Britain At War In Colour - 01 - Darkest Hour

Britain At War In Colour - 01 - Darkest Hour
Episode 1 of 3.
Documentary and newsreel film of World War II has been seen before, but Britain at War - In Colour is different. Much of the footage here was shot unofficially by servicemen and civilians as a personal record of events unfolding, giving the three programmes a more inward, human quality. "Darkest Hour" covers the period from the government's failed policy of appeasement, through the months of misfortune and failure, to the turn of the tide in North Africa late in 1942. "The Beginning of the End" traces the successes in Asia and the Atlantic, through the D-Day landings, to victory in Europe in April 1945. "Unknown Warriors" takes a chronological overview, through the letters and diaries of, and recent interviews with a dozen people caught up in the conflict. It makes for a detailed, informal and moving insight into the impact of war on those who live through it.

Episode 2: Beginning Of The End
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62RK1xk2FVg

Episode 3: Unknown Warriors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYLLYVdJqHM

Extra's 1: Midway 1942
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7VOON9mAoI

Extra's 2: Paras At Megara, Greece 1944
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUvy2qQBJDg

Extra's 3: Paris And Berlin 1945
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2RwlItxClI

Extra's 4: The Memphis Belle 1944
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWbcJWukTcY

See my channel for more documentaries about the Second World War.

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• Second
• World
• War
• Britain
• Colour
• Germany
• France
• Invasion
• Battle
• North
• Africa
• Atlantic
• D-Day

[alanmeires]

the british are a tuff lot

[elrjames777]

@teddythebenny In 1931 UK and Japan had a formal alliance. A principal aim of American policy was to end it and this was done by the Washington Conference. It removed any possibility of friendly and efficient influence by the UK on policy making in Tokyo. Japan recognized her friendship with UK as a permanent basis of her policy, so UK's decision not to renew the pact, although swathed in face saving references, inflicted a wound that was received in sorrow and remembered in wrath

[alanmeires]

@elrjames777 yes you are right i dont think it was are navy or air force so much why we was weak in WW2 we lacked money for the ground troops like tanks and wepones like that ..the 1931 alliance know matter what we would have still gone to war agianst japan even if we didnt renew the pact...they sided with germany

[elrjames777]

@alanmeires The "half [their] [UK] fleet" that was decommissioned were obsolescent vessels that were expensive to run and no longer suitable to fulfill a role which was now beyond the capabilities for which they had been built. The Washington Naval Treaty limited tonnage not only of a fleet overall, but also of capital ships. With her global trade route protection commitments, the consequently larger number of fast modern cruisers and destroyers built and deployed suited UK very well

[elrjames777]

@teddythebenny The Washington Conference was not just about naval matters, but the naval settlement was to Japan's advantage because if no agreement had been reached the Americans were ready to build up their navy to a strength that neither Britain nor Japan could match. The 5:5:3 status quo meant no first class naval base in the Philippines or Hong Kong, and Japan obtained a measure of security that she could not have achieved in an unrestricted naval building race with the USA.

[alanmeires]

@yes it was good talking to you i was just watching your Albert speers video .i do read up on war histroy but im a fight fan realy boxing .MMA happy new year mate

[teddythebenny]

@alanmeires ya im half jap, half chinese.. born in Australia. the chinese youths hate the japs, and the jap youths, are oblivious to their own pasts.. nonetheless, we japs owe a great deal to the British.. as well as to Americans lol. have a nice year.

[alanmeires]

@teddythebenny yes you are right at the time the war broke out we was in financial trouble thats were the yanks helped us big time we needed them and there money yes the Harrier is a lovely fighter not an out in out fighter but a good fighter all the same .i didnt relies you was japanese iv lived in thialand for 7 years ..

[teddythebenny]

@alanmeires ya.. i know. we japs, eh.. still have not gotten over our tendency for sea power.. i mean, the stupid govt intends to buy F-35 lightnings, and some say, particularly in govt circles that they can be fitted on the hyuga helicopter destroyer/carriers. But in terms of British Naval disarmament in the 1920s~30s, that probably was because of financial burdens, no doubt.. anyway, gotta love the harriers XD..

[alanmeires]

@teddythebenny what i mean with the japanese was they armed up behind are backs while we was disarming

[alanmeires]

@teddythebenny im not to up to date on the nine power Treaty but the japs would never have beable to of armed up like thay did i would have to read up on it realy and get back to you on that . buy WW2 the british had decommissioned half there fleet may be it was because of the Washington Naval Treaty i dont know ill read up on it ...but yes the Ark royal we only have 2 air craft carriers now .England is a saddow of its self now days