: O'Brien defines the true conflict as a thousand-mile-long air-sea "super-battlefield" where the Allies used their industrial might to inhibit Axis movement.
: He posits that air and sea power destroyed over 50% of Axis military equipment during pre-production, production, and transit phases. How the War was Won: Air-Sea Power and Allied V...
In , Phillips Payson O'Brien presents a revisionist history that challenges the idea that massive land battles like Stalingrad or Kursk were the primary drivers of Allied victory. : O'Brien defines the true conflict as a
: Attacking equipment while it was in transit to the front lines. Reception and Perspectives : Attacking equipment while it was in transit
O'Brien categorizes the destruction of Axis fighting power into three distinct phases: : Blocking or destroying raw materials. Production : Strategic bombing of manufacturing facilities.
Instead, O'Brien argues that the war was a global struggle for air and sea supremacy, won through production, technology, and the systematic destruction of Axis equipment before it ever reached the "battlefield". Core Arguments