British historian David Irving scripted this twohour video special based on his book Hitlers War Researching writing and revising this book he spent many years privately interviewing members of Hitlers staff and his generals When it appeared in 1977 it was an instant bestseller This film version was broadcast many times on PBS in North America and in countries around the world including Israel Combining Irvings script with the film and newsreel footage of the time the Edinburgh film company Lamancha closely collaborated with the author in the production of this film