Churchill - The Gathering Storm, Part 9

As war with Germany seems inevitable, Ralph Wigram dies (in December of 1936).  He had supplied Churchill with documents from the Foreign Office which reported Hitler's actions in rearming Germany.  Winston, who considers Wigram a hero, is greatly saddened by his friend's death.

After Stanley Baldwin resigns, Neville Chamberlain takes over as Britian's Prime Minister.  Trying to appease Hitler, Chamberlain makes a trip to Germany to meet with the Nazi leader. 

Churchill could not have disapproved more.

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 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 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.