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[narrator] As another world war loomed
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World War II: Race to Victory

As another world warloomed, Churchill was alreadyin his mid-sixties. His career had...

[narrator] As another world war
loomed, Churchill was already
in his mid-sixties. His career had seemed set
to end in disappointment, a politician remembered
chiefly for his failures in the First World War and his mistakes as Chancellor
in the 1920s. When we think of Churchill
during these years, he was seen as an outcast on many of the great issues
of British politics at the time

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[narrator] As another world war loomed,
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Churchill was already in his mid-sixties.
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His career had seemed set to end in disappointment,
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a politician remembered chiefly for his failures
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in the First World War
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and his mistakes as Chancellor in the 1920s.
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When we think of Churchill during these years,
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he was seen as an outcast
00:00:22.072 --> 00:00:25.076
on many of the great issues of British politics at the time.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:23
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 • E05 It wasn't just about the boots on the ground, so to speak, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
It wasn't just about the boots on the ground, so to spe...
S01 • E05 Of course, Churchill loved all of that unorthodox stuff. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
Of course, Churchill loved all of that unorthodox stuff.
S01 • E01 Churchill's career up to 1939, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
Churchill's career up to 1939,
S01 • E05 He was interested in the Commandos - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
He was interested in the Commandos
S01 • E02 [narrator] This also suited Churchill. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:39
[narrator] This also suited Churchill.
S01 • E01 [narrator] Churchill's opposition to appeasement - World War II: Race to Victory 00:59
[narrator] Churchill's opposition to appeasement
S01 • E05 He loved secret gadgets, exploding rats, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
He loved secret gadgets, exploding rats,
S01 • E03 Ironically, when the deep freeze came on, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
Ironically, when the deep freeze came on,
S01 • E05 [narrator] To command this ghost army, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] To command this ghost army,
S01 • E03 So the city had to be supplied basically by convoys of lorries - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
So the city had to be supplied basically by convoys of lorri...
S01 • E03 [narrator] Strict rationing was brought in - World War II: Race to Victory 00:40
[narrator] Strict rationing was brought in
S01 • E06 One was to regain control of the eastern part of Poland - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
One was to regain control of the eastern part of Poland
S01 • E04 This was a fighting man who loves fighting, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
This was a fighting man who loves fighting,
S01 • E05 They had him driving around inspecting troops, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
They had him driving around inspecting troops,
S01 • E04 Whereas I think Montgomery is a much more rational general. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Whereas I think Montgomery is a much more rational general.
S01 • E04 The strength of that is that it means - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
The strength of that is that it means
S01 • E05 They had inflatable tanks, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
They had inflatable tanks,
S01 • E06 But also, he was determined that Poland should have - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
But also, he was determined that Poland should have
S01 • E04 And Patton was lucky, as well as good, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
And Patton was lucky, as well as good,
S01 • E06 And the only likely Polish government - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And the only likely Polish government