Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 4

"Britain's hour of weakness is Europe's hour of danger," Churchill warns the country.  The British people, however, overwhelmingly believe there should be universal disarmament - and want peace.  Winston is sure Germany is arming for war.

As Hitler convinces lawmakers in his country to pass onerous laws, Stanley Baldwin (then Prime Minister) thinks that whatever is going on in Germany is the Germans' business.  The British public, meanwhile, is unaware that Germany will soon be strong enough to wage a very aggressive war.

As primary information regarding Germany's affairs come into Britain's Foreign Office, there are some - principally Ralph Wigram - who believe key documents should be shared with Winston Churchill.  Surely ... Winston could use his instincts, and powers of persuasion, to force the government to do something ... if only he knew the facts?

Video clip from The Gathering Storm, a BBC-HBO co-production for television.

See, also:

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 1

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 2

Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 3

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.