James Holland

Its priority is the Royal Navy, which is why the Royal Navy is known as the senior service. And, you know, in 1939, it's easy to forget it now when you see how depleted Britain is today. But in 1939, it has comfortably the world's largest navy. There's something like 194 destroyers. I think it's 15 battleships, seven aircraft carriers, and another kind of six on the way.

Its priority is the Royal Navy, which is why the Royal Navy is known as the senior service. And, you know, in 1939, it's easy to forget it now when you see how depleted Britain is today. But in 1939, it has comfortably the world's largest navy. There's something like 194 destroyers. I think it's 15 battleships, seven aircraft carriers, and another kind of six on the way.

Its priority is the Royal Navy, which is why the Royal Navy is known as the senior service. And, you know, in 1939, it's easy to forget it now when you see how depleted Britain is today. But in 1939, it has comfortably the world's largest navy. There's something like 194 destroyers. I think it's 15 battleships, seven aircraft carriers, and another kind of six on the way.

Its priority is the Royal Navy, which is why the Royal Navy is known as the senior service.

And, you know, in 1939, it's easy to forget it now when you see how depleted Britain is today.

But in 1939, it has comfortably the world's largest navy.

There's something like 194 destroyers.

I think it's 15 battleships, seven aircraft carriers, and another kind of six on the way.

America, it's got Pacific Ocean. It's got the Atlantic Ocean. It's got two seaboards. you know, has the second largest navy in the world, but a tiny army. I mean, the army, the US army in September 1939 is the 19th largest in the world, sandwiched between Portugal and Uruguay. And it's just incredible.

America, it's got Pacific Ocean. It's got the Atlantic Ocean. It's got two seaboards. you know, has the second largest navy in the world, but a tiny army. I mean, the army, the US army in September 1939 is the 19th largest in the world, sandwiched between Portugal and Uruguay. And it's just incredible.

America, it's got Pacific Ocean. It's got the Atlantic Ocean. It's got two seaboards. you know, has the second largest navy in the world, but a tiny army. I mean, the army, the US army in September 1939 is the 19th largest in the world, sandwiched between Portugal and Uruguay. And it's just incredible.

America, it's got Pacific Ocean.

It's got the Atlantic Ocean.

It's got two seaboards.

you know, has the second largest navy in the world, but a tiny army.

I mean, the army, the US army in September 1939 is the 19th largest in the world, sandwiched between Portugal and Uruguay.

And it's just incredible.

It's like 189,000 strong, which might seem reasonably large by today's standards, but it's absolutely tiny by 1939 standards. You know, whereas, you know, Germany's got an army of three and a half million in 1939. So, you know, these are big, big, big differences. But America's coming at it from a different perspective. Britain's coming at it from a different perspective.

It's like 189,000 strong, which might seem reasonably large by today's standards, but it's absolutely tiny by 1939 standards. You know, whereas, you know, Germany's got an army of three and a half million in 1939. So, you know, these are big, big, big differences. But America's coming at it from a different perspective. Britain's coming at it from a different perspective.

It's like 189,000 strong, which might seem reasonably large by today's standards, but it's absolutely tiny by 1939 standards. You know, whereas, you know, Germany's got an army of three and a half million in 1939. So, you know, these are big, big, big differences. But America's coming at it from a different perspective. Britain's coming at it from a different perspective.