Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join Our whole series on the Nazis can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuGxEWIhEho-xuMhe7MRXGKG Episode 1 in our series on WW2 can be found here: https://youtu.be/hFu58xsdO4Q With Adolf Hitler at the apex of his power during the Second World War, how did he move on Britain? How did Winston Churchill respond? And, would Britain’s airforce triumph over Hitler’s Luftwaffe in the legendary Battle of Britain? Join Dominic and Tom as they reach one of the watershed moments of the Second World War, as the Nazis strive to eliminate Britain from the skies, before severing their crucial alliance with the Soviet Union. Learn more at https://www.uber.com/onourway Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more. Visit auraframes.co.uk and get £35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frame by using promo code HISTORY at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Give The Rest Is History Club this Christmas – a year of bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access, the private chat community hosted on Discord, and an exclusive t-shirt! Just go to https://therestishistory.supportingcast.fm/gifts And of course, you can still join for yourself at any time at therestishistory.com or on apple podcasts. Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Executive Producer: Dom Johnson 00:00 Intro 00:25 Hive 01:52 Churchill’s “Finest Hour” speech 03:30 Why 1940 is a turning point for the Third Reich 05:09 Hitler’s attitude to Britain 10:59 British opinion after Munich and Dunkirk 12:37 Mers-el-Kébir: sinking the French fleet 14:19 Hitler’s indecision 18:10 Edward VIII, Ribbentrop and the Bahamas kidnap plot 21:25 Operation Sea Lion 28:31 Halifax’s defiant BBC speech and British resolve 29:41 Invasion planning 33:49 Turning east: linking Britain’s survival to an attack on the Soviet Union 35:08 Aura Frames 36:29 Uber 37:09 Hotels.com 38:10 Churchill’s “Few” speech 40:03 We Have Ways, James Holland & how to understand the battle 41:13 RAF vs Luftwaffe 48:25 Changing Luftwaffe tactics 49:09 Battle of Britain Day, 15 September 1940 50:54 Hitler abandons Operation Sea Lion 52:11 How real was the invasion threat? 53:33 From the Battle of Britain to the Blitz 55:05 Why the Blitz failed to break British morale 57:02 Germans realise it’s another long war 1:02:01 Why Hitler chooses Barbarossa as the “solution” to the British problem 1:03:20 Molotov in Berlin 1:05:15 Directive 21 & the naming of Operation Barbarossa 1:07:12 The Rest Is History Club