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Eastern Front / Re: Did anyone actually win world war 2?
« on: December 10, 2008, 03:27:37 AM »
The Russians bled for the victory and nearly lost in the process, circa 20 million dead is unimaginable as a number of casualties, now consider it was the level that 'one' country suffered. It is mind boggling that it was the approximate death toll on the Russian population. The British and French lost more military in ww1 than in ww2. The Americans were the real winners, because they bankrolled the rest of the winners who are still paying it off. The British and Russians may not have survived without this form of support, so I am certain it was incredibly welcome and a prayer answered. So, the Russians fa
Consider this, the marshall plan was great in concept, I heard it said that USA bank-rolled the French to almost the same amount the French spent on losing the war in indo-china - convenient eh! Of course, this was a great lesson to the Americans, right? wrong!
Consider this, the marshall plan was great in concept, I heard it said that USA bank-rolled the French to almost the same amount the French spent on losing the war in indo-china - convenient eh! Of course, this was a great lesson to the Americans, right? wrong!