Who Won World War II?

Last week, President Trump announced plans to officially designate May 8, the date when the Germans signed the articles of surrender to end World War II in Europe, as “Victory Day.” He further declared that the U.S. “did more than any other country, by far, in producing a victorious result.” Almost immediately, this produced howls of outrage, above all from the Russians, whose celebrations on May 9 have become, under Putin, a massive political and cultural production, one