So whats coming. What is the “Phony War”? Is that where everyone builds up and preps for battle?
No, both sides had been preparing for war for a long time (Germany more so than the UK and France, but America was selling/giving them all the arms they needed). There were some skirmishes along borders and some ships were sunk, but no real battles. The British Air Force also dropped leaflets over Germany nearly every night.
In April things started to heat up in Norway. In early May Chamberlain's government started to collapse and on May 10th the Germans invaded Belgium and France. Churchill took over and the war escalated almost immediately.