VDH: WWII Revisionists Get It Wrong on Hitler (again)...
Should America have sided with Hitler in World War II?
Some modern revisionists think so.
Recently, a Cornell professor claimed the U.S. was on the “wrong side” of history by allying with the Soviet Union instead of Germany.
In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson dismantles 3 major claims behind this revisionist argument…
debunking myths about Soviet treatment of American POWs
exposing the truth about Gen. George Patton’s views
showing why the idea that siding with Hitler could have prevented the Holocaust is absurd
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Controversial Claims
01:42 Debunking the POW Myth
02:54 Patton's Perspective and Misinterpretations
05:04 The Holocaust and Realpolitik Decisions