Countdown to War
Final Seconds of Peace
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The clock is ticking. An ultimatum has been made. If Hitler does not respond, war will be declared. BBC Select presents this gripping history documentary describing the final moments before peace ebbed away and World War II began. Almost immediately, air-raid sirens wailed and the soon the first British casualties were recorded. Ordinary Brits realized that a long, brutal conflict was upon them.