War of the Century

First Air Date: 1999-10-05

Rating:7.8 / 10(15 votes)

Status: Ended

Genres: Documentary

Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 4

Runtime: 60 min / episode

Director: Laurence Rees

Writer: Laurence Rees

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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