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[narrator] The ill‐tempered talks
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World War II: Race to Victory

The ill‐tempered talks went on for days. There were insults andwalkouts. In a message to...

[narrator]
The ill‐tempered talks went on for days. There were insults and
walkouts. In a message to his wife, Churchill described the
meetings
as "grim and baffling." President Roosevelt
pushed Churchill pretty hard, I think, to start up a second front
in France

Full Transcript

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[narrator] The ill‐tempered talks
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went on for days.
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There were insults and walkouts.
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In a message to his wife,
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Churchill described the meetings as "grim and baffling."
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President Roosevelt pushed Churchill
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pretty hard, I think,
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to start up a second front in France.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:04
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 Stalin could look to push Communism - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
Stalin could look to push Communism
S01 • E06 [narrator] But in deference to his U. S. ally, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
[narrator] But in deference to his U. S. ally,
S01 • E01 The Russians and the Poles had fought a war in 1920-1921, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
The Russians and the Poles had fought a war in 1920-1921,
S01 • E02 [narrator] As the Nazi forces advanced, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:55
[narrator] As the Nazi forces advanced,
S01 • E04 And of course, Churchill was still saying, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
And of course, Churchill was still saying,
S01 • E01 [narrator] In Stalin's mind, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] In Stalin's mind,
S01 • E06 Japan, with all her treachery and greed, remains unsubdued. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
Japan, with all her treachery and greed, remains unsubdued.
S01 • E06 The injuries she has inflicted on Great Britain, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
The injuries she has inflicted on Great Britain,
S01 • E04 Otherwise, the prospects of post‐war cooperation are nil. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
Otherwise, the prospects of post‐war cooperation are nil.
S01 • E04 [narrator] Churchill knew that Stalin - World War II: Race to Victory 00:26
[narrator] Churchill knew that Stalin
S01 • E06 We must now devote all our strength and resources - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
We must now devote all our strength and resources
S01 • E01 So as the Nazis and their troops - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
So as the Nazis and their troops
S01 • E05 Perhaps it was a question of who blinked first, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
Perhaps it was a question of who blinked first,
S01 • E06 [narrator] The war in the Pacific - World War II: Race to Victory 00:15
[narrator] The war in the Pacific
S01 • E03 It's messy, it's short, short range stuff. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
It's messy, it's short, short range stuff.
S01 • E01 [narrator] But Hitler had not changed his beliefs. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
[narrator] But Hitler had not changed his beliefs.
S01 • E04 Stalin finally got his way. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:39
Stalin finally got his way.
S01 • E03 The ammunition expenditure in built up areas is vast. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
The ammunition expenditure in built up areas is vast.
S01 • E03 They are different, different beasts. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
They are different, different beasts.
S01 • E01 [narrator] But why was Stalin, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:19
[narrator] But why was Stalin,