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Would the Western Allies decide to refrain from committing to the policy of unconditional surrender if the Soviets were in serious trouble? Lets say Stalingrad and most of the soviet resistance in the Caucasus had collapsed by January, 1943. Its clear a Second front is needed immediately in 1943 to take the pressure off the soviets and prevent a further collapse. However, there is no certainty they will succeed and if the Soviets fall apart before or after a failure then it leaves the allies in a bind. Sure, they could try again but they will face a greater amount of the Nazi military as well which means higher casualties. So, taking all that into account, would the Allies opt to leave the door open to a negotiated settlement or not?
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