What If?

[Don Fox]

Interesting question.....the war itself spurred a lot of the technological advances, so it is very difficult to say just how much different things would have been on that front had Hitler invaded Poland in 1944 instead of 1939. The big question mark, of course, would be over the bomb, and who developed it first.

Japan's plans would not likely have been derailed by an inactive Germany; they had started their conquests long before.

Stalin's reaction to a seemingly complacent Germany? Hard to say. One can only imagine hat type of inroads he might have tried to establish during those hypothetical years of peace. If Hitler DID wait until 1944 to crank up the war machine, he may well have had many more serious challenges than he faced in 1939. With America already engaged in one front war in the Pacific, one could argue that they would be in a much greater position of strength (and willingness) to help counter any aggression from Hitler. This obviously would not present very good prospects for success.