Comments on: Was Hitler's defeat inevitable? http://www.historynet.com/was-hitlers-defeat-inevitable.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 18 May 2013 15:30:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Shooter1001 http://www.historynet.com/was-hitlers-defeat-inevitable.htm#comment-901020 Shooter1001 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:58:15 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686255#comment-901020 Was Hitler's defeat inevitable? I think that depends upon the date you base that question. Ask it in 1938? Or 1943? If he had refrained from invading Poland and built a German-centered axis with Czechoslovakia, Austria, Italy, Romania, Hungary and perhaps even France he may have been better prepared for the inevitable war with the USSR. Avoiding war with Britain was most important since that meant war with the USA and ultimate defeat. If you ask that question in 1943, I can't see how he could suffer anything but total defeat. Even if Hitler could come to some accommodation with Britain, France and the US he still faced the USSR. Stalin had no concern about casualties and saw the opportunity for territory. Nothing short of total victory over Germany would satisfy Stalin. Was Hitler's defeat inevitable?

I think that depends upon the date you base that question. Ask it in 1938? Or 1943?
If he had refrained from invading Poland and built a German-centered axis with Czechoslovakia, Austria, Italy, Romania, Hungary and perhaps even France he may have been better prepared for the inevitable war with the USSR. Avoiding war with Britain was most important since that meant war with the USA and ultimate defeat.
If you ask that question in 1943, I can't see how he could suffer anything but total defeat. Even if Hitler could come to some accommodation with Britain, France and the US he still faced the USSR. Stalin had no concern about casualties and saw the opportunity for territory. Nothing short of total victory over Germany would satisfy Stalin.

]]> By: Joesph Wheeler http://www.historynet.com/was-hitlers-defeat-inevitable.htm#comment-832079 Joesph Wheeler Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:41:51 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13686255#comment-832079 Who was the most effective leader of either sied in the Pacific Theater of WW2? Who was the most effective leader of either sied in the Pacific Theater of WW2?

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