03-22-2005, 11:10 PM
Yeah. That is a whole 'nother story. By mid-1944, the only hope left for the Germans to salvage Victory from obvious defeat was that Allies would break their alliance---and maybe even fight one another to some extent.
I wonder if Russia would have had any fight left in them after Germany's surrender? Of course, our focus was the defeat of our No. 1 Enemy--the Japan. The US would probably have made any promise in order to revenge Pearl Harbor.
What could have happened after Japan surrendered. Well, then you have a new factor that could sway the outcome---the Atomic Bomb. Wow. Think what kind of war could have erupted if a conflict against Russia broke out. I can't imagine the outcome of that one.
SC