• World War II Begins and France's Third Republic Falls

  • Apr 26 2024
  • Length: 1 hr
  • Podcast

World War II Begins and France's Third Republic Falls

  • Summary

  • On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the initial stages of World War II, including the fall of Poland, Finland and France.


    They explain the hopeless position Poland was put in and the reasons for France's quick disintegration. Maitra and Stepman also talk about how Germany's quick victories over Poland, the low countries, and France and the Soviet Union's difficulties in Finland led to Hitler's decision to launch Operation Barbarossa.


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