The criticism of Churchill here concerns clever schemes that depend on everything going to plan. It credits his intelligence while questioning whether the people carrying out a plan could meet its ideal assumptions. Ordinary human limitations would remain even when a proposal worked brilliantly in its designer's head. The warning appears during the diesel-fleet wargame, where Britain would need all its available resources to meet the enlarged German threat.
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Churchill and plans that assume perfect execution
A criticism of Churchill's planning connects attractive ideas with the limits of the people expected to carry them out.