Great post, Tamino. Perhaps the only salvation for Poland would be if France didn't fell in 1940. But even if the Anglo-French occupied Germany...
I know about the plan for deportation of the British workforce to Germany. There's no doubt about the decisive Soviet contribution for victory in...
There's no doubt that Hitler was worse than Stalin.You are not claiming this, but I will say that this is not a justification for what the USSR...
If you were a Soviet Pole in the late 30s or part of any group that Stalin persecuted in determined times, you would not say this. But of course,...
I'm talking about the negociations for a Soviet entry in the Axis. This apparently "justifies" Stalin being cautious with Hitler as for warnings...
"Stalin sent Molotov to Berlin to negotiate the terms for the Soviet Union to join the Axis and potentially enjoy the spoils of the pact.[55]...
My impression is that Stalin should not be underestimated or overestimated. The same thing as Hitler.
In my understanding, and in the understanding of Realism in international relations theory, all states are searching for power and are cynical,...
Guys, see the content of this contemporany Kremlin "newsreel": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTuh-hRoCNU If the Russians were capable of bring...
The text in the last post is from Wik, really not a good source. But if that information is true, then I guess my thesis has some credibility . :P
Ops, found evidence of something: "Stalin sent Molotov to Berlin to negotiate the terms for the Soviet Union to join the Axis and potentially...
About Stalin's idea to let the West exhaust itself with Hitler. Let's see some things. Germany lacked the resources of the Kaiser, and was weaker...
An interesting TV series about this is WWII Behind Closed Doors, here's the first episodie of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2A4hyoOrlU
Unfortnately this part of history is full of contraditions in my opinion. For example, Stalin could be felt treatned by Hitler, and fear that the...
The West was becoming every time stronger. If Hitler didn't eliminated France quickly, it would be more difficult do it later. The problem is that...
Well, yes. But this was probably because the West was already under great pressure to fight Germany in the conditions they were after the BoF. Had...
It was a good discussion, I will take lessons from it. But ok moderator, I will quit it now.
Disagree why? Your logic has to be the same one lwd is using: "the West already did horrible things, but the Axis in WWII were worst!". Or...
The simple fact that Democracies and Communism were not the dream regimes their supporters claim, hurts. The things I'm claiming here are not...
George Patton, what I'm saying here? I'm saying that the idea of the "good world" where the Nazis were the bad guys and the Allies are the knights...
