Capturing the final days of nazi authority and that of Berlin, 'Death in the Bunker: The True Story of Hitler's Downfall' is a harrowing and haunting insight into how life and hope ended for the reich.

With a two dimensional approach, the understanding of bunker life through well conducted and in depth personal interviews are laced over reels of shocking sufferings of wounded and dead soldiers and civilians. This allows viewers to understand the entire nature of the war as it impacted everyone of all classes.

The only minor criticisms are of its slow start and the overuse and repetition of eerie music; some actual sound recordings taken with the original footage would have been welcomed.

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