How a commerce raider and a prisoner rescue ignited the Second World War
In short: Explore the opening stages of World War II, focusing on the German commerce raider Admiral Graf Spee and the diplomatic tensions surrounding the Altmark Incident involving British prisoners of war.
This video examines the period known as the Phoney War, a time of relative inactivity during the early stages of the Second World War.
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