Again, well sourced/documented findings/statements, etc.
Provided me a great deal of understanding as to how/why we are where we are in the ME today.
Lastly,
If Russia had simply held the line against their boarder and allowed the USA to fight their way to the end of the war, might have been truly different numbers of lost lives by the winners.
Hard to believe Russia sacrificed 20 to 30mm lives. It must have devastated their economy and rebuilding for decades.
And to be quickly called the 'bad guys' within 5 years, what a shameful slam.
Imagine what the USA would have looked like after 4 plus years of brutal wartime and 10's of millions of lives lost. I suspect a lot different, and maybe appreciation for Russia's sacrifices might have been more strongly acknowledged.
Dave,
Thanks for putting this out there on Substack.
So many great writers revisiting the 'truth' of the world wars.
Really shocking is that not a soul has offered up a comment.
Maybe CounterPunch is still capturing most of your readers.
Keep up the great work and SS will reward you soon enough.
Here's some free archives to add to your writing which helped me put it all in greater perspective.
Conjuring Hitler by Guido Giocomo Preparata
https://ia601705.us.archive.org/2/items/ConjuringHitler/ConjuringHitler.pdf
A great and well referenced/sourced read that helps 'set the table' of where these wars came from.
Did Six Million Really Die? by Richard E. Harwood
https://archive.org/details/harwoodeng/page/n24/mode/1up
Again, well sourced/documented findings/statements, etc.
Provided me a great deal of understanding as to how/why we are where we are in the ME today.
Lastly,
If Russia had simply held the line against their boarder and allowed the USA to fight their way to the end of the war, might have been truly different numbers of lost lives by the winners.
Hard to believe Russia sacrificed 20 to 30mm lives. It must have devastated their economy and rebuilding for decades.
And to be quickly called the 'bad guys' within 5 years, what a shameful slam.
Imagine what the USA would have looked like after 4 plus years of brutal wartime and 10's of millions of lives lost. I suspect a lot different, and maybe appreciation for Russia's sacrifices might have been more strongly acknowledged.
Best
Greg
Best