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World War II: Race to Victory

Roosevelt, a Democrat, had decided to stand for a third term as President, something no...

[narrator] Roosevelt, a Democrat, had decided to stand for a third term as President, something no one had ever achieved in U.S. history. This was despite the partial paralysis he had suffered from contracting polio when he was 39, leaving him wheelchair-bound. Roosevelt
is a fascinating character and one of the most
wily politicians of the twentieth century

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[narrator] Roosevelt, a Democrat,
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had decided to stand for a third term as President,
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something no one had ever achieved in U.S. history.
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This was despite the partial paralysis
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he had suffered from contracting polio
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when he was 39, leaving him wheelchair-bound.
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Roosevelt is a fascinating character
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and one of the most wily politicians
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of the twentieth century.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:47
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • 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,
S01 • E04 There were 6,000 tanks, there were 5,000 aircraft. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
There were 6,000 tanks, there were 5,000 aircraft.
S01 • E06 [Martin] His doctors had told him - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
[Martin] His doctors had told him
S01 • E02 And the way he behaved, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
And the way he behaved,
S01 • E03 [narrator] But many historians today - World War II: Race to Victory 00:29
[narrator] But many historians today
S01 • E04 Like Stalingrad, this involved an immense number of troops. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
Like Stalingrad, this involved an immense number of troops.
S01 • E06 He's being treated with Digitalis, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
He's being treated with Digitalis,
S01 • E02 He could present himself as someone who was not scared - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
He could present himself as someone who was not scared
S01 • E04 [narrator] The Germans inflicted heavy losses on the Red Army, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
[narrator] The Germans inflicted heavy losses on the Red Arm...
S01 • E06 There's much controversy - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
There's much controversy
S01 • E02 He's quite clever, really, in that he stays out of it - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
He's quite clever, really, in that he stays out of it
S01 • E06 On issues that matter to him, he is sharp. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
On issues that matter to him, he is sharp.
S01 • E02 And what that is doing, of course, is shielding him, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
And what that is doing, of course, is shielding him,
S01 • E06 On issues that don't matter to him, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
On issues that don't matter to him,
S01 • E03 [narrator] Stalin initially appeared convinced - World War II: Race to Victory 00:20
[narrator] Stalin initially appeared convinced
S01 • E04 And Kursk arguably - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
And Kursk arguably
S01 • E02 [narrator] His Republican opponent, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:56
[narrator] His Republican opponent,
S01 • E04 [Jonathan] It ended up being a strategic defeat - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
[Jonathan] It ended up being a strategic defeat