Theos-Talk Archives (February 2003 Message tt00196)

Quite a bit is, of course, a matter of proportion and nuance.

Let's do some real history here, shall we? American production lines did
certainly serve the war effort; I do for instance recall that the factories
of the US sent precious ball bearings to German war plants during the war.

What they sent to Russia by ship convoy was the odd tank which the Russians
could not use; their T34 was superior. I do recall that Stalin lamented the
fact that the Allies waited so long with the opening of the 2nd front.

What the Americans sent to England was what? British Spitfires and Hurricanes
defteated the Focke Wulffs and Messerschmidts of the Luftwaffe. And in what
year did the Americans start the daylight bombings?

The Pacific. As we all know, there were warnings that Pearl Harbor was going
to happen, but the English - and some Americans - never warned since they
wanted America to enter the war.

Africa. Wasn't that mainly Britain?

D-Day. Yes, some of my friends were there as well. Your point?

Best,

Theo

Dennis Kier wrote:

> You really should check history again. You missed quite a bit there.
>
> The Americans were there some time before 1944. Their bombing raids
> were there, though not on the ground, for some time. They flew in the
> day time, and the British flew at night.
>
> It was the American production lines that supplied Britain, and also
> Russia while they built up the invasion fleet, and held the line in
> the Pacific as well.
>
> America (as well as Canada) was supplying Britain as far back as 1938,
> with ships and supplies.
>
> As you may recall, there was ground war going on in Africa before
> 1944.
>
> Some of my friends were in on the Normandy invasion, and would be
> amused at your assertion that we had little to do with the downfall of
> the Nazis.
>
> Dennis