The British ultimatum to Germany demanding the immediate withdrawal of her troops from Poland expired at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning, 3 September, 1939. The nation, still ignorant of the fatal hour, but knowing that only a miracle could avert war, steeled itself for the ordeal that lay ahead.
At 11.20 a.m., just as the Prime Minister had ceased talking, the air raid warning went...
Copyright © 2002 Peter N. Risbey.