One cannot help but be struck by the self-interest of the many nations of Europe that have either been overrun by the Nazis or are aligned to them as “nonbelligerents.” All of them have colonies at stake in other parts of the world that are threatened either by the Axis or the Allies. The fact that the home countries might be ruled at present by a German or Japanese army means less than the hope that they would be returned after the war. Self-interest never dies.
