When World War II started on September 1, 1939, the German army contained 3.74 million soldiers and 103 divisions.
John MearsheimerThe sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way.
John MearsheimerThe German air offensives against British cities in World Wars I and II not only failed to coerce the United Kingdom to surrender, but Germany also lost both wars.
John MearsheimerThis self-defeating behavior, so the argument goes, must be the result of warped domestic politics.
John Mearsheimer