Originally Posted by stroll

This is blasphemy!
How dare you question the Holy Book and the wisdom of its prophets? The US has been the model of democracy for the world and is the most advanced civilization on earth, as evidenced by the outstanding, insightful commentary made here by each and every US member of this board.

Originally Posted by Oddquine

Much appreciated post, thank you.

Doesn't make good films or telly though....and I'm beginning to think that large swathes of posters on here predicate their opinions on the likes of US made war films, which mostly have as much reference to reality as I have to the current US female pop idol.

I get the impression that US citizens are not taught quite the same history as we are in Europe and the Commonwealth...and many internet sites on US history don't help for those who want facts and not interpretation...because in many of them, the almost aside references to "the allies" before launching into the next US success does rather serve to reduce the allies contribution to nothing worth mentioning.

Kudos for those, like yourself, who are interested enough to get facts and acknowledge that the USA needed us as much as we needed them, just as they need us today in wars which are not of our making...........and the rest of you.......you will get, in return to posts illustrating ignorance, the response you deserve by posters from countries who lost large chunks of their populations while the US dickered about lend-lease and waited to be attacked themselves before giving a toss.

Originally Posted by bennyhill

Europeans,

Have a higher culture,
:

Originally Posted by baelnablah

Whilst I agree about Britian being over run ,as they were not prepared for war,and all of The Bulldog's huffing and bluffing would have melted like the spring snow.
However it was Russia who were the big turning point of the war in Europe,coupled with Hitler's stubbornness in not listening to his Generals about opening the Eastern front

Originally Posted by Leo2

With respect Red, that is verging upon hair-splitting. I would have no problem with an American referring to Sydney harbor or Portsmouth harbor. That is an accepted spelling in the USA, just as 'harbour' is an accepted spelling in the UK and Commonwealth. In both cases, there is little doubt as to what place is being referred to.

Originally Posted by Red

The Americans flying during the actual Battle of Britain had all posed as Canadians or British (or Irish, I suppose, I haven't checked each individual cover story) although nobody in either Britain or America was working very hard to expose this sort of deception. There were many hundreds of Americans in the Royal Canadian Air Force by Pearl Harbor, there must already have been many dozens in the summer of 1940. Those who weren't actively shooting down German bombers over Kent that summer were still surely freeing some other pilot to do so.

From the following year, the R.A.F. organized three "Eagle" squadrons of American volunteers serving openly as such (in Spitfires, as you say). They were too late for the Battle of Britain, but it's not as though they missed the whole war - it was still on, and we were still "standing alone".

Originally Posted by RPA1

Why so much hate?

Originally Posted by PeaceBeautyLove

WOw... you sound really tough. Americans are really tough.

Originally Posted by Craig

Because the minority of Americans spoil it for the majority by claiming that the US won the war all by it self.

Originally Posted by Frogger

I don't know about all Americans but this one is tough enough. I've had my share of fights. Won some, lost some but never ran from a single one.