War of the Century
TV ShowTitle | War of the Century |
User score | 7.5 |
Release date | Oct 5, 1999 |
Release date of last episode | Oct 26, 1999 |
Genre | Documentary |
Production country | Germany, United Kingdom |
Production companies | BBC, NDR |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 4 |
Run time | 60 min. |
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.