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-lunatic orders, and the paranoia of being upstaged by others, especially Marshal Zhukov. The historical adviser is Ian Kershaw.

War of the Century
DVD cover
Written byLaurence Rees
Narrated bySamuel West
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerLaurence Rees
Running time200 min
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release5 October (1999-10-05) –
26 October 1999 (1999-10-26)

Media information

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DVD release

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The film was released on Region 2 DVD by BBC Video as part of the BBC World War II DVD Collection.[1]

Companion book

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  • Rees, Laurence (30 September 1999). War of the Century: When Hitler Fought Stalin. BBC Books. ISBN 978-0-563-38477-9.

References

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  1. ^ "The World War Two Collection". BBC Shop. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
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