The Unknown War (1978) – S1, Ep10 – The Partisans
The Partisans When Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812, he captured Moscow; but Russia’s men and women, banding together behind his[…]
Read moreThe Partisans When Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812, he captured Moscow; but Russia’s men and women, banding together behind his[…]
Read moreWar in the Air In a surprise attack on June 22 of 1941, German forces destroyed more than two-thirds of[…]
Read moreWar in the Arctic In World War II the Russians were fighting along a 2,000-mile line that extended from the[…]
Read moreThe World’s Greatest Tank Battle In July of 1943 the largest armored battle in history took place in Kursk. Hitler[…]
Read moreSurvival at Stalingrad During the fighting for Stalingrad, the defenders of the city took an oath: “There is no land[…]
Read moreThe Defense of Stalingrad In 1942 some of the fiercest combat ever took place in the monumental battle between the[…]
Read moreTo the East This is the story of ordinary Russian civilians who worked to supply the military with tanks, planes,[…]
Read moreConclusions The United States proves the stronger and the Soviet Union implodes. The balance of terror that has kept the[…]
Read moreThe Wall Comes Down The dominoes fall: incredibly quickly, the Soviet bloc is breaking up, virtually without bloodshed.
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