Quote:
Originally posted by Spanky
The defeat of Germany would have accomplished both of those. Coming up through Italy would have accomplished that without risking a million drowned in the English Channel.
|
We lost what, a few thousand troops during d-day? And you think marching all the way up through italy and across the alps would have lead to fewer casualties while also preventing Stalin from taking over eastern europe?
Slave's point is a fair one, although I think it's hard to argue that the best way to defeat Stalin was to leave Hitler in power.
