They seem so ignorant and actually believe they single handedly won WW1 & WW2. When in actuality they came in very, very late, after massive casualties on all sides. They always seem to belittle the contribution of others or the fact they arrived so late. They often forget the Allies, imparticular Australia and New Zealand pushing back Rommel in Northern Africa and holding out massively out manned in Tobrook. Also the old chestnut that we would all be speaking German/Japanese if they didn't come to our rescue really doesn't hold water when you realise both enemies were being pushed back, particularly the Japanese on the Kokoda trail. The japs invented a new phrase for retreat, which was "advance to the rear", because they had no similar word for retreat. In so many cases its well documented Americans were falling behind in the jungles and at the beach head compared to the Australians, and that was even before the arrival from Egypt of the Australian Imperial Force.
2007-12-16
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