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World War II: Race to Victory

"I felt I was in contact with a very great man who was also a warm-hearted friend." So...

[narrator] Despite their differences, the Newfoundland meeting cemented their friendship. Roosevelt cabled Churchill after the meeting: "It is fun to be in the same decade with you." Churchill later wrote: "I felt I was in contact with a very great man who was also a warm-hearted friend." So much of the war aims
as articulated in several of their discussions,
as well with Stalin, involved thinking
of liberating Europe from, if you like,
the Nazi fascist empire

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[narrator] Despite their differences,
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the Newfoundland meeting cemented their friendship.
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Roosevelt cabled Churchill after the meeting:
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"It is fun to be in the same decade with you."
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Churchill later wrote: "I felt I was in contact
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with a very great man
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who was also a warm-hearted friend."
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So much of the war aims as articulated
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in several of their discussions, as well with Stalin,
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involved thinking of liberating Europe
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from, if you like, the Nazi fascist empire.
Duration
37 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:16
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • 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,
S01 • E02 But then, of course, the ramification of that - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
But then, of course, the ramification of that
S01 • E01 a secret message was hand delivered - World War II: Race to Victory 00:57
a secret message was hand delivered
S01 • E02 And with the Atlantic Charter, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
And with the Atlantic Charter,
S01 • E02 [narrator] They chose to repeat this successful meeting. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:41
[narrator] They chose to repeat this successful meeting.
S01 • E04 [narrator] The Tehran Conference had started two days earlier. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
[narrator] The Tehran Conference had started two days earlie...
S01 • E06 He knew that the German army was about to be defeated, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
He knew that the German army was about to be defeated,
S01 • E04 He felt Roosevelt and Churchill were not taking him seriously - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
He felt Roosevelt and Churchill were not taking him seriousl...
S01 • E06 And capturing Berlin - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
And capturing Berlin
S01 • E02 And Woodrow Wilson had his 14 points, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
And Woodrow Wilson had his 14 points,
S01 • E06 [narrator] Not only would capturing Berlin - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
[narrator] Not only would capturing Berlin
S01 • E04 [narrator] When Churchill and Roosevelt arrived, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:37
[narrator] When Churchill and Roosevelt arrived,
S01 • E01 Stalin was an ideological person. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
Stalin was an ideological person.
S01 • E01 He believed in a major clash - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
He believed in a major clash
S01 • E01 This had informed his thinking for two decades. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
This had informed his thinking for two decades.