Professor of Military History from the USA Rob Citino listed five main myths about World War II. It quotes Time.
The greatest myth, for the debunk of which Citino spent most of his career, is that the 32nd US President Franklin Roosevelt knew in advance about the preparing attack on Pearl Harbor and still allowed her to happen, allowing death of 2.5 thousand American soldiers. “In fact, there are no documents that would contain any indications that Roosevelt knew about Pearl Harbor in advance,” the scientist explained.
The second myth says that Erwin Rommel was the greatest German general of all time. This, according to Citino, is completely wrong. The historian said that Rommel could not defeat a significant victory: he coped well with the issue of moving forces, but was not strong in managing. “His last act was attempted to fight the landing towards Western Allies, landed in Normandy on June 6, and he suffered a complete defeat,” said Citino.
The next myth is that the only culprit of the defeat of Germany in World War II was Adolf Hitler. The professor emphasized that the Führer really started the war and the Holocaust, but it is not responsible for all the wrong decisions of his army and “insane offensive operations”. “The leading German officers – generals – carry a lion’s share of responsibility for the unleashing of World War II, for the conduct of that war and for the fact that the war continued even when they had no chance to win,” added Priphest.
also has the opinion that Japan could win in the war if he managed to bomb to Pearl Harbor not only ships, but also the petroleum. “I believe that at best it could postpone victory for several months. Japan did not want to conquer America. I just do not see how the Japanese could get to California and enter the battle on the shore,” the historian said.
The fifth myth is that in the Second World War there was a turning point. Citino clarified that there are many opinions on this issue. “That is, if in World War II, there were so many turning moments, it means that from my point of view, they were not at all,” he concluded.