Brute Force: Allied Strategy and Tactics in the Second World War is a book by historian John Ellis which concludes that the Allied Forces won World War II not by the skill of their leaders, war planners and commanders in the field, but by brute force (which he describes as advantages in firepower and logistics). Ellis describes what he feels are poor decisions by the Allied High Command with regards to such things as employment of weapons systems or misuses of their overwhelming advantage in manpower. Among his criticisms are the use of armor in North Africa, the Soviet Union's use of manpower, wasteful bombing strategies (RAF Marshal Sir Arthur Harris' area bombing in particular), and the failure to target Japanese shipping lanes.
Brute Force is a 1947 brooding, brutal drama movie considered film noir. This prison movie directed by Jules Dassin was shot in black and white. Dialogue by screenwriter and director Richard Brooks (who directed In Cold Blood).
Brute Force is a video game released for the Xbox by Microsoft during 2003. The game is a squad-based third-person shooting game that uses of 4 members of a team which fight in numerous battles. These members in the squad include Flint, a sniper, Brutus, a shock trooper, Tex, a heavy assault trooper, and Hawk, a scout.
Brute Force (b. 1940) is the stage name of Stephen Friedland, an American singer and songwriter. He wrote and performed with The Tokens in the 1960s, and wrote songs for Peggy March, Del Shannon, The Chiffons, and The Cyrkle. He wrote and recorded the LP I, Brute Force - Confections of Love for Columbia Records in 1967.