War of the Century: When Hitler Fought Stalin, is aBBCdocumentary film series that examinesAdolf Hitler's invasion of theSoviet Union in 1941 and the no-holds-barred war on both sides. It not only examines the war but also the terror inside the Soviet Union at the time due to the paranoia ofJoseph Stalin—the revenge atrocities, theGreat Purge of army officers, the near-lunatic orders, and the paranoia of being upstaged by others, especiallyMarshal Zhukov. The historical adviser isIan Kershaw.

War of the Century
DVD cover
Written by	Laurence Rees
Narrated by	Samuel West
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Laurence Rees
Running time	200 min
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	5 October (1999-10-05) – 26 October 1999 (1999-10-26)

The film was released on Region 2 DVD by BBC Video as part of theBBC World War II DVD Collection.^[1]

• Rees, Laurence (30 September 1999).War of the Century: When Hitler Fought Stalin.BBC Books.ISBN 978-0-563-38477-9.

• War of the Century atIMDb