Rather than attack Hitler after he invaded Poland, Britain and France remained behind the Maginot Line and waited until Hitler’s armies stormed west on May 10, 1940, the day Churchill took power. . In three weeks, the British army had been defeated and thrown off the continent. ..…

Rather than attack Hitler after he invaded Poland, Britain and France remained behind the Maginot Line and waited until Hitler's armies stormed west on May 10, 1940, the day Churchill took power. . In three weeks, the British army had been defeated and thrown off the continent. ..…

Rather than attack Hitler after he invaded Poland, Britain and France remained behind the Maginot Line and waited until Hitler's armies stormed west on May 10, 1940, the day Churchill took power. . In three weeks, the British army had been defeated and thrown off the continent. ..…

Artist Benjamin West depicts United States at Treaty of Paris, and British delegation refused to pose, and the painting was never completed.. ..…