HITLER’S AMERICAN GAMBLEPearl Harbor and Germany’s March to World wide WarBy Brendan Simms and Charlie Laderman

The whole world possibly adjusted additional among Dec. 5 and Dec. twelve, 1941, than in another week in heritage.

In early December German forces stood close to Moscow, and it seemed the Soviet capital would quickly slide. Japan was at war in China but retained diplomatic relations with other globe powers. America, despite the new Lend-Lease method, was as far from…