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_. 
> 
> Which was a fact by the winter of 1941-1942.

Since we were discussing the "what if" of America _not_ being
involved, the point I was making is that absent such involvement, any
German setback in the winter of 1941-42 need not have proved fatal to
the Axis cause.

Sincerely Yours,
Jordan