Britain Won the War… and Lost Everything

They called it “Victory.”
But behind the parades and headlines, the British Empire was collapsing from within.

This video reveals how World War II didn’t make Britain stronger — it destroyed it.
The war that was meant to save freedom ended up bankrupting the empire, handing global power to the United States, and leaving Britain in decades of quiet decline.

From the height of imperial dominance to food rationing, debt, and dependence — this is the untold story of how Britain secretly lost the Second World War.

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Chapters:
00:00 – The Empire That Ruled the World
00:26 – The Hidden Cost of Victory
01:27 – The American Trap
02:25 – From Empire to Debt
03:46 – The Dollar Replaces the Pound
04:36 – Austerity Britain
05:45 – The Fall of Global Power
07:33 – The Shadow of the Past
07:55 – Lessons of a Pyrrhic Victory
08:12 – Reflection

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