An important quote to keep in mind as people debate this subject.
For those who feel deeply about contemporary politics, certain topics have become so infected by considerations of prestige that a genuinely rational approach to them is almost impossible. Out of the hundreds of examples that one might choose, take this question: Which of the three great allies, the U.S.S.R., Britain and the USA, has contributed most to the defeat of Germany? In theory, it should be possible to give a reasoned and perhaps even a conclusive answer to this question. In practice, however, the necessary calculations cannot be made, because anyone likely to bother his head about such a question would inevitably see it in terms of competitive prestige. He would therefore start by deciding in favour of Russia, Britain or America as the case might be, and only after this would begin searching for arguments that seemed to support his case. And there are whole strings of kindred questions to which you can only get an honest answer from someone who is indifferent to the whole subject involved, and whose opinion on it is probably worthless in any case.
cardinal_scavenger on June 6th, 2019 at 16:16 UTC »
There's a saying something like "American money, British intelligence and Soviet blood." I'm no expert but it sounds wicked smahrt so I'll take it
Edit: if you're interested in the quote it's "British Intelligence, American Steel, and Soviet Blood."
I_STAB_HIPSTER_FILTH on June 6th, 2019 at 18:23 UTC »
Both parties are technically right:
9/10 nazis that became casualties, did so to the reds. Normandy landing was a major victory, but not compared to Kursk.
Soviet Union got most of it's aluminum (crucial for airplanes) and ~200,000 trucks from US.
It was a team effort. It's said that WW2 was won with British intelligence, American steel and Soviet blood.
socialistbob on June 6th, 2019 at 19:51 UTC »
An important quote to keep in mind as people debate this subject.
George Orwell