Why is the British Military so good? ?

**tankgeezer** · 08-21-2018

Agreed RS*. The U.S. did not have the standing Forces, either in men, or Materiel at the outset of the War, Roosevelt knew it, as did most everyone else. The clever institution of Lend/Lease allowed the U.S. to become ready to arm itself which in the late 30's it had no capability of doing at the levels of production such a War would require. Were it not for the European, Scandinavian, and Asian Nations bleeding themselves white, to give the U.S. time to wrap it's head around going to War, the entire conflict would have played out very differently. The Allies would still have prevailed in the end, but it would have been a far costlier enterprise for the Free Nations. Roosevelt didn't have an Amazon Prime membership so he could order up 5,000 Warships, 50,000 Tanks, and uncountable Warplanes to be delivered free of charge in 2 days. Just getting the first crate of G.I. Drawers to Theater would stagger the imagination.