The story of Adolf Hitler, his large security detail and the numerous threats faced, both real and imagined.The story of Adolf Hitler, his large security detail and the numerous threats faced, both real and imagined.The story of Adolf Hitler, his large security detail and the numerous threats faced, both real and imagined.
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Narrator: [Voiceover narration given at the start of each episode] Adolf Hitler caused the deaths of fifty million people. An entire nation followed him to ruin. He was hated by those he persecuted, and even by some of his own commanders. Yet in twenty-five years no one managed to kill him. Winston Churchill had very few bodyguards, whilst Hitler had thousands - he needed them: during his travels across Europe, there were over 40 attempts on his life. Now, with access to captured original S.S. records, the producers... can reveal for the first time in this new series how fate - and a small number of hand-picked bodyguards - helped this evil genius to escape death on so many occasions.
Anyway, this is a great series for people who want a refresher course on the dark days of Nazi power consolidation and other events leading up to WWII. In addition to footage from after WWII started, the series contains fantastic amounts of footage from the early to late 1930's; also many clips are shown in well-preserved color film. Plus, the series puts things in a global perspective, and also reveals things that make you scratch your head and say, "Wow, I never knew that before!"
I DVR'd the whole series off of the Military Channel. I believe you can go to their website and order the series on DVD. Highly recommended for war and history buffs.
- Eric-1226
- Sep 25, 2011
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- Runtime46 minutes
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- 4:3