Were the Germans really that good?

[JonS1]

I'll grant you that the Bulge was doomed to failure from conception, but you're missing the point. What other Army in the world, could have gone through 1944 and suffered the twin disasters of D-Day in the East, and the destruction of Army Group Center in the East, and still possessed the discipline to even put together an operation like Bulge, let alone execute it in a some what effective manner? To reverse roles, it's the equivilant of the Japanese beating up on the US and UK for 6 months in early 1942, and the Americans responding with the battle of Leyte Gulf.

Hmm. let's see ...

The British in 1940? Kicked all over the place for almost the whole year, and respnd with ... COMPASS.

No? What about the British again, in 1941? Kicked all over the Med for most of the year, and respond with ... CRUSADER.

No? Hmm, ok, let's try the Russians. Kicked all over the park from June to December 1941, then counter-attack against German forces outside Moscow.

No? Ok, what about the Russians in 1942? Kicked all over the park at Kharkov, in the Crimea, then again in Case BLUE, and they respond with ... URANUS.

No? Well, what about the British again - in 1942 they get kicked all over the park in North Africa, the Atlantic, and in Asia, and they respond with ... LIGHTFOOT and SUPERCHARGE.

Still no? Ok, what about the Americans then? Kicked all over the Pacific for six months, and they respond with ... the Battle of Midway and WATCHTOWER.