Ernst Topitsch Stalins Warpdf Link -

He asserts that Stalin deliberately gave Hitler the security of a two-front peace, encouraging him to invade Poland and subsequently attack France. Stalin calculated that this would entangle Germany in a long war of attrition on the Western Front (similar to World War I), leaving the Soviet Union in a position of strength to intervene later.

: Joseph Stalin was the primary "architect" of the war, rather than a passive victim of German aggression. ernst topitsch stalins warpdf

A few important points before proceeding: He asserts that Stalin deliberately gave Hitler the