[Moneyguy1]

Zukov used non-uniformed men, women and children. And suspected "deserters". So did other Soviet Commanders. There were gouns at their backs so thery had no choice...a lady or the tiger sort of situation, but without the lady. They would lose either way.

Some statements made about the reasons for and situation during WW II are so wrong. Would Germany had to concern itself with the Royal Navy if they had first knocked out the RAF completely (which they nearly did until they changed their tactics changed and went after cities)? WOuld an attack like the Allied D-Day been out of the question? Not all of the east coast of Britain is as inaccessable as the White Cliffs of Dover. U-boat activity was going "great guns" (excuse the pun) until late in 1942 because there was no air cover available in the areas of the Atlantic halfway between North America and Europe. Until the Liberty ship program was up to speed, ships were being sunk as fast if not faster than they could be replaced. The U-boat war would have been even more devestating except the fleet was not up to what was considered optimal strength in 1941. THe introduction of long-range air patrol aircraft put a great dent in the U-boat campaign as did the breaking of the Enigma code which allowed the Allies to know sometimes before the U-boat commanders did what the orders were.

As for 85% in Europe and 15% in the Pacific, please follow the island hopping campaign that began in early 1942 and was not over with until the a-bombs were unleashed on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Where the Allies were in Europe from 1944 to the end of the war in early May 1945 (less than one year), I would argue that the effort as a part of the total in the Pacific was far more than 15%. Where much of the war in Europe was waged by the various air forces from 1940 through 1945, the Pacific was essentially a naval action.