In the history of warfare there have been many instances when belligerents are forced to work together with another foreign power in an attempt to thwart a greater common threat. This has been the case throughout history, not always to great success. Working with a foreign ally can present numerous difficulties due to differences in culture, doctrines, command structures, interests and strategy that can cause collaborative efforts to be strained and in some cases break down entirely. under investigation here is the nature of the Anglo-American alliance and how effective their collaborative efforts were in the second world war, and whether or not this can be characterized as a successful collaboration. To find out, one could maybe look at the overall outcome of the war as a means to measure the success, or failure of the alliance. Indeed the victory of the allies over the Axis powers could make one believe, that if the allies won the war then therefore there must have been a successful collaborative effort in making that outcome a reality. It can be said that it was indeed the superior collaboration …show more content…
When in fact they could work well together and still fail. The Movie reaffirms the idea that the leadership of great generals even when working well together is not enough to overcome a stalled and confused operation. The lack of adequate supplies, faulty equipment and general confusion coupled with the fact that the commanders in the field allowed their armored forces and supply trains to push beyond the infantry bubble. All of which caused the forces to stall and not reach their objectives in time to prevent their destruction at the hands of the Germans.. Thus was the fate of the failed allied invasion of the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden. While the film is more focused at times on the rigidity/incompetence of the British as well as the the Americans at