The Day War Broke Out: The Story of the 3rd September, 1939

1st September 3rd September afternoon air-raid announced Army Arnold Smith arrived asked Athenia August black-out bomb Britain British Government broadcast Cabinet called Captain Chamberlain Chargé d'Affaires church Churchill Ciano Coulondre Dalton decided door Downing Street Duff Cooper England England had declared English Estonian evacuation feeling felt fight Foreign Minister Foreign Office Fox Photos France French friends gas-masks German happened heard Hitler holiday House of Commons Hugh Dalton husband immediately join King knew later Lemp Leo Amery listened lives London looked Lord Halifax meeting minutes mother Munich Mussolini Nazi never Neville Neville Chamberlain night o'clock once Pact Parliament Poland Prime Minister radio recalls received replied returned Ribbentrop says seemed sent ship siren soon station street Sunday morning Tallinn telephoned tell thing thought told took train U-boat ultimatum waiting warning wife wireless young