Note that ‘Britain’ and ‘England’ are often interchanged, much in the same way that “the Netherlands’ and ‘Holland’ are in English.

Hitler’s obsession with establishing friendship between Germany and the United Kingdom is an often overlooked fact of history. It was probably one of his major goals as far as foreign policy was concerned, and many big decisions during the war were based on his hope that one day Churchill would be replaced with a different leader who would realise the threat of the Soviet Union and ally himself with Germany.

The Western Front was never something Hitler desired, and one he didn’t start. The peace offers made after France fell are either overlooked or seen in the wrong light, because they were quite generous. At the time most of the world believed Britain was about to get steamrolled, even many in Britain. Churchill spoke about fighting the Germans on land, in Britain, because that was seen as what the future might bring. Any other politician would likely have accepted the peace offer, which was the only way for Britain to keep its empire.

Sources used, in order:
– Mein Kampf – chapter 13, German foreign policy after the war, July 18, 1925
– Speech to the Reichstag, July 19, 1940
– Winterhelp opening speech, October 3, 1941
– Speech to the NSDAP’s oldest members, München

Music used, in order:
– Zack Hemsey – The Way
– Zack Hemsey – Waiting Between Worlds
– Zack Hemsey – The Way