To make it even less believable, the History Channel gives the Germans Prussian Field Marshalls — the most talented and best trained Generals in the world with a long tradition of iron discipline and success against overwhelming odds. But they have a bumbling former Corporal overruling them every step of the way. The Little Corporal seems to go out of his way to lose key battles and issue senseless orders that can only lead to disaster. Pointless campaigns in North Africa, a shotgun style assault on Russia instead of a thrust at their capital, battles in cities that negate all the German organizational and equipment advantages, orders not to retreat that cost field commanders their ability to maneuver and doom entire army groups. All too much to believe.

They even depict the Germans as foolish enough to dedicate significant resources to oppressing the population groups they conquered (who originally welcomed the Germans as liberators). Like the Germans were so stupid as to not understand the force multiplier of civil affairs and would not have waited until they won the war to deal with the populations of conquered territories. Who would buy such nonsense?

It’s pretty clear that the so-called “World war” is fake. It wasn’t even very well written. Take a look at the bad pulp names — the bad guy is called “Hitler” (little hit) and his sidekick “Mussolini” (a clearly-fake Italian-sounding name that sounds like “little muscle”.) I mean, come on! Make up something plausible. And the other bad guy, “…See MoreHorihito”. Jeez, writer, at least try something new, instead of recycling that same “put the word ‘hit’ in your villain’s name” idea, along with “horror”. Yeah, we get it, he’s horrible, and he hits. Subtle? No.

And the good guys! “Church hill” — can you even think of something more saccharine? And, how about “Stalin” (literally, “steel”) as the ambiguous villain-turned-good-guy-turned-bad guy — and his nemesis, the real good guy, “Eisenhauer” (“Iron cutter”). Characters named “Steel” and “Iron-cutter”? Get real.

And the ending, the decision to drop the ultimate weapon, done by a guy named True Man?

Poorly, poorly written. Shoulda hired Heinlein and Asimov.