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[narrator] Acknowledging Britain's vulnerability
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World War II: Race to Victory

AcknowledgingBritain's vulnerability, Churchill desperatelyreached out to Roosevelt...

[narrator] Acknowledging
Britain's vulnerability, Churchill desperately
reached out to Roosevelt through a series of telegrams, in the hope that the President
might bring the United States into the war. But despite his best efforts, Churchill
had to settle with the US allowing Britain to purchase
much needed arms and equipment. Roosevelt's
"cash and carry" scheme gave Britain the supplies
she needed to remain in the war. For Churchill,
he thought that the aid that came from the US
was of paramount importance to surviving what the Germans
might throw at the allies

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[narrator] Acknowledging Britain's vulnerability,
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Churchill desperately reached out to Roosevelt
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through a series of telegrams,
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in the hope that the President might bring the United States
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into the war.
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But despite his best efforts,
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Churchill had to settle with the US
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allowing Britain to purchase much needed arms and equipment.
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Roosevelt's "cash and carry" scheme
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gave Britain the supplies she needed
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to remain in the war.
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For Churchill, he thought that the aid
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that came from the US was of paramount importance
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to surviving what the Germans might throw at the allies.
Duration
40 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:29
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E05 There was a real sense - World War II: Race to Victory 00:20
There was a real sense
S01 • E04 And he's tended to gloss that - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And he's tended to gloss that
S01 • E02 When they meet, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
When they meet,
S01 • E03 With the benefit of hindsight, we can see that things - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
With the benefit of hindsight, we can see that things
S01 • E05 [narrator] Operation Market Garden, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:48
[narrator] Operation Market Garden,
S01 • E04 Roosevelt distinguishes clearly between the British Empire, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
Roosevelt distinguishes clearly between the British Empire,
S01 • E03 The American aircraft carriers survived, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
The American aircraft carriers survived,
S01 • E04 Churchill is, for the first time, I think, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
Churchill is, for the first time, I think,
S01 • E02 Basically one of the main planks of it - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
Basically one of the main planks of it
S01 • E03 That allowed them to leapfrog from island to island - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
That allowed them to leapfrog from island to island
S01 • E02 But in Churchill's interpretation, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
But in Churchill's interpretation,
S01 • E01 [narrator] Adolf Hitler had expected Britain - World War II: Race to Victory 00:21
[narrator] Adolf Hitler had expected Britain
S01 • E02 And Roosevelt meant the wider colonial world. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And Roosevelt meant the wider colonial world.
S01 • E02 [narrator] Despite their differences, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:37
[narrator] Despite their differences,
S01 • E03 [narrator] The battle continued for three days, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
[narrator] The battle continued for three days,
S01 • E01 The fight for Europe moved to the skies - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
The fight for Europe moved to the skies
S01 • E03 The Japanese lost more than 3,000 men, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:34
The Japanese lost more than 3,000 men,
S01 • E05 So it's preparations ready for the invasion of Germany. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
So it's preparations ready for the invasion of Germany.
S01 • E05 [Sir Mike] A strategic thrust, that was the great idea. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
[Sir Mike] A strategic thrust, that was the great idea.
S01 • E05 The strategic aim was to cross a number of water obstacles, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:22
The strategic aim was to cross a number of water obstacles,