Along with France and the Soviet Union, the United States thus entered the ranks of Hitler’s enemies, to be confronted, after a period of internal consolidation, if possible in alliance with Great Britain. It is worth emphasizing this latter point. Hitler’s insistent emphasis on the need for an alliance with Britain was driven not only by his focus on conquest in the East, the central strategic argument of Mein Kampf, but also by his awareness of the threat posed by the United States, the new theme of the ‘Second Book’.
