Two good books to read on this topic are: - Stalingrad - Berlin: The Downfall 1945 Both by Antony Beevor. After reading these books, it really convinced me ho

Two good books to read on this topic are: - Stalingrad - Berlin: The Downfall 1945 Both by Antony Beevor. After reading these books, it really convinced me how much undue credit the US gets for "winning" WW2 (in Europe) when its pretty clear the Soviets did the large majority of actually doing the costly dirty work in Europe. People like to point out the obvious propaganda of other countries, but are fairly oblivious to the USA's own very strong propaganda and cultural influence.