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The War Begins, 1939

With Germany's land grab in 1939, Britain and France reluctantly concluded that Hitler was bent on European domination. Follow the story of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, the dramatic invasion of Poland in September 1939, and the rise of a new kind of German warfare called blitzkrieg (lightning war")."

English
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created August 5, 2021 by
    mellymelsbells
  • Modified August 5, 2021 by
    mellymelsbells