England Responds to Hitler | World on Fire

Explore the various points of view the British people had about fighting Hitler and Germany, in this video excerpt from World on Fire | MASTERPIECE. Neither Robina Chase, an upper-class mother whose son is a soldier, nor Douglas Bennett, a working-class father who has been a pacifist since suffering shell shock during World War I, strongly supports the war. As they discuss recent developments at Dunkirk, each hopes for a swift resolution of the conflict, but for different reasons.