World War 2: 1941 And The Man Of Steel | Part 1 (WW2 Documentary) | Real Stories

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Presented by Professor David Reynolds. Historian Professor David Reynolds reassesses Stalin’s role in the life and death struggle between Germany and Russia in World War Two, which he argues was ultimately more critical for British survival than ‘Our Finest Hour’ in the Battle of Britain itself
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[@Stonewall1861]

Professor David Reynolds will always be one of the my favorite historians. I can listen to him for hours.

[@oldsmobileman1403]

He is animated, yet highly entertaining.

[@torpaninternational8351]

Professor David Reynolds , another classic presentation. I can watch them over and over again. They are superb history , easy to understand . More please !

[@davidandersonmusic4452]

This is such an excellent biographical piece.

[@panafrican2168]

My all time favorite historian,prof Reynolds.

[@Exigentable]

dope documentary IMO

[@milljuice]

DAF

[@southstandloyalblock37stok94]

The Man Of Steel

[@HandleGF]

The greatest Georgian before Jimmy Carter.

[@giorgikolxicolchian9581]

who is Jimmy Carter? :)))))

[@j.a.motteux2785]

Very engaging presenter.

[@GregZombieGreg]

He makes the documentary!

[@rossdawgsbrokenspirit9038]

The narrator of this doc is the best in past/present/future FYI

[@cadetcallahan3766]

Name a better historian than Professor David Reynolds’s go ahead I’ll wait

[@franknick1374]

5:08 does anyone know the song that he uses?

[@davidbranin969]

Stalin was 5 foot 5. Dang. All my previous viewings of him I thought he was a huge behemoth. Puffed up Power.

[@jcalli66]

Really the phrase 'an unlikely hero' should never be used to describe Josef Stalin.

[@frederikbjerre427]

Soviet industrialization could not have been achieved without utter ruthlessness and a lot of know how from the West.

[@Naturenerd1000]

If Russia didn't attack and weaken Poland earlier, it would have created a buffer of resistence against Germany. That was a huge mistake.

[@HateTheIRS]

Then Germany would have occupied the whole of Poland

[@simonw1313]

Hardly. By occupying the eastern half of Poland they creating a buffer (in terms of space) between the Soviet Union and Germany as otherwise the Germans would have over-run the entirety of Poland.

[@iljaoblomov]

i like his style 5/5

[@erblinkelmendi5419]

Could somebody please tell me the Music from 16:47 to 17:18

[@HateTheIRS]

You may never know

[@seqord]

It was from audionetwork if that helps.

[@jerwolf2596]

35:30, as its covered in bird shit lol

[@trxptub821]

The aspiring twist spontaneously explain because freckle curiously scribble until a chivalrous cherries. rhetorical, stupendous sprout

[@abdulfatahhassan4197]

This is a monstrous crime those responsible must lose their heads!

[@daddydaddy9942]

Those responsible: Joseph Stalin

[@abdulfatahhassan4197]

@@daddydaddy9942 to the gulag

[@manbirsingh1782]

GCSE History

[@syedarman4720]

what gcse means bro?

[@manbirsingh1782]

exams you do in high school in the UK GCSE = General Certificate of Secondary Education

[@syedarman4720]

+Manbir Singh oh i see.thank you for replying. :-)

[@josephcole4712]

Syed Arman

[@syedarman4720]

Joseph Cole ?

[@mikethemongrel9555]

Joseph Stalin did so much good not just for Russia but the world as a whole, that it is a tragedy and I mean a tragedy, that he did not receive the Nobel prize for peace.

[@SK-do3um]

Yeah no, you must be kidding tight? Although he did a lot for Russia, he still murdered millions of his own people

[@mikethemongrel9555]

@@SK-do3um He killed Nazi's and rightly so.

[@karensabin7390]

Stalin was a lot of things but he wasn't a complete idiot except in Military matters he was as inept as Hitler was at it! After the war he exiled kzuhkov because only he the depths of Stalin's military idocy

[@kobastalin5251]

Long live Russia

[@fan5x]

LOl !.. if it has come to the british to judge such matters , we really are in trouble ...

[@michaelevangelista2003]

true

[@kpaxchocho3327]

Its very hard for the West to accept the fact Stalin saved them.

[@foxy_codone4779]

Dandified prussian officers Churchill said 😂

[@michaelevangelista2003]

Russia stand and fight by itself. British cried and ask papa USA for help "Papa USA please help me (shaking~) Im scared with Germany"

[@lon3don]

September 1939 British Prime minister Nevil Chamberlain declared war on Germany following Germany's invasion of Poland. June 1941 Hitler attacked the USSR. December 7th 1941 the USA joined the war when they were attacked by the Japanese and when some days later, Hitler declared war on the USA. Britain was on its own for over two years, held out in France for as long as possible and defended itself successfully in the Battle of Britain. Holding out on your own for more than 2 years is hardly crying out for help from anyone.

[@jcalli66]

With all due respect, a completely idiotic statement. Russia provided the manpower to do the lionshare of the fighting to destroy the Wehrmacht, but they would have collapsed like a house of cards, if not for the unimaginable amount of aid the USA and Britain provided them

[@kpaxchocho3327]

​@@jcalli66Your government and Hollywood movied lied to you. The aid was less than 7% of what the SU used

[@davidroemer5879]

god damn kulakary at its finest

[@gabbyhyman1246]

Russians do not call this WW2. It is the Great Patriotic War. Urrrah.

[@tedpert8786]

Saved Britain?by way of American help!

[@asiyaasiya1730]

What help? Food? HAHAHAHAHA

[@kobastalin5251]

Stalin is a hero

[@ralphbernhard1757]

Best Russian leaders.... 1) General Mudinsky 2) General Wintersky 3) Marshal Masifkaya-Distansky 4) Marshal Humansky-Resoursky 5) Admiral Lendleasky Geography, more than brillance, won the war...

[@uncletimo6059]

oh look, an idiot :)

[@ralphbernhard1757]

Uncle Timo I'm a sucker for stereotypes :-)

[@kpaxchocho3327]

Without Stalin will always be remembered as the greatest war time leader of his generation .He was far much better than Hitler and Churchill combined

[@michaelnieves9688]

David Reynolds has a very piercing and annoying voice.

[@marine4lyfe85]

I quite enjoy it. I've drifted off to sleep many times while listening to the great Professor David Reynolds.