Warlords  

WWIIwasnotjustamilitaryconflict.Itwasalsoaseriesofpsychologicalbattleswagedbyitsfourleaders:Hitler,Stalin,FDR,andChurchill.BasedonthebookbySimonBerthonandJoannaPotts,thisacclaimeddocumentaryseriesexaminesWWIIfromacompletelyuniqueperspective.Inter-weavingtheleaders’ownwordswithpersonalrecollectionsandprivatediaries,itrevealsthefourwarlordsasfascinating,flawed,andfullyhuman.“Gripping”—TheTimes(UK).NarratedbyDavidMorrissey.　　"Warlords(2005)isaveryinformativeandsometimesamusingdocumentarymini-seriesfromEnglandthatshowshowuneasyeverythingwas.Ofcourse,theAlliedvs.Axisleadersareobvious,plusweknowhowHitlerbetrayedStalinasexpected.Butherearethetitlesoftheshows:　　1)Hitlerv.Stalin,August1939–1941　　2)Churchillv.Roosevelt,May1940–April1942　　3)Churchillv.Stalin,June1941–June1944　　4)Rooseveltv.Stalin,July1944–April1945　　The“oneofthesethingsdon’tbelonghere”surpriseis#2,thatFDRandChurchillhadmoreproblemsthanyouhearabout.FDRwassopro-LiberalthathequestionedtheneedforaMonarchyandwasunhappywiththesituationinIndia,onethatChurchillwassopro-RoyalaboutthatheopenlybashedGandhiinoneofhisall-timefauxpas.Eitherway,thatchapter/episodemakesthissetbetterthanmostonthesubject,thoughitcannotescaperepeatingsomuchdocumentationonthesubjectalready.Eitherway,itisworthseeingallthewaythroughatleastonceandisrecommended."　　-NicholasSheffoonwww.fulvuedrive-in.com