Re:A Man Who Volunteered for Auschwitz (2012)
by rbanffy on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @12:03PM
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Would the Allies stand a chance if the Soviets didn't help? Would the Allies stand a chance if the Soviets allied with the Axis?
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Re:A Man Who Volunteered for Auschwitz (2012)
by lostlogin on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @04:34PM
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Yes and then no (or not without US help).
The British empire outproduced, manufactured, mined etc the Germans for basically the entire war. The question is more about why it took so long for the allies to get the upper hand.
The idea of ‘the plucky underdog’ is a myth, Britain was very much a superpower with a massive, resource rich empire behind it.
https://www.amazon.de/Britains-War-Machine-Weapons-Resources...