 The original version, named "W.A.R", received an X rating from the MPAA  because of some "offensive" female frontal nudity. Dave Eddy (qv) was hired  to cut out the offensive portions as well as remove about 3 minutes from the  first reel of the film.  It was retitled "Death Blow" from "W.A.R" after some  theatre owners who were showing it complined that they thought it was a movie  about the Vietnam conflict.