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Originally Posted by solarfox
Does anybody know that if, somehow the Germans managed to secure a beachhead and the Brits were fighting them, would the US land troops during the Operation? If so, does anybody have the plan or know where to find info about it. I would assume the conquest of England and its little islands around it would take several months, adequate time for the US to help? Right?
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At that time the U.S was an Isolationist State. There were talks regarding entering the war and helping Britain and France but most Americans were content to sit it out. At this time, The U.S was struggling with its own problems. The Great Depression as we called It, was devastating this country. Plus, It was only 20 years since the Great War. Many Americans wanted to leave Europe to its own.
The closest we got to the war, pre Pearl Harbor, was the Lend Lease Act. which was a program to help arm France,England and Russia. We shipped almost 700 Billion dollars worth of supplies and arms to them.
The most Important argument against war was our Military. Pre 1941 we were ranked in the bottom third militarily. The Army and Navy had drastically reduced its manpower from the WW1, we had no heavy armor, no airforce. Our cavalry was still based on the Horse. My Uncle, who was wounded in 44' in Huertgen, was in a cavalry unit which trained on Horseback!!