re: The Decision That Cost Hitler the War - "Hitler’s American Gamble" book

I dont think I will read the book. I'm a WWII history buff and have done A LOT of research on Hitler. I disagree with some of their suggestions. To really understand what was going on in Hitler's head, Mein Kampf is a must read.

Roosevelt wanted to stay neutral and did so until the attack on Pearl Harbor. There is documentation that Churchill new Japan was going to attack PH but did not tell Roosevelt because Churchill wanted us involved so he kept that information from Roosevelt so he would have no choice to declare war on Germany and Japan,

And all the nonsense about Hitler being "obsessed" with American power - under the first terms of Roosevelt, our military wasnt the best. So I dont think Hitler was too worried about us during the first years of the war. After the attack on PH, Hitler then realized he was going to have a problem. But I've never heard that he told Japan to attack us to distract us.

Hitler hated America but not because of our way of life but instead because he was ticked off that when he took power, a lot of Germans left Germany because they knew what he was about and he thought it was leaving him with the lowest of German people.

As to invading the SU, he told many of his so called allies that he didnt want to invade until Spring and was blaming his generals for going into the SU during the winter. He said his tanks were "fair weathered" tanks and he knew they would not suffice the harsh winters in the SU. There is an actual private recording of Hitler telling the minister of Denmark this.