Have often read the homefront was sick of war by 1945 but

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Re: Have often read the homefront was sick of war by 1945 bu

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Post by Saxon Cross » 29 Jun 2014, 04:38

Felix C wrote:why? USA and Allies were winning and the end was near in ETO and PTO would be not far away.(pre A-bomb) I thought rationing has loosened in the USA by 1945 and unless one was of draft age or had a loved one in hazards way there was no reason to be unhappy with the state of affairs.

I agree that the US home front had very good morale at the end of the war, particularly compared to European allies whose home front had suffered much more for much longer.

The 'sick of war' sentiments could be in the context of there not being the political will to start a new a war against the Soviet Union. Stalin was as bad and in some ways worse than Hitler, and don't forget that the reason Britain declared war on Germany was because Germany invaded Poland, but then the Soviets invaded Poland and the politicians said next to nothing. Some victory, when the reason for declaring war was the invasion of Poland and then to declare victory while Poland is still occupied!

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Re: Have often read the homefront was sick of war by 1945 bu

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Post by AmYisroelChai » 29 Jun 2014, 05:35

Whatever war fatigue there was stateside by early 1945 was overridden by the news from Russian liberated Eastern Europe of the scale of the atrocities and death camps found. Germany was not only perceived as an enemy to be defeated, but as an evil scourge to be eradicated from the earth. This re-motivated the homefront and the top brass to move forward and end the war in Europe as quickly and as viciously as possible. Yes everyone was sick of war, but was focused on what needed to get done, and understood why. See Patton's and Eisenhower's memoirs on this.


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