That still doesn't beat the Japanese officer who learned that the Americans had boats devoted to making ice cream. That would be a tough one to live down. I re

That still doesn't beat the Japanese officer who learned that the Americans had boats devoted to making ice cream. That would be a tough one to live down. I remember from The Forgotten Soldier that German soldiers noticed that new recruits had worse and worse uniforms, with worse materials and lower quality dyes. At some point Germany's new jet fighters were dragged by horses because fuel was so scarce.