Also, the Nazis and Soviets lost a combined 30 million combatants and civilians in their war against one another, while we lost 300 thousand in the European theater.
So, instead of letting the Nazis and Soviets do 100% of the dying, we let them do 99% of it instead.
Also, the Nazis and Soviets lost a combined 30 million combatants and civilians in their war against one another, while we lost 300 thousand in the European theater. So, instead of letting the Nazis and Soviets do 100% of the dying, we let them do 99% of it instead. A good summary.
This was the balance rope Churchill and Roosevelt walked.
A gamble that won as evidenced by the numbers above.
We are fortunate that nukes ended this magnitude of conflicts, at least in the progressive world.