Watch The Wilderness Years Season 1 Episode 7 The Long Tide Of Surrender

The Long Tide Of Surrender

Season 1 Episode 7

Aired date: Oct 18, 1981

Plot: The beginning of 1937 was bleak for Churchill. Spending his time at the family home, Chartwell, building his wall, painting, and writing his History of the English Speaking People to his self-imposed deadline of September 1939, Churchill was far from idle while the British Government continued to dawdle over the situtation in Germany. When news arrived that Hitler was about to invade Czechoslovakia, Hoare, recalled to the cabinet, pleaded with Chamberlain to act, whilst churchill had raced to London with t... MORE

Plot: The beginning of 1937 was bleak for Churchill. Spending his time at the family home, Chartwell, building his wall, painting, and writing his History of the English Speaking People to his self-imposed deadline of September 1939, Churchill was far from idle while the British Government continued to dawdle over the situtation in Germany. When news arrived that Hitler was about to invade Czechoslovakia, Hoare, recalled to the cabinet, pleaded with Chamberlain to act, whilst churchill had raced to London with the same intentions. Chamberlain decided to ignore them both and flew to Germany to meet Hitler. LESS