Ken Burns' The War on PBS ... You like?

Alex · 09-25-2007, 10:22 AM

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I'd have to go with "The Eastern Front" itself being his stupidest mistake. Had Hitler been able to share his sandbox with Stalin things would have worked out very differently but of course that's the problem with megalomaniacs they just can't stand to have another kid in the sandbox no matter how big it is.

I'd agree it was close, but if America hadn't entered the war officially I think he would have survived it. Not necessarily with the defeat of Russia and Britian but at least with a stalemate that eventually ended with four powers in Europe. And Pearl Harbor provided the opportunity to be sure we wouldn't enter the war (it should have been pretty obvious that Japan would not seriously distract Russia) so I think declaring war on the United States was stupider than the invasion of Russia, though not by much.

Alex · 09-25-2007, 10:22 AM

Oops. Should that be in spoiler tags for those still watching who don't know how it ends?

wendybeth · 09-25-2007, 10:46 AM

Nope- the thread was officially dead when Moon invoked Godwin's Law.

Moonliner · 09-25-2007, 10:55 AM

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Nope- the thread was officially dead when Moon invoked Godwin's Law.

Well excuse me but this is a thread about WORLD WAR II you jack booted thug!

wendybeth · 09-25-2007, 01:12 PM

Still, the 'H' word was invoked........

And I'm a Reebok-shoed thug, tyvm. Just what are 'jack boots', anyway? The precursor to Doc Martens?

Moonliner · 09-25-2007, 01:29 PM

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Still, the 'H' word was invoked........

And I'm a Reebok-shoed thug, tyvm. Just what are 'jack boots', anyway? The precursor to Doc Martens?

Oh and just for the record the 'H' word was first invoked on this thread in Post #5 (which does not belong to me).

I'm innocent I tell ya innocent.

Ps: Jack Boots.

wendybeth · 09-25-2007, 07:26 PM

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Oh and just for the record the 'H' word was first invoked on this thread in Post #5 (which does not belong to me).

I'm innocent I tell ya innocent.

Ps: Jack Boots.

You are absolutely right. Alex, as the author of post #5, is the guilty party. You were merely an accomplice.

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