Germany invaded Poland in the early morning hours of 1 September 1939.
One week later, German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west.
Going for a drive was like setting out to invade Poland.
France joined in, but both countries knew there was very little they could do if Germany invaded Poland.
The day after the battle, the Soviets invaded Poland from the east.
Germany invaded Poland and beat the hell out of them.
But after Germany invaded Poland that year, he began writing about the war.