72 Hours: Churchills Cabinet Crisis
(Part One)
The 72 Hours that changed history and the Second world War.
Part One of the inside story of the actual political and military events during three critical days – 26th, 27th & 28th May 1940.
With the Belgium and French armies collapsing in the face of a German onslaught, the British army is forced back to the sea at Dunkirk. At the critical moment the German army halts giving rise to suggestions that Hitler allowed the British to get away.
This video tells the story of what really happened and the reasons why.
72 Hours: Churchills Cabinet Crisis
(Part Two)
Continuing the story of the 72 Hours that changed history and the Second world War.
Fierce debate inside Churchill’s Cabinet endangers his ability to continue as Prime Minister.
Lord Halifax, the British Foreign Secretary and Paul Reynaud, the French Prime Minister wish to seek mediation via Italy in negotiating a peace deal with Hitler.
As French duplicity and Italian machinations become apparent, Churchill averts the growing crisis.
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