The Second Word War, Year by Year; 1940: Britain Alone 
[OLE3323]

Ronnie Hanna, BA, MA 

New Year 2025 

10 weekly sessions on Wednesdays 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm, starting 22 January 

In 1939, Hitler (and Stalin) had conquered Poland in just six weeks, but then the guns had fallen silent. All was quiet on the Western Front throughout the autumn and winter, but, as we will see in this second part of the series The Second World War Year by Year, in the spring of 1940, the Fuhrer returned to the war path. First Norway and Denmark and then the Low Countries succumbed to the Nazi blitzkrieg.  With the fall of France, only Britain, with her new inspirational Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, remained defiant.  He could offer his fellow countrymen and women only 'blood, toil, tears and sweat', and the experience of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and the beginning of the Blitz confirmed that he was not exaggerating.  With the entry of Italy into the war, conflict now also spread to North Africa. 

Fee £92.00 (concession rate £66.00) 

10 CATS Points (Level 1) 

This class will take place on QUB campus 

Concession: The concession rate is available for those who are in receipt of State Benefits (including pension), or are full-time students, part or full-time Queen’s students or are members of University staff holding a valid staff card:

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