Was Britain truly isolated against the Nazi war machine in the summer of 1940?
In short: The popular narrative suggests Britain stood solitary against Germany after the fall of France. This video challenges that myth by examining the global reach of the British Empire and its vital contribution to the war effort.
While the summer of 1940 saw the collapse of Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, Britain was far from isolated. The British Empire, which encompassed a fifth of the world's landmass and a quarter of its population, was actively at war with Germany, with the exception of Ireland.
The conflict relied heavily on the resources, land, and people of the Empire to sustain the fight. This video explores the true extent of that global involvement and considers whether the pressures of the Second World War ultimately contributed to the decline of the British Empire.
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