I agree that it is a mistake to underestimate the Russian defence in 1941 as slowing up the Germans and preventing their conquest of Moscow....
I'm not sure we actually disagree on this. Remember, I stated "It was only in the next few years, once the Russians realized how bleak their...
Agreed, the Marine defences would have been formidable and planes from the Saratoga could have hampered Japanese landing attempts. However, if...
I don't think Hitler was that concerned about Russians fighting to the last man because in truth, they didn't. If I recall correctly, the Soviets...
I agree with those questioning whether Stalin is actually all that beloved by Russians. Already within a year or two of his death his cult and...
I don't agree that dictatorship is necessarily based on lies. No more so than democratic politics. Democracy with its elections and politicking...
Ironcross, I hope I didn't come across as making a personal attack. I have seen many people make similar statements, and even many books...
I really don't understand comments like this. You can call Hitler evil, you can call him the worst leader Germany ever had due to what ultimately...
And I believe that Hitler ordered the Blitz against London not simply because he was losing too many planes in the battle against RAF airfields,...
The UK was, in terms of their army, no threat to Germany, and by early 1941 even their airforce was little threat. Yes, Germany was having a...
There are many people who have speculated about what would have happened if Hitler had been assassinated 20 July, 1944. And it seems that not a...
Thanks for the pdf. Looks like an interesting read. He does seem to provide evidence of a 2:3 ration in German losses to Russian ones. Good...
Russia, yes; England, perhaps; America, no. To be succinct.:D Funny, the figures I've seen indicate that even disregarding the civilian deaths...
A little simplistic answer, don't you think? See my response above.
I think one of the problems is that we are looking back at that period with 20/20 historical vision. We know what ended up happening, which the...
If you think about it the answer for this becomes quickly rather obvious. World War I ended with an armistice, not with unconditional surrender....
1. Even if the Nazis hadn't perpetrated the Holocaust they would still have been accused of war crimes; the Germans were accused of many things...
Interestingly, it wasn't until World War I that your sentiments started to reflect the majority view. While today nearly everyone feels as you do...
I don't think it is so easy; I think it is quite wrong and usually said by those who want to denigrate the German army, usually in a larger effort...
Not always; back in the 19th century when fighting the Indian tribes out west the US army was anything but a shining example of humanitarianism....
