The Road Leading to Dunkirk | How Winston Churchill Changed the World
Take a look inside Churchill’s efforts to save a country at the brink of war, as its leadership went on vacation. As you'll see, August of 1939 seemed to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain like a good month for taking a long, lazy holiday. On August 2, he won a vote in the House of Commons to adjourn for two months. Winston Churchill couldn’t believe it: Hitler now had his eye on Poland, and war could break out at any minute. Churchill warned against the adjournment, but Chamberlain—having learned almost nothing from previous mistakes at Munich in 1938—insisted on an adjournment and got it. Presented by Michael Sheldon Learn more about How Winston Churchill Changed the World at www.wondrium.com/youtube 0:00 Neville Chamberlain's 1939 Holiday 2:55 Rivalry Between Chamberlain and Churchill 3:40 Churchill’s Concerns About Gaps in Maginot Defenses 4:25 Hitler’s Biggest Move 5:10 Hitler Persuades Stalin to Help Him Attack Poland 6:00 Hitler Makes Nonaggression Pact 8:50 Allies Turn to Churchill 9:15 Nazis Launch a Blitzkrieg Assault 11:20 The Soviet Union is Omitted from Britain's War Plan 12:45 Churchill's First Radio Speech of World War II 14:25 Churchill Draws Parallels Between Hitler and Slavery 17:30 The Months of the Phony War 23:00 Churchill Finally Gaining Recognition for his Efforts 23:40 David Lloyd George Validates Churchill 26:25 Churchill Forms a New Government ------------------------------------------- The Great Courses is the global leader in lifelong learning and our video-on-demand service The Great Courses Plus gives you unlimited, uninterrupted access to a world of learning anytime and anywhere you want it. With courses on thousands of topics, you are sure to find something that will ignite your curiosity and invigorate your passion for learning. Enjoy a curated sampling of our full catalog of content by subscribing to our YouTube channel. We add new history, science, and math videos every week. ------------------------------------------- Read articles from the smartest experts in their fields: www.Thegreatcoursesdaily.com Find us on all our social channels: -Facebook: www.facebook.com/wondrium -Twitter: twitter.com/wondrium -Instagram: www.instagram.com/wondrium ------------------------------------------- #WinstonChurchill #WWII #Dunkirk
