World War Two: Behind Closed Doors (2008)

S1E2 Unlikely Friends, Part 2

This episode delves into the pivotal year of 1941, when Stalin, having felt the sting of betrayal from Hitler, pivoted his loyalties towards Britain and America. This alliance was driven by military necessity, yet it did little to dissolve the deep-seated animosity between Churchill—who viewed Nazism as a greater threat than Communism—and the Soviet leader, who recognized that his Red Army was ill-prepared to withstand the Nazi assault without external support.