Product Details

• Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 4
• Studio: Cromwell Productions
• VHS Release Date: January 3, 1999
• Run Time: 208 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305813825
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,616 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

Featuring Expert Analysis From Prof. John Erickson

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As Good As They Come, April 16, 2000

By 

Diego Banducci (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Russian Front [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This set of four videos, featuring analysis by Professor John Erickson of the University of Edinburgh, is a model for the intelliegent presentation of military history via video. This medium is especially appropriate where, as was the case on the Eastern Front, everything was done on a large scale, both in terms of the distances and the number of troops involved in complex military actions.

Professor Erickson is especially impressive -- knowledgeable and unbiased, yet modest, his sole obhective is simply to inform and to talk about a subject that obviously fascinates him.

If you have any interest in military history, or even if you have none, you should consider buying these videos. They are superb.

UPDATE: NOTE: This program is available in four separate DVDs titled The Russian Front:

The Russian Front: Barbarossa - Hitler Turns East
The Russian Front: The Road to Stalingrad
The Russian Front: From Stalingrad to Kursk
The Russian Front: The Battles for Berlin

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional documentary, April 10, 2005

By 

Silicon Surfer "silicon surfer" (France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Russian Front [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Superb footage of both sides of the war between the nazis and
the communists.
A "bit" complacent with the russian side because of the enormous
sacrifices committed by the populace and also the fact that
Stalin was an ally at the time...
Still, a lot of very knowledgeable comments and info from John Erickson.
Maps could have been better. Running commentary clearly not
objective but then very few are concerning this period of
recent history.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A state of art documentary and a true story, March 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Russian Front [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The "Russian Front" is a state of art documentary, really reflecting what was going on the Russian Front for the period 1941-1945. For the very first time after Cold War, we're finally able to see the truth about the Russian Front. This documentary is A++ . Highly recommended.