17.09.2010, 22:52
Hi, Razorback_Pilot
The USA and Britain where certainly fighting a global war.
I feel that we must remember the 40 Soviet divisions sent from defending against Japan to the front against Germany. Here is evidence of both the mental and the military influence of the course of war in both theatres upon one another.
One must also remember the strong influence of events in the Pacific and Europe toward military deployment by the United States of America and Great Britain. Hence the agreement: "Germany first!", which is the decision to focus most war effort on Germany because it was the most dangerous in many ways.
However, American naval decisions and deployment largely were influenced by the threat of Japanese naval power and lack of surface threat from Germany. We see the majority of USA large warships deployed to the Pacific because of the Japanese naval surface fleets.
US, Britain, and Allied efforts were strongly influenced by events in the Pacific and Europe, in my humble opinion.
Fireskull
Razorback_Pilot Wrote:And oddly enough you consider WWII to be multiple wars. You had the European Theater and the Pacific Theater, both of which really were totally seperate and unrelated.
The USA and Britain where certainly fighting a global war.
I feel that we must remember the 40 Soviet divisions sent from defending against Japan to the front against Germany. Here is evidence of both the mental and the military influence of the course of war in both theatres upon one another.
One must also remember the strong influence of events in the Pacific and Europe toward military deployment by the United States of America and Great Britain. Hence the agreement: "Germany first!", which is the decision to focus most war effort on Germany because it was the most dangerous in many ways.
However, American naval decisions and deployment largely were influenced by the threat of Japanese naval power and lack of surface threat from Germany. We see the majority of USA large warships deployed to the Pacific because of the Japanese naval surface fleets.
US, Britain, and Allied efforts were strongly influenced by events in the Pacific and Europe, in my humble opinion.
Fireskull