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World War II: Race to Victory

In some ways,Britain hadn't really got its head around the fact it was a war,and not only...

In some ways,
Britain hadn't really got its head around the fact it was a war,
and not only a war, but a war
with a ruthless military power

Full Transcript

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In some ways, Britain hadn't really
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got its head around the fact
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it was a war, and not only a war,
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but a war with a ruthless military power.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:56
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
history
Production
Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion,Pia Frankenberg Filmproduktion, Hamburg,ZDF

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Movie Summary

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 • E02 [narrator] Churchill pleaded with FDR - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
[narrator] Churchill pleaded with FDR
S01 • E06 And this really affected the ability of Britain - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And this really affected the ability of Britain
S01 • E05 It's an almost unimaginable scale now, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
It's an almost unimaginable scale now,
S01 • E06 And it affected Churchill specifically - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
And it affected Churchill specifically
S01 • E01 And mistakes were made, without a doubt, in Norway. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And mistakes were made, without a doubt, in Norway.
S01 • E02 And Roosevelt knew perfectly well - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And Roosevelt knew perfectly well
S01 • E01 And the surprising thing, in some ways, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
And the surprising thing, in some ways,
S01 • E05 Every day that went by - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
Every day that went by
S01 • E03 When the allies get too far to the west, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
When the allies get too far to the west,
S01 • E02 [narrator] How could FDR - World War II: Race to Victory 00:23
[narrator] How could FDR
S01 • E03 Their ability to maintain themselves - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
Their ability to maintain themselves
S01 • E03 Likewise, the Germans, whose supply lines - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
Likewise, the Germans, whose supply lines
S01 • E02 That's what the American Neutrality Acts - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
That's what the American Neutrality Acts
S01 • E02 So Lend-Lease was a way of getting around that, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
So Lend-Lease was a way of getting around that,
S01 • E02 Lend-Lease meant, as Roosevelt explained, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
Lend-Lease meant, as Roosevelt explained,
S01 • E02 When your neighbour asked to borrow your hose - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
When your neighbour asked to borrow your hose
S01 • E02 And when the fire is put out, you can either return it to me, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
And when the fire is put out, you can either return it to me...
S01 • E02 [narrator] Lend-lease led to a ferocious debate - World War II: Race to Victory 00:44
[narrator] Lend-lease led to a ferocious debate
S01 • E06 It was a mistake for Roosevelt - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
It was a mistake for Roosevelt
S01 • E03 We are not going back any further. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
We are not going back any further.