I found this
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110317235113AALrae8I didn't write it...First off, let me just say that the United states of america played a vital role in the Allied military efforts of ww2. Many brave americans fought hand in hand with soldiers of my mother country, The United Kingdom of great britain. My gripe is not with the American soldiers, but with the media and film-makers that push a false version of history.
American citizens watching american movies such as Saving private ryan or TV shows such as Band of brothers would be justified in thinking that America won the war alone. They would be justified in thinking that europe was in trouble and that America came to save the day. That is the version of history that American movies portray and that is the version of history that many Americans believe.
A little knowledge fo history reveals a different story. The DDay landings were comprised of soldiers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New zealand. Over half of the soldiers were british.
Germany suffered more losses by far on its eastern front and if one military should be named as having won the WW2 alone it would surely have to be that of the Soviet Union.
In the American movie "Pearl harbour" an american pilot single Handel won the battle for britain..lol
So why do Americans not credit the soldiers of other countries? Why do they tend to over inflate their achievements? Many Americans don't realize that they officially lost the conflict in vietnam.
The US fought the war mainly with japan. Over 50% of the DDay landing troops were british and britain also managed to defend against invasion. We destroyed the luftwaffe and were certainly not on a back foot. Not considering that we also fought the war in Africa and managed to defeat german and italian forces there to.
The soviet Union destroyed many more german troops than all the rest of the allied forces combined.
Also another person in the comments stated that "We win everything alone, that is us, the USA"... Really? The rest of the world exited WW2 having been extremely decimated, whereas the US was untouched. It is because of this that the USA rose to the position of the only superpower left in the world today. However, japan is second despite having been destroyed in WW2 and china is overtaking you. London is now the worlds
And seeing as this is one of USA's few responses:
Spoiler
Vietnam - War of Independence in USA
Both had crucial turning points- Saratoga and Tet. Both Civil Wars. Guerilla style warfare. Both were fighting over government. Outside countries were not supportive of wars. Only 1 of the 2 sides had issued uniforms. Both used guns and gun powder. Both were fought over vast distances with long lines of communication. Both wars triggered animosity among the common people. The undecided were alienated and the strategies were analogous.
Just to clear some things up and to tell USA that they are not the centre of the world and they did not win WW2 alone. We appreciate your support however.[/spoiler]
I didn't write it...