ROBERT JENNINGS,
Madam, - Kevin Myers not only got it right in his recent comments on Churchill's war record, but he tugged at the edges of another, greater, myth which seems to be unknown to some of your correspondents (e.g. Michael Higgins, December 28th). That is the great myth of the outcome of the second World War II.
The truth is that in Europe, Russia defeated Nazi Germany. Following its defeat at Stalingrad Germany was finished and everything else was a mopping up operation, notwithstanding much Hollywood propaganda. In the Pacific "theatre" the US brought about the surrender of Japan by targeting civilians in their office blocks and homes and eliminating over 200,000 with weapons of mass destruction. - Yours, etc.,
ROBERT JENNINGS,
Vilnius,
Lithuania.