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Famously, after Munich in September 1938
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World War II: Race to Victory

Famously,after Munich in September 1938, he sends Chamberlain "Good man." He...

Famously,
after Munich in September 1938, he sends Chamberlain
a two-word telegram: "Good man." He believes,
against expectations, perhaps, that Hitler,
in some way, can be constrained
and that he can be controlled

Full Transcript

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Famously, after Munich in September 1938,
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he sends Chamberlain a two-word telegram: "Good man."
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He believes, against expectations,
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perhaps, that Hitler, in some way,
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can be constrained and that he can be controlled.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:15
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
history
Production
Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion,Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg,ZDF

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The six-part documentary series reveals how and why the central alliance between Great Britain, the United States and The Soviet Union was formed leading into World War II. The series paints an in-depth picture of the race to ulti...
S01 • E04 Huge numbers of tanks on both sides. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
Huge numbers of tanks on both sides.
S01 • E03 [narrator] Churchill's response was to unfurl - World War II: Race to Victory 00:38
[narrator] Churchill's response was to unfurl
S01 • E04 The Wehrmacht is outmanoeuvred - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
The Wehrmacht is outmanoeuvred
S01 • E02 I hope the United States will keep out of this war. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
I hope the United States will keep out of this war.
S01 • E04 [narrator] The Russians built a series of defensive lines - World War II: Race to Victory 00:35
[narrator] The Russians built a series of defensive lines
S01 • E02 And I give you assurance and reassurance - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
And I give you assurance and reassurance
S01 • E06 He'd had polio since he was a young man, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
He'd had polio since he was a young man,
S01 • E02 [narrator] Roosevelt, a Democrat, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:24
[narrator] Roosevelt, a Democrat,
S01 • E06 In terms of the way that he conducted the war, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
In terms of the way that he conducted the war,
S01 • E03 In fact, Churchill's only novel, Savrola, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
In fact, Churchill's only novel, Savrola,
S01 • E06 You can see the photos, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
You can see the photos,
S01 • E04 There were 6,000 tanks, there were 5,000 aircraft. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
There were 6,000 tanks, there were 5,000 aircraft.
S01 • E06 [Martin] His doctors had told him - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
[Martin] His doctors had told him
S01 • E02 And the way he behaved, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
And the way he behaved,
S01 • E03 [narrator] But many historians today - World War II: Race to Victory 00:29
[narrator] But many historians today
S01 • E04 Like Stalingrad, this involved an immense number of troops. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Like Stalingrad, this involved an immense number of troops.
S01 • E06 He's being treated with Digitalis, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
He's being treated with Digitalis,
S01 • E02 He could present himself as someone who was not scared - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
He could present himself as someone who was not scared
S01 • E04 [narrator] The Germans inflicted heavy losses on the Red Army, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
[narrator] The Germans inflicted heavy losses on the Red Arm...
S01 • E06 There's much controversy - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
There's much controversy