ðɪs wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ɪɡɹˈiːdʒəs æt ðə tˈaɪm bɪkˈʌz ðɪs wʌz ˈæftɚ ðə fˈɔːl ʌv fɹˈæns ænd bᵻfˌoːɹ hˈɪtlɚz ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌvðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən, ænd æt ðæt tˈaɪm bɹˈɪtən wʌz vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ ɐlˈoʊn.
This was considered particularly egregious at the time because this was after the fall of France and before Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union, and at that time Britain was very much alone.