James Holland

The failure to subdue Britain in 1940 changes all those plans and makes him think, actually, I'm going to go in early. And he's also been kind of, you know, he's hoisted by his own petard because he starts to believe his own genius. You know, everyone told him that, you know, he wouldn't be able to beat France in the low countries.

The failure to subdue Britain in 1940 changes all those plans and makes him think, actually, I'm going to go in early.

And he's also been kind of, you know, he's hoisted by his own petard because he starts to believe his own genius.

You know, everyone told him that, you know, he wouldn't be able to beat France in the low countries.

Everyone told him that, you know, it wouldn't work out when he went into Poland. Everyone was really nervous about it. You know, well, go hang you, you cautious, awful, aristocratic Prussian generals. You know, I'm the best at this. I've told you. I've shown you. I'm the genius. I can do it. He starts to believe his own hype. And, of course, this is a problem.

Everyone told him that, you know, it wouldn't work out when he went into Poland. Everyone was really nervous about it. You know, well, go hang you, you cautious, awful, aristocratic Prussian generals. You know, I'm the best at this. I've told you. I've shown you. I'm the genius. I can do it. He starts to believe his own hype. And, of course, this is a problem.

Everyone told him that, you know, it wouldn't work out when he went into Poland. Everyone was really nervous about it. You know, well, go hang you, you cautious, awful, aristocratic Prussian generals. You know, I'm the best at this. I've told you. I've shown you. I'm the genius. I can do it. He starts to believe his own hype. And, of course, this is a problem.

Everyone told him that, you know, it wouldn't work out when he went into Poland.

Everyone was really nervous about it.

You know, well, go hang you, you cautious, awful, aristocratic Prussian generals.

You know, I'm the best at this.

I've told you.

I've shown you.

I'm the genius.

I can do it.

He starts to believe his own hype.

And, of course, this is a problem.

You know, he's surrounded by sycophants and people.

You know, he's surrounded by sycophants and people.

You know, he's surrounded by sycophants and people.