| − | During a war filled with defeat and air raids, Gerhard Weinberg concluded that, ''"The astonishing thing is ... that the home front held together as long as it did, and that elements of the armed forces often fought valiantly and effectively."'' | + | During a war filled with defeat and air raids, historian Gerhard Weinberg concluded that, ''"The astonishing thing is ... that the home front held together as long as it did, and that elements of the armed forces often fought valiantly and effectively."''<ref>A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II, Gerhard L. Weinberg, Cambridge University Press, 2005</ref> |