The Battle of Britain-and the Blitz S01E07
Study the strategic decisions during one of the most dramatic chapters in World War II: the Battle of Britain. Why did Britain keep fighting from a seemingly hopeless position? Why did Hitler attempt to use air power to drive Britain out of the war? How did the island nation eventually deliver Hitler his first real failure?
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Anti-Semitism and the Nazis
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Tearing Up the Treaty of Versailles
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The War Begins, 1939
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The Nazis Rise to Power, 1922-1933
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The Fall of France, Spring 1940
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The Battle of Britain-and the Blitz
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The Holocaust
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Strategic Bombing over Germany
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Allied Industry, Spying, and Wonder Weapons
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D-Day at Last, June 1944
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Hitler Runs Out of Options, Fall 1944
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Soviet Push to Berlin and Yalta Power Play
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Eisenhower's Endgame in Europe
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War's End: Picking Up the Pieces
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