WW2: Why We Fought & How We Won - Historian James Holland

James Holland is an English historian, author, and broadcaster who specialises in the history of the Second World War. Follow James on X - https://x.com/James1940 SPONSOR. Go to https://shipstation.com and use code TRIGGER to sign up for your FREE trial. SPONSOR. Express VPN. Go to https://www.expressvpn.com/trigger/ to get 4 months FREE Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Shop Merch here - https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: [email protected] Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Introduction 06:00 How Popular Was Anti-Semitism? 08:10 What Was Britain Doing At This Early Stage? 15:50 Was Churchill A Lone Voice In Opposition? 21:00 France And Britain Declaring War On Germany 29:39 How Churchill Became Prime Minister 34:07 Is It All The Belgians Fault? 51:07 Was Going To War With Germany A Mistake? 58:29 Could Churchill Have Reached A Peace Deal With Hitler? 01:01:35 What Were The Practical Reasons For Britain Continuing The Fight Alone? 01:08:34 How Did Britain Get Out Of This Situation? 01:21:24 Hitler's Delusional Actions 01:26:10 The Rationale For Allied Bombings Of Germany And Japan 01:32:30 What's The One Thing We're Not Talking About That We Should Be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices