Agreed, Japan attacking the USSR would have had a material change.
Germany had already lost the Battle of Britain before the US even joined the war, while the Eastern Front was the tougher of the two for them it wasn’t like it was all quiet on the western front.
Ranger
December 14, 2021, 9:42pm
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Hitler was a fool! He fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is to never get involved in a land war in Asia
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In fairness he was in a bit of a pickle from a resources standpoint.
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Not only was Rokossovsky half Polish but rumor had it that he may have also been part Sicilian
It was more the Russian winter that got to him.
I think many forget that Hitler did try to steamroll the Soviet Army. What defeated them wasn’t Allied intervention; it was the winter snows.
Put this book on hold at my local libarry. Hope I’m not put some list.
Cooke
December 23, 2025, 8:42pm
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I meant to get this book when it came out a few years ago. Thanks CS: I have requested it on my Kobo.
I think this guy was either my grandfather’s brother, or cousin (about 75% sure it was his brother) Ross Dowson: A short biography
Canadian guy who put the commie into communism. Radical guy in Toronto, investigated by the RCMP, I think he sued them unsuccessfully as well.