Again history re wrote the Ohio was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and was crewed by a British crew and before that had a Norwegian Captain who was less than happy to have his ship taken away from him , the USA did not save Malta it was POOR and insulting to the brave men who bought the ship in the Maltese people and all the other soldiers sailors airmen who endured the siege
The USA did great things in WW2 but some lazy or misinformed so called presenters seem to think every program must have the USA doing every, my father who landed on D Day and then served in Burma told me that a Eroll Flynn film Objective Burma was trash and had been withdrawn from UK cinemas see comments from the time.
Even though it was based on the exploits of Merrill's Marauders, Objective Burma was withdrawn from release in the United Kingdom after it infuriated the British public. Prime Minister Winston Churchill protested the Americanization of the huge and almost entirely British, Indian, and Commonwealth conflict 1 million men
Objective, Burma! London 1945 premiere was remarkable: At a line in the script, (by an American, to the effect) "We should head north, I hear there might be a few Brits somewhere over there" - The entire (English) audience walked out in outrage. It got a second release in the United Kingdom in 1952 when it was shown with an accompanying apology. The movie was also banned in Singapore although it was seen in Burma and India.
An editorial in The Times said:
It is essential both for the enemy and the Allies to understand how it came about that the war was won ... nations should know and appreciate the efforts other countries than their own made to the common cause.
There were also objections to Errol Flynn playing the hero as he had stayed in Hollywood during the war, unlike actors like David Niven or James Stewart. Flynn, however, had actually tried to enlist but had been declared medically unfit for military service. His studio suppressed the news of his medical problems to preserve his public image.
