[smacktoward]

> Especially check out episodes 5, 9, and 11 to see how the Soviet people, not the army, beat the Nazis.

It's worth noting that the DVD release of The World at War starts each episode with some remarks from the series producer about its production, and for those episodes he alludes to them having to agree to soft-soap parts of the story of the USSR at war that skewed against the regime's approved line in order to get access to interview subjects and rarely seen archival footage.

Which is not to knock the series in any way, it's a fantastic work of documentary filmmaking -- just to note that the episodes dealing with the Soviet war experience should be approached with a skeptical eye.

[scurvy]

They couldn't have found someone better for the camera than moustache lady?!