Narrator: In September 1939 Britain declared war on Germany, joining the biggest war ever fought in history. But how did it start? Let's rewind. Since Victorian times, Germany had been a very ...

On May 1, 1775 — 250 years ago this coming Thursday — the Lancaster County Committee of Observation declared war on Great Britain. Local leaders had gathered a week or so after April 19 ...

When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Britain and France declared war. This ended the British government’s appeasement policy. Includes Neville Chamberlain’s radio broadcast from 3 September ...