War of the Century
The War of the Century: When Hitler Fought Stalin, is a BBC documentary film series that examines Adolf Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 and the no-holds-barred war on both sides. It not only examines the war but also the terror inside the Soviet Union at the time due to the paranoia of Joseph Stalin - the revenge atrocities, the Great Purge of army officers, the near-lunacy orders, and the paranoia of being upstaged by others, especially Marshal Zhukov. The historical adviser is Ian Kershaw.
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- Ep 1
1.High Hopes
05-10-199960mExamines why the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941 and how it was that, by October of the same year, Hitler looked poised to take Moscow. Eyewitness accounts f...
- Ep 2
2.Spiral of Terror
12-10-199960mWhile the soldiers on both sides fought around Moscow under particularly brutal conditions, they weren't the only people to suffer. Around 13 million Soviet civilians died during H...
- Ep 3
3.Learning to Win
19-10-199960m1942 was a year of transformation on the Eastern Front. At the start of the year the Germans were near the gates of Moscow. By the end, the mighty 6th army was encircled at Stalin...
- Ep 4
4.Vengeance
26-10-199960mAs the Red Army advanced eastwards, many sought vengeance, not just on Germany, but on their own fellow citizens who had dared to allow themselves to be captured by the enemy.
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