Mistakes of World War 2
- Causes of the War
- The Mistakes of 1939-1940
- The Mistakes of 1941
- The Mistakes of 1942
- The Mistakes of 1943-1945
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain |
In 1941 the world was plunged into one of the largest wars in human history. The Axis - Germany, Italy and later Japan were succeeding in their attacks on the Allies - Great Britain and the Soviet Union. But by 1941 the Axis had already thrown away their best chance, although a slim one, of ultimate victory. In 1940 Germany had not pressed its attacks on Britain, instead it had attacked the Soviet Union. In 1941 the Axis continued to make mistakes which caused them to loose even more chances of victory. Germany’s made the mistake of failing in their attempt to defeat Russia. But the Axis’ greatest mistake was causing the United States to join the war. That defeated their last chances for survival. When the United States declared war, the Allies had twice the men as the Axis, and more industrial capability. Forcing the USA to join the war was the greatest mistake of 1941. All the rest were minor compared to it.
Russian tanks and soldiers |