In the American Series on Lockdown, 15th January
SYNOPSIS
Setting the Scene - On both sides of The Atlantic
War Comes to Europe, 1939
War comes in earnest to Britain, 1940
Churchill the Warlord, 1940
Dunkirk and The Battle of Britain, 1940
FDR acts as France Falls, June 1940
American Eagle Squadrons fight in Battle of Britain
British Propaganda in The States
Churchill and Roosevelt and The Atlantic Charter, 1941
German undeclared naval warfare against US
Lend-Lease Programme to aid Britain, 1941
PEARL HARBOUR, Dec 1941 brings US into the war
We shall in this lecture see that the classic definition of neutrality is far removed from President Roosevelt's actions as he seeks increasingly to support Britain whilst at the same time keeping America out of the hostilities.