Part 1 The year 1939 - under the sign of Mars: major events in summary; report and commentary; the new Reich chancellery building speech at the Kroll opera; fear of the Reichstag - annexation of the remainder of Czechoslavakia - the question of the Polish corridor; reunification with the Memel territory - directive for "Case White"; Roosevelt's position and Hitler's answer in the Reichstag; the "Pact of Steel" with Italy - war appeal to the general staff; the last "Culture speech" - economic agreement and pact of non-aggression with Russia - Britain's diplomatic efforts; Anglo-Polish agreement - Mussolini's reluctance - the Dahlerus mission - British memorandum; German offer to Poland - war - Reichstag speech; the British answer - war appeals and directives by the Fuehrer; speech in Danzig - German-Russian friendship treaty - Reichstag speech; war aims in the West - speech at the Buergerbraukeller and assassination attempt - appeal to the commanders in chief of the Wehrmacht. Part 2 The year 1940 - the sickle cutting: major events in summary; report and commentary; the "Study N" - speech at the Hofbrauehaus; foreign visitors - Reichskommissariat in Norway; appeal to officer cadets - the Western offensive; the fall of France - directive for "Operation Sea Lion"; "War Speeches" in the Reichstag and the Sportpalast; Balkan satellite states - the Battle of Britain - Tripartite pact with Italy and Japan - meetings with Mussolini, Franco, and Petain - speech at the Buergerbraukeller; additional war aims - Molotov's visit - directives for "Operation Attila" and "Case Barbarossa" - speeches before armament workers and officer cadets.
