like flooding enemy territory?
2006-09-30 11:00:21 · 3 answers · asked by gunslinga 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Tolkien was writing the Lord of the Rings trilogy during the second world war... He fought in the first world war and had very strong views on religion (especially about it coming out in his book), chances are there are strong resemblances between Isengard and the dam-busters raid on the Ruhr valley by 617 squadron led by Guy Gibson. While it did not damage as much as hoped it still had a long term effect on Germany's productions and took 20,000 men away from the building of the Atlantic wall which could have made things a lot more difficult for the Allies on D Day if that had not been int erupted. Could this have been an idea for Tolkien? very likely....
2006-09-30 14:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by Dumbledore 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dutch used this tactic in the wars of liberation against the Spanish. The broke the dykes and then attacked in boats.
2006-10-01 10:18:16 · answer #2 · answered by Mike P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you might find your answer in
http://www.fictionpress.com/read.php?storyid=1627690.
An opposing viewpoint can be found in
http://www.simaqianstudio.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t3003.html.
2006-09-30 19:03:10 · answer #3 · answered by nacmanpriscasellers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋