Okay so I'm in my second year at university studying History. The reason I decided on History has its roots in playing RO when I was a kid, so where better to come for advice on the WWII for an essay?
The essay asks to what extent was 1942 the turning point in the war. I've had a think about it and all the obvious stuff springs to mind:
1942 -> Stalingrad; halting the German advance in the East/ Operation Torch begins in N. Africa
But to my mind, 1941 represents a much better turning point;
1941 -> Pearl Harbour (U.S joining the war)/ Operation Barbarossa (doomed from the start... Essentially in 1941 the two countries that would decisively end the war and become superpowers became mobilised.
Then we have the more abstract approach which involves continuity and change. The idea more or less revolves around there being no turning point: that the inherent values of Nazi ideology doomed them from the start (war is the natural state of mankind).. their twisted war aims meant that they could not devise a fully effective military strategy.
It's 2500 words and there doesn't seem to be enough argument here. Essentially I'm asking you if I've missed anything obvious or any central areas of debate that I could dive into to lengthen the essay.
Thanks
EDIT: The title of this thread is a little off since that was a different question but you can see that this is a bit broader because it involves the war in the pacific.
The essay asks to what extent was 1942 the turning point in the war. I've had a think about it and all the obvious stuff springs to mind:
1942 -> Stalingrad; halting the German advance in the East/ Operation Torch begins in N. Africa
But to my mind, 1941 represents a much better turning point;
1941 -> Pearl Harbour (U.S joining the war)/ Operation Barbarossa (doomed from the start... Essentially in 1941 the two countries that would decisively end the war and become superpowers became mobilised.
Then we have the more abstract approach which involves continuity and change. The idea more or less revolves around there being no turning point: that the inherent values of Nazi ideology doomed them from the start (war is the natural state of mankind).. their twisted war aims meant that they could not devise a fully effective military strategy.
It's 2500 words and there doesn't seem to be enough argument here. Essentially I'm asking you if I've missed anything obvious or any central areas of debate that I could dive into to lengthen the essay.
Thanks
EDIT: The title of this thread is a little off since that was a different question but you can see that this is a bit broader because it involves the war in the pacific.
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