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World War II: Race to Victory

That allowed them to leapfrogfrom island to island across the Pacific untilthey got within...

That allowed them to leapfrog
from island to island across the Pacific until
they got within range of Japan, and thereby created
the whole new way of war built around
the aircraft carrier rather than around
the battleship, which is still broadly the way
that navies operate today

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That allowed them to leapfrog from island to island
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across the Pacific until they got within range of Japan,
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and thereby created the whole new way of war
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built around the aircraft carrier
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rather than around the battleship,
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which is still broadly the way that navies operate today.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:03
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 But in Churchill's interpretation, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:04
But in Churchill's interpretation,
S01 • E01 [narrator] Adolf Hitler had expected Britain - World War II: Race to Victory 00:21
[narrator] Adolf Hitler had expected Britain
S01 • E02 And Roosevelt meant the wider colonial world. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
And Roosevelt meant the wider colonial world.
S01 • E02 [narrator] Despite their differences, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:37
[narrator] Despite their differences,
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 • E04 [narrator] When Churchill and Roosevelt arrived, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:37
[narrator] When Churchill and Roosevelt arrived,