‘You would all be speaking German if not for us Americans’ – Elon Musk’s recent tweet distils the enduring American exceptionalism framing World War Two, a narrative as simplistic as it is pervasive. This reductive view, echoed even by figures like Barack Obama (who erroneously credited the US Army with liberating Auschwitz), underscores Hollywood’s dominance in shaping global perceptions of the war, where D-Day ecl…







