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[narrator] Stalin was now playing hardball
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World War II: Race to Victory

Stalin was nowplaying hardball. Throughout the negotiations,Roosevelt seemed to be trying...

[narrator] Stalin was now
playing hardball. Throughout the negotiations,
Roosevelt seemed to be trying to distance himself
from Churchill whenever he could as a way of reaching out
to Stalin. The dogged Churchill,
on the other hand, did not share Roosevelt's
optimistic view of Stalin, and was increasingly frustrated by the ailing
American president's desire to pacify the soviet leader

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[narrator] Stalin was now playing hardball.
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Throughout the negotiations, Roosevelt seemed to be trying
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to distance himself from Churchill
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whenever he could
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as a way of reaching out to Stalin.
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The dogged Churchill, on the other hand,
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did not share Roosevelt's optimistic view of Stalin,
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and was increasingly frustrated
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by the ailing American president's desire
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to pacify the soviet leader.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:39
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E02 [narrator] Between September 1940 and May 1941, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:30
[narrator] Between September 1940 and May 1941,
S01 • E01 [narrator] Churchill would not fare much better - World War II: Race to Victory 00:49
[narrator] Churchill would not fare much better
S01 • E04 It was a clear marker - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
It was a clear marker
S01 • E04 [Jonathan] What it did do was demonstrate, number one, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
[Jonathan] What it did do was demonstrate, number one,
S01 • E03 If Britain controlled the Suez Canal - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
If Britain controlled the Suez Canal
S01 • E02 You can have perhaps - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
You can have perhaps
S01 • E04 Number two, that they were going to come on fighting the Axis - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
Number two, that they were going to come on fighting the Axi...
S01 • E02 Psychological surrender of those suffering the bombing, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
Psychological surrender of those suffering the bombing,
S01 • E04 And number three, it was instrumental - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
And number three, it was instrumental
S01 • E03 [narrator] During the first 18 months - World War II: Race to Victory 00:39
[narrator] During the first 18 months
S01 • E02 Stiffening their resolve: - World War II: Race to Victory 00:18
Stiffening their resolve:
S01 • E04 The loss of Sicily made it clear - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
The loss of Sicily made it clear
S01 • E04 The Italians tried to avoid that fate by leaving the Axis - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
The Italians tried to avoid that fate by leaving the Axis
S01 • E06 You could just tell that Britain's hold - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
You could just tell that Britain's hold
S01 • E01 In some ways, Britain hadn't really - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
In some ways, Britain hadn't really
S01 • E02 [narrator] Churchill pleaded with FDR - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
[narrator] Churchill pleaded with FDR
S01 • E06 And this really affected the ability of Britain - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And this really affected the ability of Britain
S01 • E05 It's an almost unimaginable scale now, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
It's an almost unimaginable scale now,
S01 • E06 And it affected Churchill specifically - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
And it affected Churchill specifically
S01 • E01 And mistakes were made, without a doubt, in Norway. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And mistakes were made, without a doubt, in Norway.