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John B
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Okay as an American, please don't lump us all together. You have to realize many here have the mentality that we saved everyone in WW2. It is true that by joining in WW2 we had a major impact on the Allies winning. But it was the Allies who won, a team effort, and many of us here in the USA know that. |
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jizzumonkey
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WWII was won through global efforts and not any one nation ! |
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dude.
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Here is what Field Marshal Montgomery had to say about this..............
"At the end of Montgomery's war diary, a special note, written by the famous general, stated "And so the campaign in Northwest Europe is finished. I am glad; it has been a tough business ... the Supreme Commander had no firm ideas as to how to conduct the war and was 'blown about by the wind' all over the place ... the staff at SHAEF were completely out of their depth all the time. The point to understand is if we had run the show properly the war could have been finished by Christmas, 1944. The blame for this must rest with the Americans. To balance this it is merely necessary to say one thing, i.e. if the Americans had not come along and lent a hand , we would never have won the war at all." |
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VERITAS 33
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Hartman! not so hard! Frankie is right somewhere , but now it's wrong time to discuss it. It is a fact that Americans have entered the war on very late stage. Now we have problems, much more serious then nazis. All of us have to unite against terrorists. We have not so much time. Think about ! |
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Joel
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The second world war was a long time ago our enemies at the time are now our friends we should all concentrate now on making sure there is never a world war three. If the unthinkable does happen we all know British soldiers will be standing shoulder to shoulder with American troops. |
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K. Marx iii
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If Germany had won WW2 we would not have been taken over by outsiders but by Europeans, which is what we are. It is the USA that Germany was saving for last. The last mussel as it is. But the US saved its own a** by joining in |
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Mr. Spin
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You know when there is another war, that is, when France surrenders. |
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Hartman
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Don't worry. Next time Europe gets taken over, we Americans aren't going to lift a finger to help you. |
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promethius9594
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You forget that America contributed more than just fighting. Britain's government said itself that England would lose the war but for American assistance.
Don't forget, America produced more planes between when it entered the war and when the war ended than all the other nations combined produced during the entire war
Also don't forget 50 BILLION dollars (that doesn't count for inflation) in military equipment and ammo that America gave to Europe to defeat Hitler (most of which went to England)
Also, don't forget the sale of military equipment to england for 10% of market cost... so much equipment at such a generous loan that even at 10% cost England took until 2006 to pay off the purchases.
In short, regardless of troop strength, without American industrial might, you'd be speaking german right now. No body likes a sore loser, but even worse is an ingrate ally. |
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Nikki
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Brilliant idea! Yeah I hate it when they always bring that up....it pisses me off greatly |
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heavy_cow
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Yes, Germany was planning to attack America after it dominated Britain. Americans came and was able to halt the German advance onto the British by launching attacks onto German occupied French territory with the help of the British and the Canadians, and the Australians as well. Russia did a ton of fighting as well but it was the Americans that is led to be the defining edge that won the war in Europe. Alone we would not have won, sure. But without our help the world would be a much different place. |
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Bexs
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Oh right, they are on are side are they?- why do they keep shooting our boys in Iraq then? They are so gushing, so false it's enough to make you sick. |
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Its not me Its u
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Lemme see, i think its well known that the Red Army won WWII. 80% of the Germans soldiers who died during the war were on the Eastern Front. So why was Churchill so adamant for America to come into the war with its industrial might....why was Stalin anxious for the Allies start a second front?
The answer is that the allies achieved victory, with the Russian contributing the most. Post-war recriminations are purely non-sequitor. |
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J.daniel
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If the German war machine were to focus their full attention on England alone during WW II. You would be in the german section of yahoo!answers right about now. |
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eifionrefail
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Facts...
WWI started 1914.......Yanks joined....1917
WWII started 1939......Yanks joined....1941
They think they singlehandedly won these wars...Ha..they couldn't singlehandedly beat a bunch of peasant Vietnamese.
(They don't like you to mention that one.) |
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Eternal
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Such vitriol from respondent's whose grandparents were probably too old to have participated in WWII.
"We" in the UK did not defeat Germany. The alliance did.
Perfectly justified to criticise the US for waiting over 2 years until attacked to declare war. But, could "we" have won on the western front without them - NO. We had more or less consistently retreated or been repulsed back to our island, which was under siege.
Do you think the Nazi threat is dead or merely dormant? |
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mata123
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Sorry heartman but maybe that would be a good thing, look at our boys you yanks killed the other day,and don't forget we've been paying you lot back and only finished last year, for the 2ND world war P.S and I believe the states are part of the world !! |
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Philip L
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My guess would be Saturday. |
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Mangy Coyote
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When will the British give up trying to claim they needed no help? Let's review: In 1940, Winston Churchill and Franlin D. Roosevelt made a deal in which the US would provide 50 destroyers for the use of 8 British bases. In 1941, the U.S. "lends" military equipment to Britain for the war effort. Churchill and FDR. The deal is basically that Britain will pay one tenth the cost of the production of the equipment (payment was not completed until December, 2006). Churchill himself remarked in a speech in November 1941: "the end of our financial resources was in sight; nay, had actually been reached....Then came the majestic policy of the President and Congress of the United States in passing the Lease-Lend Bill, under which, in two successive enactments, about £3,000,000,000 was dedicated to the cause of world freedom, without-mark this, because it is unique-without the setting up of any account in money. Never again let us hear the taunt that money is the ruling power in the hearts and thoughts of the American democracy. The Lease-Lend Bill must be regarded without question as the most unsordid act in the whole of recorded history."
I think that pretty much confirms we saved you, along with thousands of troops, and the armored, air, and naval support that was sent to augment the British and allied forces. |
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Ramirez
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I think I could live with a Nuclear winter instead of the arrogance of the Americans on Yahoo giving me the Hollywood history of World War II. |
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monreda
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you should of said something then. we would of let the Germans gas your assses. |
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supremecritic
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how did the americans save us during wold war 2, they only entered the war after the battle of Britain, after the battle of Britain the threat of invasion was over (Hitler moved his forces against the russian), since the equipment used, and the personal that used the equipment, during the battle of Britain had no connection with america, i fail to see how they saved us, they certainly were a great help in wunning the war (although they only encounted less than 20% of Nazi military strength), but they didn't save us. |
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Christopher Griffin
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blah blah blah. go back to history class and study world war II again... |
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Rich S
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That's OK. I doubt if we will make the same mistake again. With European attitudes about extremists I doubt we will have an opportunity to yank victory from the jaws of defeat again. You are already suffering the pain of states within a state. When it explodes, I'm sure we will be getting a lot of calls from across the water. Problem is, the way things are going here, we will be up to our butts in alligators ourselves. |
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pwei34
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Why don't you try re-writing your question in German. Because thats what we would all be talking. |
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dukefenton
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It is true, Britain put up a brilliant defense and held its own for 2 years before the US joined in; but ultimately the UK could not have survived, let alone pushed back, without the US. Even before official US involvement, it was US-made destroyers beating back the U-boat blockade, and US ships full of lend-lease goods supplying the British effort. We will giving up reminding you when you get around to returning the favor. |
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Crystal Blue Persuasion
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Yeah great idea you little Nazi twit. |
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