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[narrator] After the usual pleasantries
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World War II: Race to Victory

After the usual pleasantries, Churchill cut to the chase saying both British...

[narrator]
After the usual pleasantries, Churchill cut to the chase saying both British and
American
military advisers had warned against a cross-channel
invasion of France as being too risky that year. As far as Stalin is concerned,
his prime hope is that Churchill has come
to offer a second front, though he knows
from his ambassador in London that actually Churchill is going
to try and get out of it

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[narrator] After the usual pleasantries,
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Churchill cut to the chase
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saying both British and American military advisers
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had warned against
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a cross-channel invasion of France
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as being too risky that year.
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As far as Stalin is concerned, his prime hope
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is that Churchill has come to offer a second front,
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though he knows from his ambassador in London
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that actually Churchill is going to try and get out of it.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:41
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E06 As far as Britain is concerned, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
As far as Britain is concerned,
S01 • E01 And I don't think he could contemplate - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
And I don't think he could contemplate
S01 • E02 [narrator] With the country only just emerging - World War II: Race to Victory 00:26
[narrator] With the country only just emerging
S01 • E06 [narrator] The seaside resort of Yalta - World War II: Race to Victory 00:58
[narrator] The seaside resort of Yalta
S01 • E01 I don't see Chamberlain - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
I don't see Chamberlain
S01 • E03 And following his ambassador's advice, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
And following his ambassador's advice,
S01 • E01 [narrator] In Germany, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
[narrator] In Germany,
S01 • E02 Therefore, he supports Chamberlain - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Therefore, he supports Chamberlain
S01 • E02 Famously, after Munich in September 1938, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
Famously, after Munich in September 1938,
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,