Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 3

Despite the debt which the Churchills have incurred, purchasing their home called Chartwell, Churchill tells his wife he would die defending it.  The view of England, which they can see from their home, gives the future Prime Minister great encouragement as he slogs his way through the political uncertainties of the day.

At the time, it wasn't quite clear to everyone what Nazisim meant.  But growing concerns about Hitler, and what he could mean for the future of Europe, greatly troubled Churchill and some of his colleagues. 

Speaking in the Commons, Churchill was rebuffed by disbelievers who thought he was a warmonger.  Surely ... Hitler and Germany wanted peace - didn't they?

Clip from The Gathering Storm, a BBC-HBO television production.

See, also:

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 1

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 2

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 4

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 5

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 6

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 7

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 8

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 9

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 10

Credits

Clip from The Gathering Storm, a BBC-HBO television drama based on Volume I of Winston Churchill's six-part, Noble-Prize winning WWII chronicle. (The first volume is also called The Gathering Storm). 

For additional background, see Winston and Clementine - The Personal Letters of the Churchills, edited by their daughter Mary.

Not everyone agrees with Churchill's analysis of events leading up to the war.  See, for example, this article by Professor John Charmley.

Clip from The Gathering Storm, online courtesy BBC's WorldWide Channel at YouTube.  Copyright, BBC, all rights reserved.  Clip provided here for educational purposes.