Battle of Britain
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:14:05
Sir David,
I'm again instructed...

:14:08
to emphasize that
the Fuehrer wishes...

:14:11
to avoid further bloodshed.
:14:13
England is not
our natural enemy...

:14:16
and he offers guarantees
for the British empire...

:14:19
if you give Germany
a free hand in Europe.

:14:22
Goering and his Luftwaffe
would like to flatten London...

:14:25
as a prelude to invasion.
:14:27
It's two lumps you take,
isn't it?

:14:30
What's left of your army...
:14:32
abandoned its weapons
at Dunkirk.

:14:34
You're defenseless
and just playing for time.

:14:37
We know of the moves
you're making in Washington.

:14:41
We know the Americans
won't be drawn in.

:14:43
Their embassy in London
gives you two weeks.

:14:48
So what's stopping you?
:14:53
Look, David. The Fuehrer
is being very reasonable.

:14:56
He offers guarantees.
:14:59
Experience shows the Fuehrer's
guarantees guarantee nothing.

:15:03
What about Churchill?
:15:05
After our last appeal,
what do we hear?

:15:08
"We will fight them
on the beaches."

:15:11
With what?
:15:13
Winston gets
carried away sometimes.

:15:15
With liquid courage.
:15:18
That's what they tell me.
:15:20
Clearly, you don't know him.
:15:23
David, we are not
asking for anything.

:15:25
Europe is ours.
:15:27
We can walk into Britain
whenever we like.

:15:31
If you think
we're going to gamble...

:15:33
on Herr Hitler's guarantees,
you're making a grave mistake.

:15:37
All those years in England seem
to have left you none the wiser.

:15:41
We're not easily frightened.
:15:44
Also, we know how hard it is for
an army to cross the channel.

:15:49
The last little corporal
to try it came a cropper.

:15:53
So don't threaten
or dictate to us...

:15:56
until you're
marching up Whitehall!

:15:59
And even then we won't listen.

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