Richard Avery's recent book argues that Lend-Lease cooperation and resource sharing among the Allies was more decisive than destruction of enemy productive capacity in winning WWII; this argument is presented as an alternative to Phillips Payson O'Brien's production-destruction thesis.
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Stephen CotkinEvidence Quote
“A Richard Avery more recently has gone after uh Phillips Payson O'Brien with a book about how it wasn't the destruction of fighting capacity it was the sharing of resources among the Allies”
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The Legacy of Stalin's Leadership During World War II and Its Relevance to Today's War in Ukraine— The Bush School of Government & Public ServiceCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:22:07 PM
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