Movie Scene - Historical Analysis

There had been 21 years after the end of the first world war when Britain had declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. The prime minister at the time Chamberlain had appointed Winston Churchill to oversee the Admiralty. This was Churchills lowest year as he tried to help allies win the so called “Phony War” but failed. It was not until May 10,1940 that the German Army had invaded Norway in which Chamberlain had resigned and wanted Lord Halifax the secretary to take his position, but he as well declined the offer. The only other candidate left to take the position was Winston Churchill who would end up leading and uniting Britain during the War.

The scene in which Churchill gives his infamous speech “We will fight on the beaches” is when parliament had started to wonder if Churchill was even sane from what he was saying. The parliament had no way of knowing if his speech would encourage the people to Unite against the future attacks. They saw Churchill as more of a soldier than a politician from his experience in the first World War and could not see his leadership fully. Yet they had listened to his words and the power of what the tiny island that they call home/Britain really was. They were no longer going to be pushed down and declared the order of defense towards the Royal Air Force.

The event that followed after this agreement from parliament would seriously wound Britain. Although the Royal Air Force had Germany pinned from invading the main land they never expected the attack of the special German air force unit the Luftwaffe. There reign would be known in history as “The Blitz” which was a short term for “lightning war”. There reign on the cities of Britain would leave Churchill to a very complicated decision he could not avoid. As the Germans attack on the city were meant for them to surrender their arms and withdraw the Royal Air Force. Churchill made a very risky decision on not surrendering to the German army and so they attacked and bombed the cities as well as London for 57 consecutive days straight.

In the end the Germans had stopped their attack on Britain and their cities and returned back to Germany giving up their fight. There were more than 32,000 people were killed from the air raids and bombing and was known as Britain’s “Darkest Hour”. The casualties they suffered and the people that they lost would be one of the most devastating events in history for Britain but would lead to a turning point in the war into the succession of the Allies.