Why Didn't Britain Make Peace After the Fall of France? (Short Animated Documentary)

As you'll know Britain kept fighting after the Fall of France but given that the odds seemed to be stacked against them the question is: why did they keep fighting? Why didn't Britain sue for peace?

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[franciscoflamenco]

I love how Italy joining the war on the side of Germany is a plus for Britain and not for Germany.

[merrittanimation]

Britain at this point: "We don't have to win. We just have to wait till they lose."

[LCTesla]

Britain: just wait till they provoke the Soviet Union or USA or something
Axis: provokes both
Britain: LMAO

[BFMandCProductions]

"Bringing two monumental allies into the conflict and tipping the scales" is honestly such a badass line

[survivor]

Who knew "Get Ready, Everybody. He’s About To Do Something Stupid" was a valid military strategy

[omercanasik]

Man that "Germany will do something stupid" idea was brilliant.

[ludovicdisson]

I will always remember what my History teacher said about Italy during WW2 when it invaded Greece : "Military-wise, Italy, well, wasn't exactly the Roman Empire anymore"

[itsmealex]

1:48 Little fun fact of history, this sign might appear to be a gag, but the British actually did deploy buoys that explicitly banned German submarines from entering certain waters along the southeastern coastline of Britain. These signs were quite effective since the Germans did not want to violate the signage, which is why most of their submarine raids took place further out at sea and in places like the north Atlantic.

[connorgolden]

Because being on a island gives them +100 defense.

[ordinary_magician]

Britain after mid 1940: “All my friends are dead”

[Lowdo]

Watched a really good documentary on WW2 and apparently a French reconnaissance pilot saw all of the German artillery moving in to France along a single track muddy road, moving painfully slowly because of the bottleneck and road conditions.(the German’s planned that route with an element of surprise)

The pilot reported back and the French command dismissed his claim and thought he was a defector and was trying to move the Air Force away from key positions. That or he had gone crazy. I don’t think recon flights had cameras at that point so he couldn’t prove it.

If the historian in the doc is correct with this claim, the French could’ve stopped WW2 before it began, eliminating all of their tanks.

That’s crazy.

Sorry for the waffle, I found it interesting :)

[bigpapamanman]

2:35 "but that it simply had to hold out until about 1942 until Germany made a mistake, which it did in 1941."

[edsonreistad]

As Napoleon said: "Never inturrupt an enemy while they are making a mistake"

[tencorgmail]

"The British strategy of letting the French get punched in the face until Britain could arm and train up an army." - The best description of the Western European front of WWI and WWII I've ever seen.

[frenchbaguetteintelligence]

Britain: Oi! No one beats France but me!

[hckeyd]

I do love that line "alone"...."alone with the biggest empire the world had ever seen"....the empire's forces were and would come and to suggest we were a tiny island about to be swallowed by Nazi Germany is a bit of a silly one.

[murph]

the idea of just waiting until your enemy does something stupid is brilliant

[classcommie]

Britain: "They'll probably invade the Soviet Union or try declaring war on the US."

Germany: "Is it too much to ask for both?"

[Paul_in_Thailand]

I love your channel and I love the way you summarize such a complicated piece of history perfectly in such a short time. Thank you for your videos.

[karlmorgan]

Damn I love this viewpoint. I’ve seen so many retellings of this but honestly this is such a practical way of looking at the history.