Churchill and Roosevelt's Gentlemen's Agreement | Warlords | Timeline

An examination of the mental battles waged between 20th-century leaders Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt during the first two years of their relationship. A duel of false promises, evasion and delusion ensued, which was far removed from the more familiar image of friendship and loyalty. World War II was not only a military conflict. It was also a series of private psychological battles waged by the four great leaders: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. In these mental duels, the 'warlords' lied, schemed, charmed, flattered and cheated to win.
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[@saskoilersfan]

Just watched a wack of Herman gorring vids... Churchill and Herman look like family...

[@antonioroldan9432]

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[@clevelandbenbarnett3507]

@@saskoilersfan a BBC ba BBC Cv BBC h BBC

[@PB-bu1ti]

Ummmm... hate to pull up on facts... but 34.15 in it says Churchill spoke to Queen Elizabeth... sorry to say but she didn't become the Queen until her Father died in early 1952.

[@charlesfernandez4493]

@@PB-bu1ti I believe the reference was to King George VI’s wife, Queen Elizabeth, mother of Elizabeth I, the current monarch.

[@Laker62282]

As Churchill said: “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve tried everything else.”

[@KDH-br6hy]

Lol so true

[@Laker62282]

@@uwuweweweainyatueweweweugw3085 What are you talking about? The Biden administration is not advocating for socialism. Both the Republican and Democratic parties are staunch capitalists.

[@Laker62282]

@@uwuweweweainyatueweweweugw3085 Yes, I’m quite sure.

[@KDH-br6hy]

@@Laker62282 don't listen to him he don't understand u.s. politics even as a US citizen

[@terry4137]

@@Laker62282, Idiot! Lol

[@Tam0de]

I can almost imagine Churchill tossing the cane aside & doing cartwheels once news of the attack on Pearl Harbor broke out.

[@BogushCh]

God knows you deserve this (with Portuguese subtitles to aid comprehension of real, British, English - with not so much as a hint of American Speak in yer earh'ole): kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZO6Zal7pJZ5aqc

[@derpynerdy6294]

Give me spam my family is starving

[@Tam0de]

@@osamabinladen824 Osama, you're a Muslim, you don't eat pork. And you're also dead.

[@Rihardololz]

drank one bottle of scotch with one sip

[@eliascastro4948]

Lmfo you made my day lol

[@akshatsrivastava4280]

Legend says Churchill is still asking for the 40 destroyers

[@kiwitrainguy]

That 99 years still has some time to run.

[@BipoIarbear]

To be fair , if u want something of value , make a bid for something more valuable automatically makes whatever u ask for next seem cheaper

[@skylerspringsteen5730]

Churchill is died so I doubt it, but I did hear he mentioned it on his death bed.

[@robmidgley9385]

😂😂 will be 200 years old before he gets them

[@krashd]

@@BipoIarbear Yeah, that's negotiating 101.

[@BatTCK]

Basically Churchill going “notice me Senpai” for a year and a half while Roosevelt played politics

[@thephoenix1767]

🤣🤣🤣

[@pawefornalik6638]

And then Japan went real "notice me senpai" with Pearl Harbor

[@thephoenix1767]

Germany and japan played it too

[@eglysbroslat2885]

@Chandler White that's correct!!!

[@glennpickard2239]

@Chandler White not even close. FDR knew that if the UK collapsed, the USA was to be next on the "conquered list." A guarantee of victory was a UK, USA and Russia Line up

[@mr.epicmemerman131]

This is the most complex bromance I've ever heard of.

[@colleta2400]

We are allies not friends and Churchills mother was American

[@stuartshapiro6626]

I always wonder how important it was that Roosevelt was completely fluent in German from his youth and knew Germany very well and could hear Hitler's speeches without translation and catch the fanaticism and danger

[@JimSmithInChiapas]

Your post supports something I once read: that years before the War, Roosevelt had said privately that the English translation of _Mein Kampf_ was so completely bowdlerized that its readers would not recognize how dangerous Hilter was.

[@frankscobie2489]

@@JimSmithInChiapas v. V. Im

[@roberthanshe4372]

Wow did not know FDR was fluent in German. Always luv pictures where Americans turn out to cheer FDR. I've always thought FDR's decision to build Dams in the west, contributed to making California a major war producer.

[@ILoveWeed0420]

It was very important he didn’t need people to take forever and translate he could do it himself. I think all presidents should be fluent in 2 languages 1 English and the second whatever is going on in the world at there term. Whether it be Russian Chinese or whatever the Middle East speaks.

[@natedb99]

Wow, that’s crazy imma look into that! I had no idea

[@jorisboonekamp9038]

I never knew the US presidency saw Soviet dominance as a salvation rather than a threat at first. These timeline documentaries are so revelating!

[@michaelhearne3289]

Our media at the time loved the USSR. Few people had any idea just how evil it was.

[@alanaadams7440]

Churchill knew before FDR did of Stalin's plan to take over all the countries he got to Communism

[@luminescentlion]

The Soviets were heavily financed by the U.S. during the war and the Soviets even flew a few American made Aircraft. The U.S. has always favored bank rolling wars to fighting them and in this respect the U.S. got the Soviets to throw away millions of their soldiers lives while America continued to keep her youth safe from war.

[@Manikanta-hh7wp]

Soviet domination of Eastern Europe pacified western Europe and bring them under US influence aka NATO. Also destroyed British Empire, Forced all imperialist nations to liberate the colonies leading to USA being only powerful nation. Roosevelt was 100% right in his goals for American dominance

[@micksherman7709]

I was brought up to believe Churchill and Roosevelt were best buds. I was shocked when I learnt the truth in the 1990s.

[@willmpet]

I was always given that opinion as well, that Roosevelt was kept from being aggressive because of powerful isolationist factions within the US. This paints a very different picture.

[@johnausten8161]

Roosevelt was no friend, but he was also no enemy, rather indifferent to anything which didn't immediately affect him or the US.

[@davidlarson2505]

Statesmanship Is TEXAS HOLD EM UNDER advice from The real money.

[@davidlarson2505]

The ocean MEETING IS FDR balls INTENTIONS.

[@raheemallen2003]

Friends These calamity's that are going on around the world will lead to a Sunday Law Which will The Mark Of The Beast, Those that keep Gods seventh day sabbath will be prohibited from buying and sell and persecuted. Jesus is coming are you ready?

[@Ferlius93]

Sounds exactly like a modern day long distance, internet relationship.

[@dying101666]

like me and one of my lovers (I'm Churchill).

[@Viidarr13]

Well written

[@Baddhamster]

There's a little known cable that goes: Roosevelt: Get woke Winnie Churchill: ROFL My Empire, my rules

[@godschild8756]

Best comment to ever

[@goldflyknows]

Her: "Hey baby, I'll be over and treat you right" Me: Has another drink

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

I love World history in general but am always drawn in by WW2 and the psychological "games" of the world leaders of that time. The lies, manipulation, ignorance, pride, etc of ALL parties... It's a "miracle" the world survived. Carry on history nerds. ❤️

[@ThePRCommander]

The world did not survive. It died. World War One and World War two, only made the world more sophisticated and thus enabled it to march more efficiently, towards a world government. Please read about the role of big corporations. On top of that, today they have beefed up China. Hence, a war between the united states, perhaps even NATO and China, is not unrealistic.

[@derpynerdy6294]

@@ThePRCommander It did help advanced our world and I'm thankful for both world wars

[@ThePRCommander]

@@derpynerdy6294 Our world meaning what exactly? The industrialised world or the entire planet? Apart from that, I am confident that very few people feel like you. Especially the victims of both wars.

[@derpynerdy6294]

@@ThePRCommander Well its done, what can you do to change the past, I enjoy the very lifestyle and technology we have Since the wright brothers plane to jet engines in the span of 60 years, in a single generation

[@jant.carlsson5061]

The world wars show how far mankind has evolved into a violence it can't direct away from itself unless it should be attacked from the stars. The world as it is mirrors us exactly. We can dream and fantasize, but reality will always call us back. Perhaps we can find some comfort in the assumption that a peaceful world would be a world without life. This is what an evolutionary victory looks like.

[@collinsje5]

When it was announced on 04.12.1945 that Roosevelt had died at age 63, Churchill shut himself into his bedroom for 3 days. He was known to be an emotional man, and maybe letting it out was the better way. Churchill lived to be 90 - died in January, 1965.

[@anthonyfuqua6988]

He looked old when he was young though. Weird.

[@michaelcostello1053]

@@anthonyfuqua6988 war will do that to a man

[@anthonyfuqua6988]

@@michaelcostello1053 I watched the PBS documentary about him and he seemed to age rapidly after the infantile paralysis (polio) onset. I was equally astounded at how Ealonor was treated and how she ended up. Ealanor should've ended up in an insane asylum the way she was treated by her parents but ended up strong. Everyone knows their marriage was open but they were good for each other.

[@charliefreeman947]

Interesting observation: I’ve long found it ironic that the oldest of the Big Three was simultaneously the one who lived the longest, as well as the one whose nation lost the most in terms of global power as a result of the war.

[@gr8guitarplayer]

Yeah, I mean anyone who knows WW2 well, knows that Britain had to give up a LOT to get help from the US, even though it was in the United States' best interest to help Britain fight. FDR was smart, and played his hand well. Churchill had to have been under enormous pressure the whole time.

[@michaelhearne3289]

Roosevelt could not give charity to Britain. It would have put power into his political enemies hands to use against him. Otherwise he would have gladly done so. Behind the scenes he was actively committed to doing everything he could to get us into the war. The will of the people be damned.

[@paperclip612]

FDR was a devious man. Always with an eye to the main chance even to the possible detriment of the world.

[@alanaadams7440]

And Churchill out lived FDR

[@vaux_manvv7520]

Is it me or is this channel one of the best war documentary channels? Almost every video is exciting/educational and has unseen footage. Subbed

[@slavatkachenko408]

It is you.

[@krixpop]

@@slavatkachenko408 hahaha

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

It's fantastic

[@adamfrost3139]

They are excellent, and hope they continue to make more documentaries like this

[@BST-lm4po]

And it's on the internet, ..so it must be true!

[@glennhoddle10]

*"Nations that go down fighting, rise up again. Those that surrender tamely, are finished. "* _SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL_

[@VersusARCH]

(yawns in Hindi... )

[@corribean1]

such as the Netherlands?

[@davehoward22]

maybe if you wasn't yawning so much the British wouldn't have took over India for 200 years

[@janblackman3320]

Glenn Hoddle i wonder how Churchill lived so long since everyone seems to think he was a drunk. He also painted some beautiful pictures after he was retired

[@miller000killer]

@Jesus Christ your a tool

[@AD-wx5nz]

The story of India and WW2 is so complicated and very under appreciated. Edit: timeline please do a video on the role of India in WW2. The good, bad and the ugly. The world needs to know.

[@hemalatharajesh3227]

Greatness of Great Britain is that they are always ungrateful. We helped Britain in both world wars they have spent billions as it was their money. Britain expressed their gratitude by killing 4.2 million people. Churchil is responsible for this famine. He was a diabolique person.

[@train_xc]

It is indeed interesting. Men fighting for the British and also men fighting the British with aid from Japan and Germany for freedom.

[@amols101]

In two World Wars, 162K Indian soldiers died fighting for the British, around 87K in WW2. By some records, a million plus Indian soldiers fought in WW2. Indian nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose had taken exile in Germany. In later stages of the war, he fought the British in Eastern India using Japanese help. This was for independence of India from the British and unrelated to other war goals of Japanese or Axis powers. His army called Indian National Army consisted soldiers from other South Asian countries as well. Eventually British were able to defeat them. But INA later inspired a Naval mutiny in Bombay in 1946 which accelerated the demise of British Empire in India. Before this in 1942, Congress (Indian party) leaders had started the Quit India Movement, they were promptly jailed by the British. However this was a nationwide movement which posed the biggest challenge to British in India since 1857. After this in 1945, first time Labor Party in Britain had promised full independence for India (which eventually happened in August 1947). During the Quit India Movement, British had kil led 15000 mostly non-violent protesters. During the naval mutiny, British had kil led 400.

[@jiqbal1uk]

Fascinating documentary provides a rare insight into Roosevelt’s mind and strategic planning.

[@davidanalyst671]

if there was one thing Roosevelt was doing, it was playing chess with the entire world. and he won. too bad he was also one of the biggest commie presidents of the USA to tarnish his ww2 exploits

[@lisbetsoda4874]

He doesn't come up roses

[@Amadeus8484]

FDR: "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." "And spiders." "Well that goes without saying."

[@TheEriegpman]

and polio virus i assume...

[@marcoAKAjoe]

@@TheEriegpman lol!

[@winstonchurchill3597]

Don't forget snakes.

[@BP7BlackPearl]

Yea, did he say that to the thousands of people who died in the Bataan death march? Reminds me of the idiots who say, regarding covid, "we will get thru this toghether",,,oh yea? YOu gonna put that on the tombstone of the hundreds of thousands who have died?

[@cheesestake4906]

I fear nothing but spiders

[@varthelm]

Only thing this really missed was the counterbalance regarding events with Japan. Japan is not even mentioned until Pearl Harbor. An important aspect of Roosevelt's mindset and perhaps elusiveness.

[@Stormcrownn]

Yeah. If they committed to Europe and then got blindsided by Japan, and Roosevelt walked them into it...

[@BigBoss-sm9xj]

Good point!

[@Thelionpaladin]

Especially given its importance as to Roosevelt’s postering and whether he was trying to contain fascism diplomatically, or gearing up for war. Roosevelt’s approach to Japan was much more aggressive than Europe with his sanctions and essentially starving Japan of oil. Japan either had to give up on 10 years of progress in China or go to war.

[@josephkemler5668]

In 1903 Roosevelt met a Japanese student at Yale who frankly informed him of Japan's future plans to dominate Asia!

[@logon235]

Japan was already fighting its own war in China. Bringing it in perhaps would have distracted from the focus on Churchill's and Roosevelt's relationship.

[@shabberplasm32]

These documentaries are excellent. I know a good amount of history and I always end up learning more through these. This narrative is also really damn good. No over emotional pronunciation and calmness.

[@joshuasaunders7260]

Honestly as a British man myself, just listening to the in depth, behind the scenes relationship between America and Britain during WW2... it's not as comfortable as school and/or your friends and family like to project it was

[@zupremetv8618]

And as an American myself I always thought America and Great Britain were always Allies and on good terms didn’t matter which country went to war atleast they always had each other’s backs at all costs

[@glennpickard2239]

The alliance was not designed to be Comfortable. It was total War to the death for the losers, the allied leaders understood this first and foremost !

[@paperclip612]

FDR always had an eye on his main chance. I think k he might well have joined the Axis powers had Japan no attacked Pearl Harbour.

[@leadwipe]

@@paperclip612 Never. The United States would have never joined the Axis. We long since gave up an semblance of neutrality prior to Pearl Harbor which the commentator seems to downplay somewhat. There is no way that the American people would have consented for our Govt to join the Axis. That line is British propaganda touted today and is simply baseless.

[@charlemagne996]

*WWII happens” USA: just when I think I’m out they drag me back in!

[@christsrevenge8030]

Charles B. . Anti semite.

[@marcoAKAjoe]

Lol....

[@saphired02]

@@christsrevenge8030 lol

[@stlbusker3025]

*WWII happens" USA: just when I think I'm out they drag me back in! Siiiggghhh! OK World hold my beer and watch this...... Again!

[@notebook2876]

Exactly,, then after America helps and all the dust settles all the countries go back to blaming America again

[@MrRiley-Is-Not-Amused]

This is without a doubt the single greatest documentary series on WWII. I find myself watching it again and again. Just a wonderful piece in all regards.

[@chmatacek]

Can't you just subscribe and watch quietly the video, without socking the cuck. Thank you

[@POTUS118]

@@chmatacek tf is ur problem

[@peterfusco9684]

@@POTUS118 yeah why doesn’t he turn the other cheek

[@bigwoody4704]

@@chmatacek I don't recall reading that in the Gospels or the Sermon on the Mount

[@jaydalypt2706]

Best documentary, I've seen on one of the most pivotal relationships in history.

[@genataylor460]

My parents, to their dying days, always believed that Roosevelt knew beforehand that Japan was going to strike Pearl Harbor and allowed it to happen, with the huge loss of American lives, in order to be able to declare war and enter World War II. According to them, most Americans felt the same way. Daddy went in the next day, Dec 8th, to volunteer to serve. Due to his age and medical history he had to fight to be allowed to serve and he never got to go overseas, which he was embarrassed about his entire life. That was a major difference between WWII and when I served, in Vietnam. In WWII, most men wanted to serve their nation. During Vietnam a sizable number of men were willing to do whatever they could to avoid serving, even leave the US and go to Canada.

[@caelachyt]

WW2 was much more clearly a necessary conflict.

[@leandrobravo3319]

I think it had a different weight. WWII had reached America with Pearl Harbour, with real people dying on American soil. Before the cold war. Vietnam and the "police-action" in Korea did not and came with a different "justification", a different reasoning. Yes, most wars are explained to the public by saying something about freedom, way of life, gods will etc, but it has a different feel to it, if it is in the context of people dying on hometurf, or not. And the price in blood of WWII was still fresher in memory, when Vietnam happened. I am sorry, if I sound judgemental, it is not intentional, but I am not a native speaker, so I am not sure how to phrase it better.

[@logon235]

Props to your dad. He was like James Stewart, had to push to be allowed in the front lines. Unlike John Wayne. Which of them featured in WW2 films afterwards? The reality of the Nazis going over the Atlantic was more tangible. There was their foolish attempt at drawing in Mexico. Vietnam on the other hand, was far and miniscule. It was harder to convince people that impoverished farmers fighting for their independence were a direct threat to the USA. The theory that Roosevelt knew about Japan's impending attack is pretty much debunked by this video. It is possible that some intelligence or suspicion that it might happen. But I doubt he would know for certain and did nothing. It's too much of a political risk if you discount the immense effort he put in keeping America out of the war. Vietnam on the other hand, the false flag operation to justify the start of a shooting war was pretty much exposed.

[@eglysbroslat2885]

That's correct///

[@kenoliver8913]

To be fair, though, most of those avoiding conscription in Vietnam believed they were serving their nation better by refusing to go to an unjust and unwinnable war. And they were probably right.

[@Maaarrina]

“ I shall drag in the United States.” 🤣

[@geebeedee9509]

*I SHALL DRAG IN THE UNITED STATES* - _zoomed in face of Winston Churchill, 1940_

[@B1UExN1NJA]

Lol is this a real quote??

[@Maaarrina]

Skipsla yer 2:54 🙂

[@Thomas...191]

"You can always trust the Americans to do the right thing.. once all other alternatives are exhausted" Churchill

[@johnzeszutko5661]

You can bet your boots on that partner!

[@jumpinjakeflash1]

Excellent series. Produced so well, from the voice-over work to blending in historical footage. Hats off, folks.

[@janephillips3627]

Produced with Lies

[@jryecart8017]

@@janephillips3627 can you elaborate

[@mitchellgiles6869]

@@jryecart8017 and what a strange documentary to be trying to push conspiracies on, too. I've been binging these and there are ones about Iraq, Panama, Mao and China, The USSR, the Sino-Indian border conflict, but they're calling BS on Churchill and FDR not getting along too well?

[@kevinm.8682]

I think this documentary clearly shows that both Roosevelt and Churchill were consummate politicians who represented the best interests of their own nations. It was in Churchill's best interest to drag the United States into the war. It was in Roosevelt's best interest to avoid sending America's youth into yet another European war. I would expect nothing less from either. Where Churchill did succeed was in getting Roosevelt to adopt the "Europe First" policy when it came to executing the war. Since it was Japan's attack the dragged America into the war, it would be quite reasonable to expect the US to focus on Japan first, tossing a few scraps towards Europe as they came available.

[@michaelhearne3289]

Actually Roosevelt was quite willing to send Americans overseas to fight. Just not at the cost of his political power. The USA was very isolationist at the time and he was skating on thin ice as it was.

[@hackett152332]

Roosevelt must be an embarrassment for you Americans. What a coward snake he was.

[@FattrTV]

that was one of the best WW2 docs I have ever consumed. I want a part two to finish out the war.

[@michaelmuller6890]

was it really just 48 minutes? It is so densely packed full of information. Even me learned something new! changed my point of views.

[@theclaws141]

Churchill read Stalin and USSR so well. Roosevelt was naive but played the game out of US interest.

[@VersusARCH]

No. They played a good cop bad cop game with Stalin who paid little attention to it as he knew how many divisions each country has on the ground...

[@foxycinnamon7307]

@Tom Clark Mel Gibson has joined the chat.

[@foxycinnamon7307]

@@Wo_9 Roy Cohn came close, & Kissinger.

[@foxycinnamon7307]

@Tom Clark I think you got that confused with the Narnia Chronicles: The Last Battle. Spoiler alert: Aslan takes everyone to a bigger, better Narnia. The dwarves are the isolationists.

[@bobanderson6874]

Why did Roosevelt then say "Germany first" after THE JAPANESE attacked Pearl Harbor ?

[@Cromwelldunbar]

Superb documentary, good continuation!

[@GSteel-rh9iu]

Great original footage; nice voiceover. at 00:10:14 Churchill and Britain were not fighting alone. Over 2million Indian troops were fighting all over the Middle East and N. Africa. Canadian, NZ, Aussie, Polish, S. African etc. were also fighting. Churchill opposed D-Day till the day it happened, he pushed for Italy and Crete and the Balkans. From Gallipoli to Market Garden his fingerprints are all over every single military disaster.

[@amols101]

Thanks for noting contributions of colonial era British troops. Around 160K Indian soldiers died fighting for the British in World Wars 1 and 2, and I am sure tens of thousands from other countries occupied by British as well. These documentaries often fail to make any mention of their sacrifices.

[@merlottime1794]

Ah the comment section. I’ll scroll down and amuse myself for a bit.

[@davehann8178]

Why torture yourself?

[@raymondcheek2880]

It's the reason I love dogs.

[@DJVEGAS1000]

Ikr its like they all knew the men personally

[@strikerorwell9232]

+Merlot Time Yeas of course! You know best and people who think differently are idiots.

[@dougthompson5586]

it`s all either uneducated troll armchair would be fascist dictators wallowing in their own self hatred and psychopathic pity or glorification of the beautiful transcendental reflection of a perfect world with daisies and rainbows raining on puppies playing on fresh green grass with candy canes and sweet chocolates as a billion kids starve to death in the 3rd world..gee I`m glad I got that off my shoulders

[@p3tr0114]

I think Churchill was a drunk. On the upside, maybe that was a good thing, to stand basically alone like he did against the Nazis, I suppose, you would need to be a drunk.

[@moniks2849]

Some of the worlds greatest people were drunks. Churchill,hemmingway,kennedys,my father,my brother to name a few.

[@davehoward22]

He was British it's in the blood

[@organicdudranch]

You understand who was behind the drunken stooge don't you ?

[@anglojojo]

@Jesus Christ Its not all alcohol, they breast feed them with tity beer

[@iExcIuded]

@@moniks2849 lmao. "My father, brother"...

[@1JamesMayToGoPlease]

They were titans. Thank you for the outstanding upload!

[@terminallumbago6465]

Note when the narrator said Churchill spoke to “Queen Elizabeth”, he was either referring to Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. Queen Elizabeth II was a Princess at the time.

[@Jamie95326]

"I don't think we need worry about any possibility of Russian dominance" that was Roosevelt's biggest mistake. He never seemed to understand the threat Stalin posed and it would lead to the cold war.

[@comradedyatlov2010]

I wish Cold War lasted long Because Race means arms race Arms race means Inventions Inventions mean New technology New technology means STAR WARS!! my dream of space ships

[@philipcone357]

As long as Roosevelt lived he was correct. The issue became an issue because Roosevelt never took into account that though he was the youngest, his health was the most compromised. FDR never brought Truman into the inner circle and like the rest of the country believed FDR and Churchill were very tight and of one mind. They were close but Roosevelt had his own mind and agenda. And it had nothing to do with underwriting the British Empire

[@KillerofWestoids]

The western allies should have negotiated with the USSR to leave eastern Europe and promising the soviets that Europe from oder river would have been a neutral demilitarised zone. The west should given them Finland and manchuria if the Soviets really wanted some compensation . Stalin note was proof that Soviets only wanted a buffer zone and had no interest in ruling eastern Europe. This is the same deal which ended the cold war in 1990 when the west agreed that NATO wouldnt expand beyond a reunited Germany but the only problem is that NATO didnt keep its promise of not expanding and now america has to defend frankly speaking useless nations of eastern europe and contain china in the pacific at the same time.

[@rickyricardo520]

All countries, particularly the most powerful, unfortunately always act on behalf their own interests even if it means abandoning certain morals and basic principles of humanity and friendship.

[@ausendundeinenacht1]

@Comp Wiz2007 Your missing Ricardo's philosophical point " All countries, particularly the most powerful, unfortunately always act on behalf their own interests even if it means abandoning certain morals and basic principles of humanity and friendship. AND ONLY IDIOTS CALL OTHER PPL STUPID? Idiots like YOU

[@ausendundeinenacht1]

TOTALLY RIGHT you are " All countries, particularly the most powerful, unfortunately always act on behalf their own interests even if it means abandoning certain morals and basic principles of humanity and friendship.

[@wayneshilcock3027]

Everyone is missing the point, nobody has mentioned the Stockmarket crash in 1929 leading to the Great Depreasion. FDR's idea was war was good for business and selling weapons would make the US alot of money. Dragging their economy out of the Great Depresion. Creating jobs, saving lives while not risking their own, create a new industry and also ensuring Britain didn't get away with their continued Empire Building around the world. So Churchill had to make concessions to the US. All without comitting a single US soldier. Also, war is good for business.

[@kevinmichael9482]

@Comp Wiz2007 Incredible how ignorant of history a fair amount of people are these days. Many today fail to realize the era FDR was governing over; the horrors of WW1 were fresh in the minds of American citizens--heck, The Civil War, for that matter, and they were adamantly and overwhelmingly pacifist at this time.

[@archonsouthpaw8690]

How do you think those countries got so powerful to begin with? And it is because they had such power that the Axis was stopped. So maybe it's not so clear what is and is not "unfortunate".

[@southerncross86]

Great video, thank you for this

[@Sassywizard]

37:01 idk why but this really puts a smile on my face.

[@pratibhasingh7684]

Thank you for creating such videos !!

[@MasterKoala777]

This was amazing. Thank you.

[@CONTACTLIGHTTOMMY]

Great narration and music and content.

[@CasanovaPopperz]

I never cared to learn about history in school but you my friend you make it soo interesting!!

[@marcomongke3116]

If Churchil gave up, there is a good chance that the whole of Europe would be speaking German.

[@cprow0997]

That thought makes me nut 🤤

[@vicvega4415]

Are you German?

[@SvPVids]

They still would have been owned by Russia. The USA landed on Normandy when the bulk of the german army was already weakened by the Russians

[@atapylaothongdee]

@@SvPVids the main reason why Germany lost both WW is bc they were fighting two-fronts war. There was a period of “negotiations” where Germany tried to negotiate out a deal with England before they started attacking Russia. If England were to say yes, the war on the western front is basically over. Without England, the axis power wouldn’t have to split their troops to both fronts therefore increasing the chance of them winning the WW2.

[@Chaiserzose]

Russian, actually.

[@chrisbanbury]

Great clip of Roosevelt standing when he greets Churchill around 0:20. So much staging and optics in these meetings. It makes you wonder if Churchill knew Roosevelt was unable to walk.

[@IASP17]

its possible that he didnt know. the way he approaches him looks like he was expecting Roosevelt to take a step and shake his hand but Roosevelt was not gonna move

[@Jomster777]

I do not blame Roosevelt for his strategy. In fact, I found it most intelligent. He remained at the center of the coin in heads or tails between public opinion of his country and the opinion of his ally which is England. He knew that when the time came, and it did, when the coin flipped and public opinion favored the assistance and participation of the US in the war, he could act upon it because he didn't choose a side to begin with. He played his cards right and I admired that.

[@lynnjohnson4417]

I have never understood why Roosevelt played politics while Britain was being crushed and struggling for its very existence. Roosevelt greatly underestimated the courage and willingness to help of the American people. Churchill and the British were made to stand alone against hell's fury for far too long.

[@larrybedouin2921]

How worthy of him to sacrifice all those people at Pearl Harbor. He is a criminal that will be judged.

[@billscannell93]

He was very slick, manipulative and unreliable. Churchill was the greatest leader of the era, in my opinion.

[@paperclip612]

What if Roosevelt was waiting to see which side was going to win before committing himself? Pearl Harbour forced his hand.

[@bluemachine1025]

@@billscannell93 the guy who begged FDR and who was chased out of Europe by the Germans, what a hero!

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

18:31 Almost brought a tear to my eye. That was beautiful. Especially as a Brit. However... It must have hurt in real time, getting that message only to be left awaiting American help for so long. And even when the help did come, it was not because of a desire to help but due to the blunders of Japan and Germany.

[@Dennis19901]

You can argue that lend-lease was help. But the landing of American troops on Europe soil was almost exclusively out of selfishness. It was to prevent the entirety of Europe falling under Soviet regime.

[@AlinaYouTubeVlogs]

@@Dennis19901 Dennis you do understand that the British wanted to liberate those said area’s for the same reasons right? Stalin literally asked for a second front to be opened. so.

[@Dennis19901]

@@AlinaKZbinVlogs "the British wanted to liberate those said area’s for the same reasons right?" Factually incorrect. As the British were involved in Battles from their territories and allies both. You must know that they were in France long before America did anything.

[@ryaj2356]

American's, even today, dont like foreign policy and wars. Only the politicians who get rich off it like foreign wars. I dont like foreign policy so much that I even disagree with foreign aid programs we give to dictatorships. With all our foreign aid we Americans still got illegals at our southern boarder wanting in to destroy our country like they did their own.

[@bigwoody4704]

@@Dennis19901 The Russians would still be walking to the front the USA alone sent 427,000 studebakers,Dodge's,GMC's that were used for transport and for artillary/Shelling. Both Kruschev and Zhukov thanked IKE later when he was President and Stalin was dead

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Excellent perspective, very intimate.

[@vivalapalestine7235]

WHAT AN AMAZING SERIES OF DOCS We really get to see how they thought The including of letters and voice actors is also really good

[@ianshaver8954]

The fundamental problem was that FDR wanted to dismantle the system of empire, while Churchill wanted to preserve it. They weren’t really on the same side.

[@deltaboy767]

How ironic is it that when Churchill said if you don't strike first they will after we've gone under, and 7 months later Churchill's words came true when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

[@shashidharshettar3846]

thank you, a very good production

[@jrt9]

Still, two of the world's most important leaders.

[@CarlosMartinez-ou9gt]

Great documentary! So much amazing footage and facts.

[@cassandraralph5906]

Best documentary channel ever

[@sigho1]

you guys have incredible documentaries...videos , actors , thr writing and the presentation is really well done.I can say i learned a lot more from these documentaries than from school.Keep up the good work

[@GSteel-rh9iu]

While I too enjoy these types of documentaries; the viewpoint is so steeped in British Imperial positions that it begs for coverage from the US (or French or Indian?) point of view. There is also an underlying Churchilean view that the US owed the British help.

[@matthewexline6589]

SUCH A GREAT VIDEO!!!

[@petemiller9972]

I always have loved the fact that Winston Churchill told them to stick it...

[@57palmtree]

Excellent lesson on geopolitics.

[@theprofburg]

Does anyone know where to find the full soundtrack of this series? It is just so beautiful.

[@murraygoodhind7691]

How could so many ppl dislike this? Of course war is an atrocity but this is the reality all corners of the world were effected by. These events shaped the world we all know to this day.

[@susangutrugianios2241]

So very interesting. This is the back story of what they thought of each other

[@janiekcarney5482]

Great men have to judge situations and decide what to do. It takes courage.

[@DCFunBud]

Very well done. Unusual to discover new information about an old story.

[@TheRealSpeedWolf]

This actually not new information there is a documentary called (behind closed doors) that added more to this. if you haven't watched it I strongly recommend it is made by the BBC

[@DCFunBud]

Thank you for your kind recommendation. The information was new to me, at least!

[@jrt9]

DCFunBud easily accomplished when the whole story is fiction.

[@ben3634]

@@jrt9 how

[@bartmann81]

It may be a tiny detail, but Churchill was not First Lord of the Admiralty when Roosevelt visited Europe in 1918, but Minister of Ammunition.

[@simongleaden2864]

I think his title was Minister of Munitions.

[@Enthos2]

I had no idea Roosevelt was such an isolationist O.o

[@SandfordSmythe]

He was a good politician and he knew where the voters were, despite his own inclinations.

[@elliemartin5912]

Love this documentary Very informative What a great man Churchill was

[@joeblow8379]

The sun never sets on the British empire... except for now of course 😂

[@aloha2104]

Geat documentary, great information. Thank you for sharing.

[@nigefal]

These are very well done - that FDR was a slippery fella batting his eyelids at Churchill while never intending to go to second or third base.

[@1burnman]

It was a fascinating relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt

[@esthersantos5433]

Love America! thanks for the documentary!

[@syourke3]

Roosevelt was a very cunning and duplicitous politician. He told people what he thought they wanted to hear without every really committing himself to do what they wanted him to do. A very slippery character.

[@SandfordSmythe]

Yup

[@walterulasinksi7031]

Roosevelt, having seen the debacle of the aftermath of WWI, clearly saw the basic problems. His actions during WWII were directed towards ending imperialism. It is why many agreements were signed on US currency instead of treaties,

[@marcze2525]

FDR was an evil man. He knew about Pearl Harbor, but let the US Soldiers die! FDR was ugl because he let millions of european die, just to came late to the show and get all the fruits. Only reason why USA is a superpower now ist because they ripped europe empty

[@glennpickard2239]

No he was not evil nor did he know of the pending Japanese attack. There was a list of suspected areas for attack, Pearl, Midway and US west coast, but the US was not reading Japanese codes until 1Q42. Nor did Churchill know as some have suggested.

[@walterulasinksi7031]

@@marcze2525 Roosevelt, had to contend with two powerful factions at home. The pacifists who wanted nothing to do with the another European war which included some industrialists, and the industrialists that saw the great profit potential. Up until 1938, the US was selling scrap steel and large amounts of Oil to Japan. This ended with their invasion into China, He was trying to get Japan to settle by economic pressure of deprivation of materials. This infuriated the military except Yamamoto who had gone to college in the US and understood the industrial potential of the US. While Churchill did make some persuasive arguments after September ,1939, during 1940-41 Roosevelt sent emissaries unofficially around the world to countries that would need support after the war was finished so these private wealthy citizens acting on FDR’s behalf made under the table agreements with various rebel leaders to fight against Germany and Japan,unbeknownst to Churchill. Such as Mahatma Ghandi, and Ho Chi Minh. These agreements were signed on US currency byRoosevelt and his emissary then the persons affiliated with the agreement all in secret. These agreements would have been the basis of Roosevelt’s stance after the war. Even the most vocal of the non involvement proponents such as the US ambassador to Britain, Joseph P Kennedy publicly stated that we should have no involvement unless we were attacked. A premise that we have followed until 9/11.

[@millabasset1710]

@@walterulasinksi7031 Pearl Harbor and 9/11 aren't even remotely the same. Pearl Harbor happened because we put Japan on a draconian oil embargo. Japan didn't "invade" Manchuria, because China had no right to the land; same with the annexation of Korea, which the Koreans wanted and the western powers recognized it. Japan was an easier target to lure into war than Germany, Japan was also battered fighting KMT forces for 10 years, no western power cared at all for a decade until it was convenient for them. FDR signed JB 355 months before Pearl Harbor, he was borrowing Chinese bombers to attack Japan. FDR did have to placate both sides, but all he had to do was be honest; he could have convinced the American public that the US had to help the Allies take down Germany, instead he lied and threw a former ally under the bus. 9/11 was intended to have as much civilian casualties as possible; the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor believing eliminating the naval fleet could end the war earlier, they had to fight the US and Allied forces either way if they stayed in the dutch east indies. Bin Laden formulated 9/11 because the US supported Israel.

[@walterulasinksi7031]

@@millabasset1710 yes the Oil sales reduction was draconian as was the restrictions on selling them our scrap steel. Both were due to the expansionist actions of Japan. When Roosevelt transferred the major pacific fleet to Pearl Harbor as a measure to decrease transit time to defend the Philippines, and while some of the Japanese codes were broken as far back as WWI, the code changes after the expansionist movement began, placed the US at a disadvantage. It might have been anticipated that the Japanese would try to take Borneo where the British had control of the oil there, but we could not be sure.

[@hopeforbetter382]

If any one is truly interested in learning about Churchill and Roosevelt: read Nigel Wilson’ s three books: 1) The Mantle of Command, 2) The Commander in Chief, 3) War and Peace.

[@mjspeaking]

Roosevelt did what best for his country and to world to some extent. He left British Germany Russia ( and France on sides) to fight each other and drain down. He waited long enough and then jumped in. It helped US to get supremacy post WW. From Indias point of view , we got lot of help from Roosvelt indirectly to gain independence which Churchill would have never given up easily.

[@twlowe19]

The Indian perspective is one I hadn't considered. Interesting!

[@kerim.s8801]

*and Roosevelt dragged everyone into a cold war....

[@kurapatichaitanya705]

@@kerim.s8801 india skipped this in a skillful manner by non alignment policy

[@bigwoody4704]

@@kerim.s8801 Russia did that

[@JerrythePope]

I love the music in this episode, it sounds a little like Vaughan William

[@centurymemes1208]

I loved this series

[@tomsawyer7429]

That kid seemed like a good guy. That tends to happen I imagine with the sons of powerful/egotistical men. They are either broken in trying to live up to their impossible standards of their father or they find happiness in not pursuing a path to power.

[@drunkenn1nja]

2:54 I DIED at that master plan Churchill had 😂😂😂

[@janicegustafson2745]

When the British Army was rescued from Dunkirk, in EARLY June, 1940, FDR turned over to the British more than million rifles, 250 rounds for each, as well as 900 field artillery pieces. By the end of summer Roosevelt was turning over nearly the full monthly production runs of US P-40 fighters, which made all the difference in the early stages of the North African campaign. By spring 1941 the US Navy was waging an undeclared war against German subs in the Atlantic.

[@Dennis19901]

Correct, all part of the lend-lease program. And the Navy was there to protect their cargo ships technically.

[@casteretpollux]

How much was the UK charged by the US ?

[@casteretpollux]

@@Dennis19901 i.e.paid for.

[@Dennis19901]

@@casteretpollux ....yes That is what lend-lease means.

[@DS-xp4jb]

BUT TO ENGLISH, IT WASNT ENOUGH.

[@johnzeszutko5661]

With two friends of this cast there can be no reason to have enemies.

[@leedamato1597]

Delay is the deadliest form of carelessness.

[@casteretpollux]

This feels like 'part one'. Is there a video on the remainder of the war, Yalta agreement and the fallout?

[@mmbluemeanie]

This gave me great material for my Churchill/Roosevelt fanfiction, thank you.

[@cprow0997]

Profile picture checks out.

[@khameriengibson1975]

choosevelt. roschill.

[@angelgray8899]

Roosevelt should be on top 😈

[@nmr6988]

Thank God for Churchill. He was worth 50 generals, 20 battalions, and 10 Roosevelts.

[@paperclip612]

Totally agree.

[@anthonyfuqua6988]

Roosevelt made the American economy better so we had more money to lend.

[@marvinbrando722]

Roosevelt wanted to dismantle the British empire and other European empires left. He was very clear. And he did and

[@monkmonkmonk]

Precisely…

[@keithwilson9118]

That was a real eye opener

[@sh8009]

In 1918 Churchill was minister of munitions not first lord of Admiralty.

[@strikerorwell9232]

+sh8009 No! You are just saying that cause Churchill was a Zionist.

[@millardwashington6216]

sh8009 first lord 1911 1915 Gallipoli got him

[@SweetChicagoGator]

A friendship towards independence and victory is always the best kind !! 😊

[@glennpickard2239]

In view of today's worldwide political situation, I believe we have to reconstitute that allied grouping, to maintain democracy, with NATO, EU, Japan, India, Anzacs, Mexico and Brazil, and counter balance Russia and China. The days of one country leading the charge alone are past.

[@SweetChicagoGator]

@@glennpickard2239 Funny ! Reconstitute worldwide political situation? TFS ! What grade are you? 4, 5, or 6?

[@apocalypseblues3897]

it’s watching things like this that i realize i do not know nearly as much as i thought i did

[@HORSEYANIME2024]

Pls do a video talking about the Roosevelt family history that includes Eleanor, Franklin, and Theodore and their descendants as a personal request 🙏🙏🙏

[@jcampezzi1027]

We are an Empire. Empires do not bargain...Wow that's pride. Churchill was half American.

[@PAULLONDEN]

"Empires do not bargain"......Empires on the other hand *will* come begging for a free handout......Although Churchill himself can not be accused of appeasing the nazis......It was the Empire's own fault they were in the position they were in......partly for not supporting a still democratic Germany, while appeasing the nazis.....

[@annathomaidou2582]

Σερ δε γνωρίζει ένας ακόμα αθυγγανος στην ασφαλείς Θεσσαλονίκης στην οδό.δωδεκανησου περιοχή Βαρδάρη περήφανος του κ.Churchjl που του αρέσει το καφε"everest"..δείτε της Αύγουστο της κάμερες της αστυνομίας και να τους πείτε να μη σβήνετε τα βίντεο και της καμερες

[@_Patton_Was_Right]

He was also half Jewish and full communist

[@VersusARCH]

(Proceeds to lose almost the entire empire. Mostly to US)

[@kevinkilbane2007]

But the empire did end haha. Just not to Germany. Britain is nothing like it used to be

[@salt27dogg]

THE ANGLOSPHERE , UK , USA , CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ARE THE STRONGEST ALLIANCE IN THE WORLD. Language, culture, rights , outlook on the world , individualism , multicultural, Christian Judeo Values. Intelligence sharing, trade, everything

[@BobbyBowker]

And all owned by the Crown of England, which is owned by the Vatican

[@annehebert510]

@@BobbyBowker Don't tell that to the Ulster Protestants for God'S sake!

[@BobbyBowker]

@@annehebert510 my ancestors are Ulster Scots

[@jesusislordsavior6343]

Teri Kay Let's not get too excited. 'For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.' (Romans 3:23). I'm glad that you mentioned multiculturalism, although multiracial harmony matters a lot more IMO. As for Judeo-Christianity, this has been abandoned by a majority of the population, and I'm not prepared to lay the blame at the feet of immigrants. We in the Anglosphere are a mission field, not just a launching pad for missions!

[@jeredorksider69]

German russian japan alliance maybe can be good if they dont have paranoia

[@liuzeyuan]

excellent one here.

[@domainx2806]

my takeaway from this is that all states act for itself. no state would risk its neck out to help others unless they have an ulterior more profitable motive. In the arena of diplomacy there are no allies, only fleeting bedmates.

[@mutleyeng]

within a few minutes one has to seriously question the calibre of research. Churchill wasn't First Lord of the Admiralty in 1918. I believe he would have been Minister of Munitions in 1918

[@egosumhomovespertilionem2022]

Correct. Churchill became First Lord in 1911, and was sacked in 1915 in the aftermath of the aborted Gallipoli campaign that he had championed. Churchill was out of government from late 1915 until July 1917, when he was appointed Minister of Munitions. He later served as Minister of War from 1919 to 1921.

[@meeeka]

Rolf Jander Elizabeth II Regina, the current Queen Regnant of the UK, had a mother, who was merely Elizabeth, the Queen Consort of the UK, also called Queen Elizabeth. Americans and others not overly concerned with the British monarchy, probably only know her as the “Queen Mother.”

[@foxycinnamon7307]

@Rolf Jander Did they mean the Queen Mother? Then called Queen Elizabeth?

[@mjbull5156]

@@meeeka As George V was king during WWI, the then Queen Elizabeth was the current Queen's grandmother. "Elizabeth "is just one of those names that keeps popping up in the royal family.

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Queen Elizabeth, the mother of the then Princess Elizabeth

[@Howlingburd19]

Say what you want, but these two leaders and countries were the dynamic duo of the century :)

[@PaulisInclusion]

Howling Burd19 yes but russia took the brunt of the force and doesn’t get near as much recognition

[@glennpickard2239]

Tied together, US, UK, Canada, Anzacs and mother Russia, this was a winning combo as WSC knew. It was not a question of if, only when.

[@michaelcostello1053]

@@PaulisInclusion there’s a good documentary of how (while fighting) the uk was sneaking ships round the Antarctica to supply the ussr that’s why the uk needed America, they had plenty of soldiers with Australia India Canada Poland etc etc they just needed supplies (the Antarctica mission it’s on here)

[@scottyoung2986]

Thanks!