Posted on 12/17/2014 8:41:48 AM PST by C19fan
Adolf and Lenin.
So the worst possible outcome is that perhaps England and Germany sit down and divy up the spoils between them. Beat the alternative.
Like I said. No Empire to speak of. Just a few sausage factories scattered here and there. Nothing that would justify building a huge navy to protect. Britain had a huge navy but a tiny army. The fleet was the cornerstone of Britain’s national security in both a physical and a psychological sense, and building up a baby to match ours was always going to set US on a collision course, and the Germans knew it, but pursued their plan anyway.
Note: this topic is from the FRchives and probably years past. Adding to the GGG catalog.
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