War of the Century - Season 1 Episode 1 High Hopes
Examines 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 from soldiers on both sides of the battle and new footage. Among the details revealed are Stalin's dismissal of reports of the impending invasion and his attempts to seek a negotiated peace once it had begun.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: BBC Two
- Keyword: soviet union, war time, nazi germany, history
- Cast: Samuel West
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