I wanted to add them to the poll...  For some reason at the time I thought it would be more funny to see if anyone picked Hungary.  I'll +1 to Finland.  I also have played as them in a Civ3 WW2 user made scenario which it was pretty tough or to say the least not too favorable as the other nations.

@Pemalite
And yet in the end, we were the first to have it and use it saving thousands of Japanese and Americans.

Saving? The war was nearing it's conclusion anyhow.
Germany had already surrended.

Japan was crippled having been pushed back by the allies and having very little industry left to rebuild it's war machines.
Not to mention the Allies had a blockade on Japan... So having food, medicines and fuel stopped from being imported would have probaly caused a surrender in the end anyhow.
Then the USA dropped the 2 bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing up-to around a quarter of a million people with effects from the radiation harming generations to come (This includes innocent women and children).

Not to mention the Soviets entry into the War on Japan with 1.6 million+ troops and the fall of  the Axis powers probably caused a larger impact on Japan's decision to surrender than the bombs themselves.

Not this again...

@Sapphi_snake
What? It's true.
@Pemalite
It is sad, but war is war, and blood will be shed on all fronts. Do you think that fewer people would have been killed had we attempted to mount a full on invasion of Japan?

I find the European countries the most interesting during the war. While i still find that the role played by america, japan etc were very important i find Europe to be the most interesting theater. I must say as a Brit i am intrigued by the British and the way in which we held on even against the far superior armies of Germany and its allies. i also find Russia and Finland extremely interesting because they too both held on and paid heavily for it as well. Some of the most interesting stories though come from the resistance groups in France and Poland especially the work they did for the allies. Germany of course is an extremely country to study especially Hitlers rise to power and i feel very sorry for the Germans because looking back i think id have voted him in to. They definitely don't deserve the slack they get for the war. For me i just want to see the "spirit of Britain" come back in today's society because we really need it.

The most interesting country is definitely Germany in my opinion, especially after I just visited Berlin a few weeks ago. Everything from how the Nazi's got into power, to them taking over the majority of Europe and carrying out the Holocaust.

Second would have to be Britain because I live in the exact spot where the Battle of Britain took place. I think the Battle of Britain is one of the most interesting battles in the war because of how closely we won it and the fact that the war in Western Europe would probably have been lost if we had lost that particular battle.

I know right, not another one of these.

I would say Germany was the most interesting. For the first few years, it was the one doing all of the conquering. It had a land empire from north Africa to Scandinavia. It developed the panzers, the V1 and V2 missiles, and a lot more besides. There was a fascinating system of propaganda and terror used to keep the population in line, enormously different to anything we could possibly imagine today. Russia is fascinating for the same reason, as well as the fact that it had to first hold off an enormous German assault and then fight back to capture all of Eastern Europe.

Meanwhile, in Britain, Churchill gave some speeches and a few children got onto trains. It wasn't nearly as interesting.

Japan was not about to surrender. It was far too proud. Even knowing that they couldn't possibly win, the Japanese government kept fighting. Hell, they kept fighting after the first atomic bomb. The only alternative would be an enormous full-scale invasion of Japan which would have resulted in far more casualties on both sides.