Re: LOTR and 20th Century Western European Prejudices

Flame of the West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Jordan179 wrote:
> 
> >>germany lost the war in the winter of 1941-1942
> > 
> > Germany lost her chance to quickly defeat Russia in that winter. That
> > was not the same thing as "losing the war."
> 
> It pretty much was.  By not knocking Russia out of the war before
> America could get fully involved, Germany's fate was sealed.
> The resources of America and Russia meant that it was only a
> matter of time before Germany was defeated.

Yes, _assuming American involvement_. If America had stayed
scrupulously neutral, then American resources would have had little or
no effect on the war -- because the bankrupt British and Russians
couldn't _afford_ them. Google on "Lend-Lease," and pay particular
attention to the REASON for the name.

Sincerely Yours,
Jordan