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So it was a very fine line that he was walking
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World War II: Race to Victory

So it was a very fine linethat he was walking, that wasn't quite isolationist, but...

So it was a very fine line
that he was walking, that wasn't quite isolationist, but wasn't
quite interventionist

Full Transcript

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So it was a very fine line that he was walking,
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that wasn't quite isolationist,
00:00:05.075 --> 00:00:07.987
but wasn't quite interventionist.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:23
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 • E01 And if Chamberlain doesn't sign that piece of paper, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:24
And if Chamberlain doesn't sign that piece of paper,
S01 • E02 It was non-active intervention, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
It was non-active intervention,
S01 • E06 And the reason for that is because they know - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
And the reason for that is because they know
S01 • E04 And so the British dressed up a dead body, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
And so the British dressed up a dead body,
S01 • E06 Of course, the reason that they know this - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
Of course, the reason that they know this
S01 • E06 The U. S. takes enormous losses in this campaign, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
The U. S. takes enormous losses in this campaign,
S01 • E04 [narrator] The Italian island - World War II: Race to Victory 00:30
[narrator] The Italian island
S01 • E01 We knew that war was inevitable; it was just a matter of when. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
We knew that war was inevitable; it was just a matter of whe...
S01 • E01 [narrator] But in the tearooms of Westminster, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:32
[narrator] But in the tearooms of Westminster,
S01 • E04 [explosion] - World War II: Race to Victory 00:59
[explosion]
S01 • E01 [narrator] As another world war loomed, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:26
[narrator] As another world war loomed,
S01 • E05 It wasn't just about the boots on the ground, so to speak, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
It wasn't just about the boots on the ground, so to spe...
S01 • E05 Of course, Churchill loved all of that unorthodox stuff. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
Of course, Churchill loved all of that unorthodox stuff.
S01 • E01 Churchill's career up to 1939, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
Churchill's career up to 1939,
S01 • E05 He was interested in the Commandos - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
He was interested in the Commandos
S01 • E02 [narrator] This also suited Churchill. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:39
[narrator] This also suited Churchill.
S01 • E01 [narrator] Churchill's opposition to appeasement - World War II: Race to Victory 00:59
[narrator] Churchill's opposition to appeasement
S01 • E05 He loved secret gadgets, exploding rats, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
He loved secret gadgets, exploding rats,
S01 • E03 Ironically, when the deep freeze came on, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
Ironically, when the deep freeze came on,
S01 • E05 [narrator] To command this ghost army, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] To command this ghost army,