*Overview of Chinese history 1911 - 1949 *
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World War II : behind closed doors (pt. 3)
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This episode looks at the years 1942-1943, of Stalingrad and Kursk, and of a failed meeting between Stalin and Roosevelt.
World War II : behind closed doors (pt. 4)
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Joseph Stalin was a tyrant responsible for the death of millions, yet he was also a vital ally of Britain and America during the Second World War. How was it possible for Churchill and Roosevelt to deal with one tyrant, Joseph Stalin, in order to help beat another, Adolf Hitler? Part 4 looks at the years 1943-44: from Stalingrad to the Warsaw Rising.
