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World War II: Race to Victory

They managed to persuadethe Americans to agree they will at least embarkon the next...

They managed to persuade
the Americans to agree they will at least embark
on the next operation, which is the invasion of Sicily

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They managed to persuade the Americans to agree
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they will at least embark on the next operation,
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which is the invasion of Sicily.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:11
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 • E01 He saw Hitler on a march across Europe - World War II: Race to Victory 00:21
He saw Hitler on a march across Europe
S01 • E05 [narrator] After the debacle of Operation Market Garden, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:33
[narrator] After the debacle of Operation Market Garden,
S01 • E03 The Americans say that will be it, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:07
The Americans say that will be it,
S01 • E03 The British, I think hope that, well, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
The British, I think hope that, well,
S01 • E04 It gets in the way of his own personal relationship - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
It gets in the way of his own personal relationship
S01 • E03 [narrator] Roosevelt was still keen - World War II: Race to Victory 00:36
[narrator] Roosevelt was still keen
S01 • E04 Churchill was having some time with... - World War II: Race to Victory 00:06
Churchill was having some time with...
S01 • E02 And that is, that he recognised - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
And that is, that he recognised
S01 • E02 I think Churchill quite early on recognised - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
I think Churchill quite early on recognised
S01 • E04 [narrator] The convivial Roosevelt - World War II: Race to Victory 00:25
[narrator] The convivial Roosevelt
S01 • E05 He would deny that, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:10
He would deny that,
S01 • E02 [narrator] While Churchill was extending - World War II: Race to Victory 00:14
[narrator] While Churchill was extending
S01 • E06 This said they have been defeated unarguably: - World War II: Race to Victory 00:12
This said they have been defeated unarguably:
S01 • E03 The Allies, western Allies, were simply not ready yet. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:05
The Allies, western Allies, were simply not ready yet.
S01 • E04 [Iwan] They had effectively promised Stalin - World War II: Race to Victory 00:13
[Iwan] They had effectively promised Stalin
S01 • E03 For example, they did not have - World War II: Race to Victory 00:11
For example, they did not have
S01 • E02 [Peter] The Germans make very quick gains in 1941, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:08
[Peter] The Germans make very quick gains in 1941,
S01 • E06 So, it was hugely symbolic - World War II: Race to Victory 00:09
So, it was hugely symbolic
S01 • E02 He'd ordered his troops not to do anything provocative, - World War II: Race to Victory 00:16
He'd ordered his troops not to do anything provocative,
S01 • E04 [narrator] Yet Churchill still wanted to delay the invasion. - World War II: Race to Victory 00:17
[narrator] Yet Churchill still wanted to delay the invasion.