After the war of 1812 the united states was seen as a greater military because it had a: declared victory b: earned european respect c: performed well on land d: defeated american indians

“the battle of stalingrad is not a turning point necessarily in strategic terms, because a lot more has to be done before the soviets can be certain of defeating germany,” says renowned world war ii historian richard overy. the germans had fought nearly a thousand miles across the soviet union to get to stalingrad.