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Title:
WW II behind closed doors Stalin, the Nazis and the West
Author:
Rees, Laurence, 1957- , screenwriter, director, producer.
Publication Information:
[London] : 2/entertain : BBC Video ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, [2009]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 346 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Joseph Stalin - the supreme leader of the Soviet Union - was a tyrant responsible for the death of millions. He also had some unlikely relationships during the Second World War. This ambitious series uses exclusive evidence gained from the actual conversations and secret meetings Stalin conducted. Dramatic reconstructions carefully sourced from archive material, reveal how the great leaders decided the future shape of the post-war world. These decisions had immediate and often harrowing effects for those on the ground. Their story is told through documentary footage, dramatic reconstructions and illuminating interviews.
General Note:
Based on the book by Laurence Rees.

Originally broadcast on television in 2008 in 6 episodes; US broadcast in 3 parts in 2009.

Special feature: interview with Laurence Rees.
Language:
English

German

Russian
Contents:
disc 1. episodes 1-3 -- disc 2. episodes 4-6.
ISBN:
9781419878091
UPC:
883929053247
Format :
DVD