Dan Snow

But there are other threats. Italy is lurking in the Mediterranean, seemingly about to jump into the war against Britain. Japan is threatening the British Empire in the Pacific and in the Indian Ocean. And so Churchill is juggling this crisis.

But there are other threats. Italy is lurking in the Mediterranean, seemingly about to jump into the war against Britain. Japan is threatening the British Empire in the Pacific and in the Indian Ocean. And so Churchill is juggling this crisis.

And the biggest problem he's got is he hasn't even really got the confidence of his own political party, let alone the nation, let alone the empire in the rest of the world. So he's got to go and build that up from scratch. And he has a very simple strategy. He projects absolutely unwavering strength and determination.

And the biggest problem he's got is he hasn't even really got the confidence of his own political party, let alone the nation, let alone the empire in the rest of the world. So he's got to go and build that up from scratch. And he has a very simple strategy. He projects absolutely unwavering strength and determination.

And the biggest problem he's got is he hasn't even really got the confidence of his own political party, let alone the nation, let alone the empire in the rest of the world. So he's got to go and build that up from scratch. And he has a very simple strategy. He projects absolutely unwavering strength and determination.

He's going to fight the Germans, no matter what the cost, because he identifies that Nazism isn't like Napoleon Bonaparte, Kaiser Wilhelm, Louis XIV. Nazism is something that, as he sees it, is pretty much unique in a thousand years of history. Twisted science, the true dark heart of humanity.

He's going to fight the Germans, no matter what the cost, because he identifies that Nazism isn't like Napoleon Bonaparte, Kaiser Wilhelm, Louis XIV. Nazism is something that, as he sees it, is pretty much unique in a thousand years of history. Twisted science, the true dark heart of humanity.

He's going to fight the Germans, no matter what the cost, because he identifies that Nazism isn't like Napoleon Bonaparte, Kaiser Wilhelm, Louis XIV. Nazism is something that, as he sees it, is pretty much unique in a thousand years of history. Twisted science, the true dark heart of humanity.

So he's going to project that resistance to Nazi domination, and then he's going to get the Americans involved. He says to his son in May 1940, he says to his son, my plan is to drag the Americans in. That was it. So the first order of business is shore up the British front, shore up British politicians, shore up the British people to fight the Germans.

So he's going to project that resistance to Nazi domination, and then he's going to get the Americans involved. He says to his son in May 1940, he says to his son, my plan is to drag the Americans in. That was it. So the first order of business is shore up the British front, shore up British politicians, shore up the British people to fight the Germans.

So he's going to project that resistance to Nazi domination, and then he's going to get the Americans involved. He says to his son in May 1940, he says to his son, my plan is to drag the Americans in. That was it. So the first order of business is shore up the British front, shore up British politicians, shore up the British people to fight the Germans.

The second order of business is to get the USA involved.

The second order of business is to get the USA involved.

The second order of business is to get the USA involved.

It makes total sense. The Americans didn't want to get dragged into another horrific war on the European continent. When I go and visit cemeteries, as you've done, of young American men from Nebraska, from Washington State, And they've traveled thousands of miles away. They've crossed this mighty ocean to die in a muddy field outside Paris, France.

It makes total sense. The Americans didn't want to get dragged into another horrific war on the European continent. When I go and visit cemeteries, as you've done, of young American men from Nebraska, from Washington State, And they've traveled thousands of miles away. They've crossed this mighty ocean to die in a muddy field outside Paris, France.

It makes total sense. The Americans didn't want to get dragged into another horrific war on the European continent. When I go and visit cemeteries, as you've done, of young American men from Nebraska, from Washington State, And they've traveled thousands of miles away. They've crossed this mighty ocean to die in a muddy field outside Paris, France.

It's completely understandable the Americans didn't want to get involved. But Churchill needs them involved. He tells them, first of all, I need destroyers. I need ships. Secondly, I need aircraft. And then he goes through a few other things he needs. And then, by the way, he says to Roosevelt very early on in his premiership, he goes, by the way, we'll go on paying for as long as we can.

It's completely understandable the Americans didn't want to get involved. But Churchill needs them involved. He tells them, first of all, I need destroyers. I need ships. Secondly, I need aircraft. And then he goes through a few other things he needs. And then, by the way, he says to Roosevelt very early on in his premiership, he goes, by the way, we'll go on paying for as long as we can.

It's completely understandable the Americans didn't want to get involved. But Churchill needs them involved. He tells them, first of all, I need destroyers. I need ships. Secondly, I need aircraft. And then he goes through a few other things he needs. And then, by the way, he says to Roosevelt very early on in his premiership, he goes, by the way, we'll go on paying for as long as we can.