Roosevelt believed that if the United States had gone all out against Japan, eventually the Soviet Union and Britain would have gone their separate ways...... This is not impossible, the Soviet Union and Britain almost fell out in history, because even with the United States in the middle, Britain still thought of all kinds of excuses not to attack France but to attack Italy for its own interests, until in the end there was no choice: the Soviet Union won a decisive victory and threatened to negotiate with Germany, which forced Britain to agree to the Normandy landings to open a second battlefield.

The British had to do this, because the Soviet Union had gained an advantage on the battlefield and did have the capital to negotiate with the Germans, and once the Soviets and Germany negotiated peace, then the British and American armies would have to bear all the pressure from Germany.

It is ridiculous that the British were so selfish and ugly on the battlefield, such as the "Ballista Plan" against France, such as the "Torch Plan", and the "Escape Plan" of Burma...... However, the movie glorifies the British army and generals to the point of outrageousness, such as the general being the last to retreat, or even the soldiers all withdrawn, and the general has to stay to help the French.

Roosevelt would not have been so short-sighted in his thinking as Churchill had been in his mind.

Roosevelt considered that if the United States did not intervene in Europe, Britain and the Soviet Union would be in danger of defeat or a long-term stalemate with Germany and Italy, so that even if the United States defeated Japan in the Pacific theater, it would eventually have to conquer the "Third Reich" together with the exhausted Britain and the Soviet Union.

Since this is the case, then why not first unite Britain and the USSR to bring the most powerful enemy ...... What if Germany defeated first?

Of course, the United States is not as great as it seems on the surface, and the United States wants to take this opportunity to raise its international image and pull Britain down from the first place in the world, which is a consideration of long-term interests. And Churchill, who only cares about immediate interests and eats greed, just gave the United States a chance, so it is difficult for Britain not to decline.

Montgomery and Eisenhower were at a stalemate, so they had to escalate the problem.

There is no doubt that Britain's desire to attack Sicily was opposed by the United States and the Soviet Union...... Because everyone can see that Britain is looking for soft persimmons to pinch and delay time by the way.

To this end, Churchill embarked on a diplomatic journey.

Churchill opened a map of southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and North Africa in front of Stalin, and pointed to Sicily and said: "Look here, sir, the Germans have an air force here with more than a hundred aircraft, and here there are more than two hundred Italian planes, and nearly a hundred ships in the port of Palermo. At the same time, there is now a German fleet, although this fleet is in the port of Bissetta, but in fact it is using Sicily as a barrier, and even more, Germany has also established a transport line west of Sicily from Algiers to the French port of Toulon, which is also a barrier from Sicily, if we can take Sicily...... Any idea what to expect? We will be able to win the North African battlefield, even intimidate Italy, and possibly bring down Mussolini and finally force Italy to withdraw from the Axis! ”

Stalin patiently watched Churchill's performance, and then replied with a serious expression: "Your Excellency, I think what you say is the truth. But...... After you conquer Sicily, will you not be able to land in France? ”

Stalin's words hit the nail on the head, Sicily is important, but the problem is that it can almost be said to be a superfluous war strategically, because after fighting Sicily, if you want to fight a decisive battle with Germany, you will eventually have to land from France.

On the other hand, if France had landed and liberated France, the Battle of Sicily would have been obviated, because Mussolini would have been forced to step down because of the liberation of France, and Italy would have surrendered.

But Churchill came prepared, nodded and said, "You are right, Your Excellency! But we also tried to land in France before, but in the end it ended in failure because of inexperience! ”

Churchill was talking about the Diep landing...... This battle was actually a little response that Britain had to make under the strong demand of the Soviet Union, because there was no determination to fight, so all aspects were not well prepared, which caused 5,810 casualties in the 6,018-man commando team sent by the British, with a casualty rate of 96.5%.

And this battle became Churchill's legal code.

"In the Teep landing battle, we fully experienced the difficulties and dangers of the amphibious landing operation!" Churchill said: "In particular, the British and American forces had not cooperated before that, so I think that before a large-scale landing we need to have a place where we can run into each other and be relatively easy and less dangerous, and this is the ...... Sicily! ”

Stalin was silent when he heard this, and although he knew that this was Churchill's excuse for delaying, he had to admit that Churchill had a point.

"What's more!" Churchill continued: "Our landing in Sicily is not incapable of relieving the pressure on the Soviets, the Germans have already transferred an air force from the Soviet direction to Sicily, and as the fighting deepens, I believe that the Germans will move more troops to Sicily!" ”

Stalin found himself unable to reject the plan, because in any case, the Allied attack on Sicily would have an advantage, albeit not a very large one, for the Soviet Union.

Convincing Stalin, the American side will be able to solve it.

Because the desire of the United States to land in France itself was not very strong...... It is also good for the United States that the large-scale landing war continues to drag on.

In fact, however, the United States had no choice but to agree to Britain's plan, because if the United States wanted to land in France, it would have to use Britain as its forward base, which would have been basically impossible without Britain's consent and active cooperation.

America's losses are strategic...... Roosevelt's strategy of "Europe first, then Asia" was originally intended to concentrate on defeating Germany, the most powerful of the Axis powers, and then turning back against Japan.

But in reality, the American army was led by the nose by Britain to Italy, the weakest of the Axis powers. On the other hand, in the Atlantic, Japan has succeeded in rapidly expanding its power in the Pacific Ocean because of the US strategy of "Europe first and then Asia."

In any case, Roosevelt, after discussing with Eisenhower, finally decided to send additional troops to North Africa to support the British plan for landing in Sicily.

As a result, a large number of US troops and equipment were assembled along the sea route through the Suez Canal to North Africa, and North Africa, which was originally sparsely populated, was full of the shadow of cars and transport ships transporting troops and food.