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Old 05-07-2014, 03:34 PM
 
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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Page Smith is American. The American perspective of WW2 is much different than every other nation who was defending it's home soil: women and children raped & killed.

Which is why every single nation lost or came out even except USA. Russia gained land in exchange for the lives of 24 Million citizens.

While Europe & Asia rebuilt itself and handled the lose of life, Americans enjoyed economic prosperity and influx of hard working and morally fit immigrants. WW2 was one of the greatest events in USA History.
Western Europe & Asia had some help rebuilding themselves - The Marshall Plan, IIRC.
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Old 05-09-2014, 10:53 AM
 
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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I think it's generally true, but the cost was also enormous in terms of lives, global politics and infrastructure. (But nothing less would have made the Marshall Plan possible).
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