(10-11-2014 06:21 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I think the importance of the size of the material advantage is overplayed a bit by many historians.

basically the war was decided in favor of the allies once the u.s. was in. we had vast amounts of available men and resources and an ocean on each end for protection. it was just a matter of gearing up and formulating the best strategy. from what I have read, pretty soon after we entered the war the deal making began for who gets what afterward. it was only a matter of time before the japanese ran out of resources and the germans ran out of manpower.