[x1stcav]

A bit off the thread but two very good research efforts are How the Allies Won the War (author momentarily forgotten) and There's a War to be Won by Murray & Millet. These are, within thier purviews, are some of the best efforts to date. Don't remember any talk about nukin' Europe.

[niteowl77]

Overy's book reflected his leftist biases; how Stalin continues to have a cheering section remains one of the world's mysteries. I know this much- if I never read another book that "proves" the Third Reich was defeated only because the Soviets were the ne plus ultra of warfare, it'll be too soon.