Japan and Japan in the Pacific - A Classic Hitler Con

The way Hitler sees it, Japan can be a big asset to Nazi Germany. Should the USA enter the conflict, Japanese forces can tie them down in the Pacific. The other great motive for extending the Axis is that when the time comes, Japan can potentially open a far eastern front against the Soviet Union. As ever, there is Mussolini. Officially, with Japan signed up, he is now one-third of the most powerful fascist military Axis in human history. But he's still feeling unloved. To keep Mussolini sweet, Hitler had allowed the Italian Air Force to take part in the raids on Britain. Obsolete and outgunned, the Italian planes were chicken-feed for