The Phony War has undermined what eagerness there was to fight Germany.

Landlocked Denmark surrenders, but Norway resists. The British try to help but are not organized or equipped properly.

The Allies wait for Hitler and Stalin uses the war to attack Finland. But the Soviet Army is far from ready.

Hitler's bluffing to gain an empire is over. He will have to fight from now on.

Diplomatic wrangling rages over Europe during the summer of 1939.

Britain and France are finished giving in to Hitler.

Hitler's sabre rattling earns him Austria and the Munich Agreement.

Europe 1933-1937: Ethiopia, Rhineland, Spanish Civil War.

The Nazi Party implements Hitler's vision as written in Mein Kampf.

Hitler, now in power, removes his enemies and defies the international community.