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liamenator · 03-06-2007, 03:15 AM

I've been writing a paper on the Battle of Stalingrad recently and have been pouring over a lot of material that argues for/against certain battles as the "turning point" of the war... Which I think is inherently a bit of a flawed process when dealing with a war of such titanic scope.

But I know there are a lot of history buffs around here figured there would be some interesting discussion on the topic, so I was wondering what some of your thoughts were regarding turning points and/or the importance of major battles in the overall scheme of things.

Is the concensus Stalingrad?
Or does anyone have any differing views?

I just find it very interesting to see the different contexts in which different people view the war as a whole.

03-06-2007, 03:15 AM	#1
liamenator First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ottawa Exp:	Decisive battles of WW2 I've been writing a paper on the Battle of Stalingrad recently and have been pouring over a lot of material that argues for/against certain battles as the "turning point" of the war... Which I think is inherently a bit of a flawed process when dealing with a war of such titanic scope. But I know there are a lot of history buffs around here figured there would be some interesting discussion on the topic, so I was wondering what some of your thoughts were regarding turning points and/or the importance of major battles in the overall scheme of things. Is the concensus Stalingrad? Or does anyone have any differing views? I just find it very interesting to see the different contexts in which different people view the war as a whole.