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[narrator] But Roosevelt continued to push
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World War II: Race to Victory

But Rooseveltcontinued to push for face‐to‐face talksbetween all three of them, while...

[narrator] But Roosevelt
continued to push for face‐to‐face talks
between all three of them, while Stalin
kept putting him off. Baghdad was suggested. Then Basra. Stalin turned them both down. [Martin] Stalin hated flying and also hated getting out
of any way he could not be absolutely
assured of his security

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[narrator] But Roosevelt continued to push
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for face‐to‐face talks between all three of them,
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while Stalin kept putting him off.
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Baghdad was suggested.
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Then Basra.
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Stalin turned them both down.
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[Martin] Stalin hated flying
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and also hated getting out of any way
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he could not be absolutely assured of his security.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:07
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E01 What you have in a sense is this whole secret world - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
What you have in a sense is this whole secret world
S01 • E02 So he was hoping for a declaration of war - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
So he was hoping for a declaration of war
S01 • E02 He, of course, was quite disappointed. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
He, of course, was quite disappointed.
S01 • E03 [narrator] On 13th of May 1943, surrounded by the Allied armies, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:53
[narrator] On 13th of May 1943, surrounded by the Allied arm...
S01 • E05 The Soviet Union would not have been able - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
The Soviet Union would not have been able
S01 • E02 [narrator] It was the first - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] It was the first
S01 • E04 So the kind of places that they can actually meet - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
So the kind of places that they can actually meet
S01 • E04 [Iwan] He would always use the excuse, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
[Iwan] He would always use the excuse,
S01 • E06 Certainly then, there wasn't a lot - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
Certainly then, there wasn't a lot
S01 • E05 It also created the nightmare scenario - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
It also created the nightmare scenario
S01 • E06 [narrator] There was, however, a tragic event - World War II: Race to Victory 00:44
[narrator] There was, however, a tragic event
S01 • E04 I cannot be too far from the front." - World War II: Race to Victory 00:42
I cannot be too far from the front."
S01 • E05 [Sir Mike] It finally brought Allied ground forces - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
[Sir Mike] It finally brought Allied ground forces
S01 • E05 Up until now, Germany controlled vast swathes of Europe, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
Up until now, Germany controlled vast swathes of Europe,
S01 • E05 So it was never their fight on their land, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:18
So it was never their fight on their land,
S01 • E03 [theme music] - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
[theme music]
S01 • E06 But during the war, the advancement of his age, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:20
But during the war, the advancement of his age,
S01 • E04 They believed the corner had been turned. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
They believed the corner had been turned.
S01 • E01 The RAF put in a great effort - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
The RAF put in a great effort
S01 • E04 The successful defence of Stalingrad - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
The successful defence of Stalingrad