Yep seems strange to me too. But only in that Hirohito was not put on trial as as a War Criminal. Sorry could not resist this - but I think...
Awfully convenient excuse was it not (backed by Truman) when the British had shared all their secrets, as agreed early in the War, and especially...
Congrats on an excellent review - rather better than the book by all accounts. There is a long chapter about Hess in Costello's Book "10 Days...
Stalin already knew everything about the bomb. The British Spy, Fuchs (actually a German, anti-Nazi) had already passed the secrets to Beria. The...
Interesting to know if any were tried in East German Courts - a lot less lenient normally.
Ask Stalin - he refused Marshall Aid and crushed democracy Egypt just prior to WW2 (excluding Suez Canal) but arguments continued over the Sudan...
As near as damn it they fought to the last bullet and last man They are where they are today because they were forced to see and admit the evil...
Better strategy was to leave the Rump of Czechoslovakia as an independent country (but weak and obviously subservient), argue with Poland over...
Duly bought for 1 pence. If his style is half as good as yours Ron, it will be worth reading.
Belasar your post is absolutely correct in as far as it concerns France. However what is incorrect is lumping in Britain. The British were...
LJAd I think you are right - enough was enough - even the most doveish British had seen Hitler lie after lie and the dismemberment of...
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At the time, Winston Churchill was in disgrace. After losing his job as First Lord of the Admiralty, he was able to take command of the 6th...
Severe repression does work in the short term and the Germans were only interested in the short term at least in the West. Terrain plays a part...
I don't think it was a case of the Med depriving the Russian Front of German aircraft but that the Russian winter prevented their use on this...
Well I can understand the bitterness of someone of Afrikaans' descent but I do like to think that on this forum, we do try to be as absolutely...
And if it had Stalin and not Churchill could have used them. But only those from England, Wales and Scotland could be conscripted - the rest were...
Very interesting - thanks for the confirmation. It has always seemed to me that Mussolini was not really interested and as Ciano says wanted a...
No that is fine by me - constitution or no constitution. I try never to be abusive but there have been a couple of contributors who have been...
Much more subtle than that - the Italian diplomats\ambassador was looking for "precision" of the Italian grievances which in diplo-speech was Gib,...
