The World at War - Part II - The Western Front (Myth20c - Ep294)

The 20th century war between the Western European powers, which began in earnest in 1914 and halted after four bloody years of fighting, resumed again officially in 1939. Following the swift occupation of Poland by Germany and the USSR, Britain and France declared war on Germany, but limited their actual fighting to leafleting and a few naval skirmishes. In May, 1940, however, Germany broke the deadlock and invaded France through the low countries and forced Paris to capitulate in 5 short weeks. Tonight, as continuation of our ongoing coverage of ‘The World at War’ series, we discuss episodes 2 and 3 on the British and French perspectives at this time, as well as the diplomatic context in Europe that does not neatly fit into the hero-villain narrative as often portrayed in Allied historical accounts.

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-- References --

- The Destruction of Dresden, Irving (1963)
- The Sorrow and the Pity / Le Chagrin et la Pitie, Ophuls (1969)
- The Rise and Fall of the Luftwaffe, Irving (1973)
- The World at War, Isaacs (1973) - https://archive.org/details/the-world-at-war-1973-thames-television-world-war-two
- Hitler’s Revolution, Tedor (2014)