tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364715675350187755.post9198257004581371932..comments2023-10-21T03:39:23.799-07:00Comments on THE COUNTERFACTUAL HISTORY REVIEW: Nuking Berlin (Again): Steven Shapin on Churchill and the British Atom BombGavriel Rosenfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741350896436813537noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364715675350187755.post-47889956913225413032015-02-16T06:00:09.286-08:002015-02-16T06:00:09.286-08:00"had England developed the bomb" , "..."had England developed the bomb" , "But in reality, a near Soviet defeat might very well have led the UK to throw in the towel against the Nazis; with the USSR essentially out of the fight and the US not yet in it, England’s will to fight would have flagged" England is not the UK. One would not substitute Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland for the UK but for some reason England is fine. Perhaps the non-English parts of the UK never participated in WW2? It may seem a trivial point but when one hears this repeated time and time again, it does become something of a bore.David "Taff" Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04679165342093495402noreply@blogger.com