The World at War — Season 1, Episode 2: Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)

Episode synopsis

In Eastern Europe, the full force of the Nazi machine rolls on - but in Britain, an uneasy calm settles on the nation. It is the 'phoney' war, with the sound of distant guns thundering ominously on the horizon…

About The World at War

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1A New Germany (1933–1939)
• E3France Falls (May–June 1940)
• E4Alone (May 1940–May 1941)
• E5Barbarossa (June–December 1941)
• E6Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)
• E7On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)
• E8The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)
• E9Stalingrad (June 1942-February 1943)
• E10Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944)
• E11Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)
• E12Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)
• E13Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944)