Moral: the London pubs have a favourite story, It's about a soldier home on leave. He said he was tired of the Army. A friend asked him why he didn't get out, "Ive tried three times," the soldier replied, "but I couldn't pass the physical exam." That story tells all there is to tell so far about civilian moral, Losses: we feel that British communique are pretty accurate, Admiralty communiques often don't report damaged ships. And damaged ships, if tied up for lengthy repairs, are almost as important a military factor as ships sent straight to the bottom. The British lose planes on the ground in accidents, in crack-ups which are not revealed. So, of course, do the Germans.
British bombing: Its more accurate than German bombing, Probably reporters from the British side arent the best witnesses on that score, but we think it's a fair judgment, We can say flatly that German bombing isn't accurate, except on a target many blocks square, like a city business district. There are legitimate military targets in and around London. The Germans have tried and tried to hit them, We've seen them do it. Bombs have landed all around the targets, but the objectives still keep functioning, They make hits, of course, but their percentage reads like a pitcher's batting average,
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