The World at War — Season 1, Episode 4: Alone (May 1940–May 1941)

Episode synopsis

After Dunkirk, Britain faces the German onslaught. Although the RAF wins the Battle of Britain, the cities are blitzed and on the continent, the last Allies are conquered. The outlook is grim.

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)
• E2Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)
• E3France Falls (May–June 1940)
• 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)