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Originally Posted by steeljack
Don't think anyone is saying it wasn't a "joint effort"
realistically speaking ,apart from the ideas of 'kith and kin' there was no need for the Aussies/Kiwis/Canadians to enter what was 'only' a European conflict until the attack on Pearl Harbour and the Japanese sweep southwards 
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Just have to pull you up on that Roy..the USA .. the American administration if not the public..must have seen long before Pearl harbour.. that if the Nazis controled the whole of Europe then there would be no chance of an invasion from the west.. without a stronghold from which troops and supplies could be amassed for any D day invasion would not been impossible without Britain
The priority was to attack and destroy Germany in Europe...the war against the Japs had to take second row.. and it turned out to be the right decision.
The Japs had more victories in Britsh Asia.. such as Singapore.. than they had in the Pacific.. the Aussies and Kiwis were definatly under threat.. and fought valiantly.