Blood & Soil: The Fall of Poland & The Battle of France is the second book of The Protocols series, a series documenting the history of authoritarianism in the modern era. It is told in two parts. Part Two begins in January 1940 just days before a German plane got lost in the fog on a flight between Munchen and Cologne, Germany aqnd had to force land in Belgium. On board were the operational plans for the German invasion of Western Europe. The plans were recovered by the Belgians who shared them with its neighbor, Holland, and with the French and British. The plans revealed that the Germans intended to violate the neutrality of The Netherlands and Belgium and invade Western Europe across northern Belgium opposite the Ruhr Valley, the traditional invasion route taken by invading armies. When it became clear that their operational plans had been recovered by their enemies, the Germans made crucial changes -- and. set off a chain events that led to one of the most shocking military defeats in history. This book tells that story while focusing on the lives of ordinary people caught up in the events. Like all the books in The Protocols series, Part II of Blood &Soil: The Fall of Poland & The Battle of France is written as an interwoven narrative composed of excerpts taken from diaries, memoirs, situation reports, news and feature articles, websites, histories, film and radio transcripts, and other historical documents selected not only for their ability to illustrate the past, but for their relevance in terms of the times in which we live.