April 1939, Page 9

GERMANY'S DOOM.

STRENGTH OF POWERS. War On Two Fronts Would Again Prove Fatal. REMARKABLE BOOK REVIEWED. Independent Cable Service. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, April 17. Newspapers at length review a book entitled "Military Strength of the Powers," by Max Werner (believed to be a pseudonym). Competent military authorities state that it is a remax'kable book and the figures appear to be fairly accurate. The author's main thesis is the invincibility and efficiency of the Russian Army, which has at least 10,000 tanks. The Air Force is the strongest and most expert in the world, numbering at least 16,000 machines.

He declares that in the event of war the ■ British and French Mediterranean Fleets would be able to effectively blockade Italy and practically destroy her colonial empire.

The book draws attention to the enormous defensive power of the Maginot Line, but says that the French Air Force is unduly weak, while the tank force is scarcely adequate to meet the Germane.

Max Werner speaks of the German Army with the greatest respect, and suggests that it could ultimately mobilise 300 divisions, though only 100 would be first line troops, while it is doubtful whether equipment would be available for all.

He estimates that Germany has 7000 tanks. The Air Force also is most powerful and aims at 8000 to 10,000 'planes by 1940.

Despite this strength, the author believes that war on two fronts would again spell Germany's doom.