The discussion centers around the question of whether Germany had a chance to win World War II and explores potential strategies or conditions that could have led to a different outcome. The scope includes historical analysis, turning points, and the implications of military strategies employed during the war.
Participants generally do not agree on the initial framing of the question, with some expressing dissatisfaction with the lack of effort in the thread start. The discussion remains unresolved, with multiple competing views on the factors that could have influenced the outcome of the war.
Some participants highlight the importance of understanding the historical context and the various military strategies employed, but there are limitations in the initial posts regarding depth and specificity.
I like one of the forum headers there!trurle said:https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/forums/alternate-history-discussion-after-1900.16/has a lot of threads on exactly this topic.
berkeman said:How about you put some effort into your attempted thread start? What links have you been reading? What were the turning points in WW2? How did the air war play an important part?
Showing so little effort on such a potentially volatile subject is not good. Please do a much better job in trying to start this thread. There are valid things to discuss on this subject, but you need to do a better job starting things off, IMO.
Then why ask the question? That is a poor way to start learning about WW2. You would have to learn before understanding answers to the question.fourthindiana said:I don't know enough about WW2 to offer much of a start.
First of all please note that there were three major Axis powers: Germany, Japan and Italy, and also a bunch of minor powers that cooperated with the Axis for different reasons. And World War 2 got pretty complicated (* see below) as the years went.fourthindiana said:Did the Germans have a chance to win War War 2? If so, how could the Germans have won War War 2? Discuss.
...and the fact that Germany with Barbarossa (Invasion of the Soviet Union) opened up a second front on it's own in the east, with United Kingdom still being an unconquered front in the west. Or one could even stretch it to say later it became a third front, as the war in Africa later started to turn in favor of the Allies.BWV said:the place to start is Barbarossa and the faulty assumptions that gave it little chance for success
fourthindiana said:Did the Germans have a chance to win World War II?
If so, how could the Germans have won World War II? Discuss.
fourthindiana said:I don't know enough about WW2 to offer much of a start.