Secrets of the Dead: Churchill's Deadly Decision

            Secrets of the Dead: Churchill's Deadly Decision tells the story of how Winston Churchill was able to get American aid during World War II.  Germany was quickly advancing to defeat France, and Churchill and the British knew that they would need help from America in order to help stop Hitler.  However, Roosevelt believed it would be futile to give Britain aid because he thought that they would just fall like France did.  This documentary shows what Churchill did to change Roosevelt’s mind.  He attacked a French ship to prevent it from falling into Hitler’s grasp.  This convinces Roosevelt that the British will not fall like the French did and convinces him to send aid to Britain. 

     This film uses actual footage from events in World War II as well as newly shot footage to show what would have happened.  It brings in both historians that specialize in both naval and war history.  It also brings in French as well as British sailors who were there the day of the attack to share their own personal experiences and interpretation of the events.  Overall, it does a great job of bringing in people and information to set the scene and explain everything adequately.  If this movie had one of the top ten themes in movies it would definitely be the battle as the whole plot is focused on a big part of World War II.  This is a good documentary about a topic that I did not learn about in any history class I have ever taken, so I rate this a 4 out of 5.