WAR OF THE CENTURY (1999) AAA (For educational purposes)

THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT DOCUMENTARY TO WATCH!!
THIS IS NOT ENTERTAINMENT

This series of disks, produced by the BBC, describes the worst side . . . the ugliest, the most hideous side of human behavior. After viewing this material it is very, very easy to believe that the human race is destined in the not too distant future, to destroy a good portion of people who live on this planet.

(From NETLIX)
More than 30 million people were killed in the conflict in Eastern Europe during World War II; the battle between Nazism and Stalinism is examined in this four-part series filmed in Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, the Ukraine and Belorussia. Leading historians, eyewitness accounts and rare film archives help chronicle the battle for Moscow, from Hitler's early plans to the Red Army's 1942 victory and the final, brutal days of the conflict.

This superb documentary focuses exclusively on the German-Soviet theatre of World War II, and amply supports its thesis that this "eastern front" deserves consideration not only a war in and of itself, but the most momentous war of the 20th century.

The documentary is separated into four hour-long episodes. "High Hopes" tells the story of the German invasion of Russia in 1941, and how shows how the Blitzkrieg was just as effective over Russia's vast open spaces as it had been in the West - the Wehrmacht covered 600 miles and captured 3 million enemy troops.

"Spiral of Terror" tells the story of what happened in 1941-42 as the German advance slowed - how across Germany's new occupied territories, a brutal guerrilla war personally fueled by both Hitler and Stalin led to near-anarchy and endless civilian suffering.

"Learning to Win" focuses on the Battle of Stalingrad and how the Russians adopted Germany's blitz tactics to encircle and destroy the German 6th Army, thus turning the tide of the war. Finally,

"Vengeance" tells the story of what happened across Eastern Europe as the Nazis were pushed back: the Germans' scorched-earth withdrawals and Stalin's purges led to ethnic cleansing on a scale never before seen.