I didn't mentioned the Russians in order to diminish the significance of the Pearl Harbour anniversary, but because it had broadened out into other stuff about the war. And the central part played by the Russian people does get marginalised a lot of the time.

I guarantee that if you asked a bunch of young schoolkids who was on what side in the war, you'd find some who'd say that the Russians were the enemy.

The ironic thing is that, for people of my parent's generation in Europe, Pearl Harbour was "good news", because it brought the Americans onside.