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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
What you say is true, but I wouldn't hold out much of Russian altruism helping out any nation. If only we knew someone from Poland, Chechenya or Ukraine, we could get their opinion...
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
I agree with this too, though I would've agreed even more if you'd squeezed in a mention of the good old Brits too. In the broadest terms, I'd say:-
Russia lost the most soldiers, the USA put in the most money, and the Brits were the Allies who fought the longest, from the very start to the finish of the war.
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The Brits also played a very important role, though I failed to mention them. Just be glad I didn't bring up France.
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
If I wanted to inspire schoolchildren or make a movie, I might choose those topics too, however spectacular a movie about lend-lease might sound. 
(A connected topic that also doesn't get sufficient attention, imo, was the Marshall Plan for rebuilding Europe.) |
Yeah, lend-lease isn't exactly Hollywood material - perhaps that's why many neglect it. Much of real history is dry, boring stuff.