Where do I find out more about the “operations” layer that lies between strategies and tactics? This isn’t something I’ve seen in modern (non-military) strategic planning.
I don't remember the details of this particular vid, but Military History Visualized normally does exceptional content that is accessible to non-experts:
Mixed outcomes. Blaming failure in Stalin's intervention feels like plausible excuses for poor, rushed execution of a plan. they were under resourced, under pressure and overall it worked. Lacking a time machine we have no testable counterfactuals.