Very much so. In Churchill's war diaries there's this great begging letter to Roosevelt early on in the war, which basically says, for God's sake, send rifles n

Very much so. In Churchill's war diaries there's this great begging letter to Roosevelt early on in the war, which basically says, for God's sake, send rifles now. After Dunkirk, the UK didn't have enough to even arm the men they had in the army, never mind the home guard and reserves. Then there were the shipments to Russia. The Allies could never have won the war without the US's incredible production capacity.