Concerning BoB, from the British side it was a victory because it stopped a perceived invasion, from the German side it was a draw, as the status quo remained.
It wasn't war winning, but what it did do, is go a long way to deciding where the iron curtain fell at the end of the war (which was of course completely unforeseeable at the time), simply because there was a handy jumping off point for the allies to open up a western front in '44.
As to the war, Germany lost it as soon as they stepped foot in Russia.
my 2 cents.
Last edited by fruitbat; 09-18-2011 at 10:56 PM.
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