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Thanks for the info, looks like a fascinating read. Yes, movies, even based on true events, are not usually very accurate. But keep in mind that the movie is trying to tell the events of possibly several months in a two hour time frame. But evenso, some movies are more true to the facts than others. Another interesting thing about Stalingrad. There was a documentary about the siege of the city, and why Hitler refused to give up on it. It is commonly thought that it was because of its name, that Hitler would look bad by retreating from a city named for Stalin. Hitler's public announcement for his reluctance to withdraw troops was that it tied up the Red Army and left open the route for the Caspian oil fields, which the German army needed. In private, however, he stated that he feared public support for the war would collapse (and with it the 'legitimacy'of the Nazi regime) if they gave up on the city. The real problem the Nazis had was that they had been spoiled earlier on with the easy battles of western Europe. But then they attacked the Russians...