The German and Soviet Invasions of Poland 1939

The German and Soviet Invasions of Poland 1939 One of a series of shows about the Rise of the Third Reich and the path to war. More Third Reich content on WW2TV    • Third Reich and German Forces   More Red Army and Soviet content on WW2TV    • The Red Army (Soviet Forces) in WWII   Also part of our Poland playlist    • Poland in WWII   If you like this video please consider leaving us a thank you donation. To the right of the up and down thumbs and share button is the heart shaped Thanks button - it helps us to keep on producing content. In today's show we talk about Poland between 1918 and 1939 and also the ambitions of Germany and the Soviet Union. We learn about the Polish plan to defend its borders and its hope for assistance from France and the UK. The show continues with the subsequent German and Soviet invasions and why we should all be talking more about Poland. Roger Moorhouse is a historian and author specialising in modern German and Central European history, with particular interest in Nazi Germany, the Holocaust and World War Two in Europe. A visiting professor at the College of Europe in Warsaw, he is also the author of a number of books on modern German history, including "Killing Hitler", "Berlin at War", "The Third Reich in 100 Objects" and "The Devils' Alliance: Hitler's Pact with Stalin, 1939-1941". He is a regular commentator in the specialist and general press, and a consultant for film and television. https://www.rogermoorhouse.com/ His latest book "First to Fight: The Polish War 1939" - on the September Campaign that opened World War Two in Europe - was published by Bodley Head in the UK, and Znak in Poland, in September 2019. UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5843/978178... USA https://bookshop.org/a/21029/97804650... Other WW2TV streams about Poland: The Warsaw Uprising    • The Warsaw Uprising - 1944   The Aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising    • The Aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising   A PIAT in Warsaw - August 1944    • A PIAT in Warsaw - August 1944   Birds of Prey - Hitler's Luftwaffe and the Holocaust in Poland    • Birds of Prey - Hitler's Luftwaffe, Ordina...   The Liberation of Warsaw 1945    • The Liberation of Warsaw 1945   You can become a YouTube Member and support us here    / @ww2tv   You can become a Patron here   / ww2tv   Please click subscribe for updates Social Media links -   / ww2tv     / ww2tv     / ww2tv   WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission. UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV USA - https://bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV