Mordor inspired by Nazi Germany?

[Kitanna]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

Helm's Deep was not exactly a 'sneak attack'.

I was speaking of it more on the fact it was on Rohan's land rather than it being a sneak attack. Rohan was no stranger to attacks like the US, but it took a major battle to move them forward into an aggressive position, much the the US couldn't be moved until after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

And as for FDR and Eomer both were trying to push their countries toward war for the security of their lands.