Countdown to War

3:00 AM to 3:50 AM
Wednesday 25 December
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Final Seconds of Peace

Season 1 Episode 3

The clock is ticking. An ultimatum has been made. If Hitler does not respond, war will be declared. As peace ebbed away and the Second World War began, air-raid sirens wailed almost immediately and the first British casualties were recorded. Ordinary Brits realised that a long, brutal conflict was upon them. Part three of three

Countdown to War airs on 5SELECT at 3:00 AM, Wednesday 25 December. (Subtitles.)
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