Dan Snow

Well, he loved America. His mum was American. The only thing I have in common with Winston Churchill, sadly, is that my dad's a Brit, my mum's North American, my mum's Canadian. So he's one of those many Brits who has this kind of transatlantic heritage. And he thinks he can do business in America. He thinks of himself in some ways as an American.

Well, he loved America. His mum was American. The only thing I have in common with Winston Churchill, sadly, is that my dad's a Brit, my mum's North American, my mum's Canadian. So he's one of those many Brits who has this kind of transatlantic heritage. And he thinks he can do business in America. He thinks of himself in some ways as an American.

There was a great moment in New York when he was hit by a car. I think it was in the 1920s. And he got hit by a car and he managed to get the doctor to prescribe him a vast amount of alcohol in Prohibition-era America. America to make sure he could survive. So he writes straight away to FDR and he says, look, we are doing our best. The scene has darkened swiftly.

There was a great moment in New York when he was hit by a car. I think it was in the 1920s. And he got hit by a car and he managed to get the doctor to prescribe him a vast amount of alcohol in Prohibition-era America. America to make sure he could survive. So he writes straight away to FDR and he says, look, we are doing our best. The scene has darkened swiftly.

There was a great moment in New York when he was hit by a car. I think it was in the 1920s. And he got hit by a car and he managed to get the doctor to prescribe him a vast amount of alcohol in Prohibition-era America. America to make sure he could survive. So he writes straight away to FDR and he says, look, we are doing our best. The scene has darkened swiftly.

We are about to be attacked here ourselves. No question. We're getting ready for invasion. We're getting ready for be it air assault, be it airborne assault or even naval assault. And we're going to fight. We're going to fight. Don't you worry. And by fighting, we're fighting not just for Britain, we're not just for its empire, we're fighting for you.

We are about to be attacked here ourselves. No question. We're getting ready for invasion. We're getting ready for be it air assault, be it airborne assault or even naval assault. And we're going to fight. We're going to fight. Don't you worry. And by fighting, we're fighting not just for Britain, we're not just for its empire, we're fighting for you.

We are about to be attacked here ourselves. No question. We're getting ready for invasion. We're getting ready for be it air assault, be it airborne assault or even naval assault. And we're going to fight. We're going to fight. Don't you worry. And by fighting, we're fighting not just for Britain, we're not just for its empire, we're fighting for you.

We're fighting for western democratic liberal democracies. Not unlike a certain Ukrainian president has been doing for the last few years. He goes, look, every dollar you spend now giving to us to fight Putin is a dollar you won't have to spend fighting him yourself in a few years time. So that is Churchill's exact pitch. And he says, what we need are destroyers. We need ships.

We're fighting for western democratic liberal democracies. Not unlike a certain Ukrainian president has been doing for the last few years. He goes, look, every dollar you spend now giving to us to fight Putin is a dollar you won't have to spend fighting him yourself in a few years time. So that is Churchill's exact pitch. And he says, what we need are destroyers. We need ships.

We're fighting for western democratic liberal democracies. Not unlike a certain Ukrainian president has been doing for the last few years. He goes, look, every dollar you spend now giving to us to fight Putin is a dollar you won't have to spend fighting him yourself in a few years time. So that is Churchill's exact pitch. And he says, what we need are destroyers. We need ships.

And we do, he does say, we'll go on paying dollars as long as we can. So we're going to pay for this stuff. But I'd like to feel confident that when we can no longer pay, you will give us the stuff all the same. And then he finishes by saying, if you leave this too long and we're knocked out of this war, well then you've got a big problem, USA. You've got a European continent dominated by...

And we do, he does say, we'll go on paying dollars as long as we can. So we're going to pay for this stuff. But I'd like to feel confident that when we can no longer pay, you will give us the stuff all the same. And then he finishes by saying, if you leave this too long and we're knocked out of this war, well then you've got a big problem, USA. You've got a European continent dominated by...

And we do, he does say, we'll go on paying dollars as long as we can. So we're going to pay for this stuff. But I'd like to feel confident that when we can no longer pay, you will give us the stuff all the same. And then he finishes by saying, if you leave this too long and we're knocked out of this war, well then you've got a big problem, USA. You've got a European continent dominated by...

A massively powerful Nazi war machine with the wind at its back. And trust me, he says to Roosevelt, you'd rather deal with me. You'd rather give me some battered old chips, a bit of cash. Give that stuff to me now, because otherwise you're going to be fighting Hitler and it's going to be bad.

A massively powerful Nazi war machine with the wind at its back. And trust me, he says to Roosevelt, you'd rather deal with me. You'd rather give me some battered old chips, a bit of cash. Give that stuff to me now, because otherwise you're going to be fighting Hitler and it's going to be bad.

A massively powerful Nazi war machine with the wind at its back. And trust me, he says to Roosevelt, you'd rather deal with me. You'd rather give me some battered old chips, a bit of cash. Give that stuff to me now, because otherwise you're going to be fighting Hitler and it's going to be bad.

Das ist eine tolle Frage. Das ist etwas, worüber ich nicht genug denke. Roosevelt hatte ein riesiges Problem. Wie du sagst, du hast das Faktum gequotet. Die Amerikaner wollten nicht gegen Hitler in 1940 in die Waffe gehen. Und verständlich. Wenn ich auf der Beachtür der Great Cemetery auf der Omaha Beach Day schaue, und ich da rumlaufe, sehe ich 19-jährige Kinder aus Omaha.

Das ist eine tolle Frage. Das ist etwas, worüber ich nicht genug denke. Roosevelt hatte ein riesiges Problem. Wie du sagst, du hast das Faktum gequotet. Die Amerikaner wollten nicht gegen Hitler in 1940 in die Waffe gehen. Und verständlich. Wenn ich auf der Beachtür der Great Cemetery auf der Omaha Beach Day schaue, und ich da rumlaufe, sehe ich 19-jährige Kinder aus Omaha.

Das ist eine tolle Frage. Das ist etwas, worüber ich nicht genug denke. Roosevelt hatte ein riesiges Problem. Wie du sagst, du hast das Faktum gequotet. Die Amerikaner wollten nicht gegen Hitler in 1940 in die Waffe gehen. Und verständlich. Wenn ich auf der Beachtür der Great Cemetery auf der Omaha Beach Day schaue, und ich da rumlaufe, sehe ich 19-jährige Kinder aus Omaha.