James Holland

And it's going to be Armageddon, which I warned you about. So what's the alternative? You know, so that's why they're keeping on fighting. Fear mentality.

Yeah, kind of. I kind of wonder whether too much emphasis has been put on Yalta. In a way, a more significant one is Tehran, which happens at the end of 1943. And that's the first time that kind of the big three, Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill meet together. And that's in Iran. Stalin has agreed with the Western allies, Roosevelt and Churchill, that the only unconditional surrender will do.

Yeah, kind of. I kind of wonder whether too much emphasis has been put on Yalta. In a way, a more significant one is Tehran, which happens at the end of 1943. And that's the first time that kind of the big three, Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill meet together. And that's in Iran. Stalin has agreed with the Western allies, Roosevelt and Churchill, that the only unconditional surrender will do.

Yeah, kind of. I kind of wonder whether too much emphasis has been put on Yalta. In a way, a more significant one is Tehran, which happens at the end of 1943. And that's the first time that kind of the big three, Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill meet together. And that's in Iran. Stalin has agreed with the Western allies, Roosevelt and Churchill, that the only unconditional surrender will do.

So that's already worked out. What's sort of being worked out at Yalta is... is that there is clearly going to be effectively an iron curtain over Europe when the war is over, one which is in the sphere of communism and the Soviet bloc and one which isn't. And Roosevelt knows this and Churchill knows this and they're trying to get as many concessions as possible.

So that's already worked out. What's sort of being worked out at Yalta is... is that there is clearly going to be effectively an iron curtain over Europe when the war is over, one which is in the sphere of communism and the Soviet bloc and one which isn't. And Roosevelt knows this and Churchill knows this and they're trying to get as many concessions as possible.

So that's already worked out. What's sort of being worked out at Yalta is... is that there is clearly going to be effectively an iron curtain over Europe when the war is over, one which is in the sphere of communism and the Soviet bloc and one which isn't. And Roosevelt knows this and Churchill knows this and they're trying to get as many concessions as possible.

And what Stalin agrees to is, yes, there will be free and fair elections in these countries like Czechoslovakia and Poland once the war is over. But Churchill knows perfectly well that that's never going to happen. Roosevelt knows that's probably not going to happen. But they've got to get him to say it. Right. And he does say it.

And what Stalin agrees to is, yes, there will be free and fair elections in these countries like Czechoslovakia and Poland once the war is over. But Churchill knows perfectly well that that's never going to happen. Roosevelt knows that's probably not going to happen. But they've got to get him to say it. Right. And he does say it.

And what Stalin agrees to is, yes, there will be free and fair elections in these countries like Czechoslovakia and Poland once the war is over. But Churchill knows perfectly well that that's never going to happen. Roosevelt knows that's probably not going to happen. But they've got to get him to say it. Right. And he does say it.

But they all know by this point that by the time the war is over in Europe, there's still going to be the war against Imperial Japan. That is hovering over every decision the Western allies make in 1945. And no one is expecting to be using atomic bombs on Japan at this stage. Right. So...

But they all know by this point that by the time the war is over in Europe, there's still going to be the war against Imperial Japan. That is hovering over every decision the Western allies make in 1945. And no one is expecting to be using atomic bombs on Japan at this stage. Right. So...

But they all know by this point that by the time the war is over in Europe, there's still going to be the war against Imperial Japan. That is hovering over every decision the Western allies make in 1945. And no one is expecting to be using atomic bombs on Japan at this stage. Right. So...

What they are expecting is to have to invade Japan, because what the lessons of the war in Japan have showed them is that the closer they get to Japan, the harder the Japanese fight. And that is why, you know, out of 18,000 Japanese on Iwo Jima, I think it's 250 are taken prisoner. Out of 12,000 on Peleliu, 360 are taken prisoner. So in other words, Japanese fight to the death.

What they are expecting is to have to invade Japan, because what the lessons of the war in Japan have showed them is that the closer they get to Japan, the harder the Japanese fight. And that is why, you know, out of 18,000 Japanese on Iwo Jima, I think it's 250 are taken prisoner. Out of 12,000 on Peleliu, 360 are taken prisoner. So in other words, Japanese fight to the death.

What they are expecting is to have to invade Japan, because what the lessons of the war in Japan have showed them is that the closer they get to Japan, the harder the Japanese fight. And that is why, you know, out of 18,000 Japanese on Iwo Jima, I think it's 250 are taken prisoner. Out of 12,000 on Peleliu, 360 are taken prisoner. So in other words, Japanese fight to the death.

And that means a lot of casualties. That means when you get into Japan itself... You know, we're looking at several million casualties. And that is a terrible burden for the Western allies, particularly the United States, which is taking over the lead in terms of... Well, it's always been at the forefront in terms of operations in the Pacific rather than Southeast Asia.

And that means a lot of casualties. That means when you get into Japan itself... You know, we're looking at several million casualties. And that is a terrible burden for the Western allies, particularly the United States, which is taking over the lead in terms of... Well, it's always been at the forefront in terms of operations in the Pacific rather than Southeast Asia.

And that means a lot of casualties. That means when you get into Japan itself... You know, we're looking at several million casualties. And that is a terrible burden for the Western allies, particularly the United States, which is taking over the lead in terms of... Well, it's always been at the forefront in terms of operations in the Pacific rather than Southeast Asia.

They just want to get Germany done and dusted. And there is going to be no stomach for fighting Stalin. So what the line is at the end is going to be the line. And they can say, we want to have free foreign elections. And Stalin can go, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. But they all know that's not going to happen. The other thing to point out is by this stage, Roosevelt is a very, very sick man.