Binkov did an interesting "what if" about an allied invasion of the Soviet Union in 1945. It's pretty cool if you like alternate history: https://youtu.be/CMAkiURDoTE
There were plenty of people who wanted to invade Russia following WWII. The American appetite for War just wasn't there, particularly against an emerging world power. In fact, we did go to war with the Soviets, sort of, as the Cold War pretty much immediately kicked off after the Paris Peace Treaties. Instead of using bombs and guns, the US flooded cash into Europe to help repair the infrastructure and prop up democratic governments there. The spread of communism was very real, and the US leaders figured the best way to win hearts and minds was to spend spend spend. And it worked. Communist movements in France and Western Germany were snubbed out long before they could gain any legitimate foothold.
It's funny, because that's the strategy that China is using now. One of the primary reasons behind US international aid was, originally, to help stop the red scare.
Binkov did an interesting "what if" about an allied invasion of the Soviet Union in 1945. It's pretty cool if you like alternate history: https://youtu.be/CMAkiURDoTE
There were plenty of people who wanted to invade Russia following WWII. The American appetite for War just wasn't there, particularly against an emerging world power. In fact, we did go to war with the Soviets, sort of, as the Cold War pretty much immediately kicked off after the Paris Peace Treaties. Instead of using bombs and guns, the US flooded cash into Europe to help repair the infrastructure and prop up democratic governments there. The spread of communism was very real, and the US leaders figured the best way to win hearts and minds was to spend spend spend. And it worked. Communist movements in France and Western Germany were snubbed out long before they could gain any legitimate foothold.
It's funny, because that's the strategy that China is using now. One of the primary reasons behind US international aid was, originally, to help stop the red scare.