When efforts to negotiate a withdrawal fail, Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. Germany captures Paris, and France surrenders to the Nazis. Exacting revenge for his ...

These pivotal moments, defining the course of World War II, ultimately determined the outcome of this monumental global conflict. Even decades later, WWII remains one of history's most devastating ...

By Professor John Charmley. The rows were explosive, the challenges enormous, but he led Britain through the war with unique assurance. By Dr Geoffrey Best. Has an obsession with the Allied ...

World War II begins. May: As Germany marches into Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, Winston Churchill replaces a disgraced Neville Chamberlain, the man responsible for the appeasement of ...