World War 2 - The Call of Duty: A Complete Timeline — Season 1, Episode 3: First Blood (April - June 1940)

Episode synopsis

When Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of the wartime coalition government in May 1940 he pledged his "blood, toil, tears and sweat" and within days of his appointment, he was called upon to honor his promise. As the Low Countries fell to Adolf Hitler, and France was poised to follow suit, rescuing thousands of Allied servicemen from the beaches of Dunkirk was Churchill's top priority. English

About World War 2 - The Call of Duty: A Complete Timeline

Track the main events of World War II with the help of remarkable archive footage and see exactly what happened, and when. Learn about Pearl Harbor, The Battle of Britain, D-Day, the dropping of the atomic bomb and more. From the early battles right through to the complexities of the endgame, this extensive 24 episode series shines a spotlight on a period of history that should never be forgotten.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Road to War (September - December 1939)
• E2Battle Lines Drawn (January - March 1940)
• E4Britain Under Attack (July - September 1940)
• E5Fighting Further Afield (October - December 1940)
• E6On Land, In the Air and All at Sea (January - March 1941)
• E7The Blitz, the Bismarck and Barbarossa (April - June 1941)
• E8Russian Roulette (July - September 1941)
• E9America at War (October - December 1941)
• E10The Fall of Singapore (January - March 1942)
• E11Battle of Midway and Beyond (April - June 1942)
• E12El Alamein to Stalingrad (July - September 1942)
• E13The Tide Begins to Turn (October- December 1942)