War Stories

In May 1987, the ghosts of WW2 returned to the courtroom. This documentary follows the parallel trials of Klaus Barbie, the brutal Gestapo "Butcher of Lyon," and John Demjanjuk, an Ohio auto-worker accused of being the notorious "Ivan the Terrible" of Treblinka. We delve into the tireless work of Nazi hunters Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, the shocking revelation of the American "Rat Line," and the legal battles that gripped France and Israel. Discover how these men evaded capture for decades and the dramatic evidence that finally brought them to account. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

January 1945: The Third Reich is crumbling. As the Red Army storms Berlin, Adolf Hitler retreats 28 feet underground into the Führerbunker. This premium documentary explores the claustrophobic final days of the Nazi regime, the delusional atmosphere of the bunker, and the horrific legacy of the Holocaust. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Josef Mengele, the "Angel of Death," was responsible for the murder of 400,000 people and horrific experiments on 3,000 twins at Auschwitz. Yet, while other high-ranking Nazis faced the gallows, Mengele vanished. This documentary traces his escape through Europe to South America, the daring near-misses with Mossad agents, and the tireless 40-year pursuit by Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. Discover how one of history’s most reviled men lived in the shadows and why he was never brought to justice before his mysterious death in 1979. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

For most, World War 2 ended in 1945. For the "Nakam," the war was just beginning. Led by partisan leader Abba Kovner, this group of Holocaust survivors sought a biblical "eye for an eye" justice, plotting to kill six million Germans by poisoning city water supplies. From the secret execution squads of the Jewish Brigade to the poisoning of SS prisoners in Nuremberg and the Mossad’s hunt for the "Hangman of Riga," this documentary uncovers the dark, complex, and controversial history of the Jewish Avengers who refused to let Nazi crimes go unpunished. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more

In May 1941, Liverpool became the target of the most intense aerial bombardment outside of London. For eight days, the city burned as the Luftwaffe attempted to sever Britain’s Atlantic lifeline. From the tragic story of Margaret Johnson, who lost three children in the ruins, to the miraculous survival of a newborn baby in a clothes basket, this documentary explores the raw human cost of the Blitz. We investigate why the city felt abandoned by the government and how the "Liverpool Spirit" ultimately refused to break. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Adolf Eichmann was the SS functionary who administered Hitler's Final Solution. He sent millions to the gas chambers with meticulous efficiency. This docuentary covers his post-war disappearance, his secret life as "Ricardo Klement" in Argentina, and the legendary 1960 Mossad operation to kidnap him. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Experience the incredible restoration of Spitfire MJ755, a Mark 9 veteran that last flew in 1953. Follow the elite engineers at Biggin Hill as they source original components, recreate 1940s manufacturing techniques, and face the ultimate deadline War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Auschwitz-Birkenau is the site of the largest mass murder in human history, but beneath the ruins lie stories of incredible resistance and deep mystery. In this documentary, we investigate the "Auschwitz Sketchbook"—clandestine drawings hidden in a bottle that reveal the inner workings of the gas chambers. We follow the footsteps of Witold Pilecki, the Polish officer who spent 947 days inside the camp to report the truth to the world, and explore the dark irony of Commandant Rudolf Hoss’s family life just feet away from the chimneys. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

The Supermarine Spitfire is a national icon and an engineering masterpiece, but keeping these legends in the air requires precision, passion, and millions of dollars. Join the team at the Biggin Hill Spitfire Factory as they race to restore a rare Greek Mark 9 Spitfire. We explore the genius of R.J. Mitchell, the vital "Tilly Shilling" engine fix that saved British pilots, and the untold stories of Seafire pilots facing Kamikazes in the Pacific. This is the story of the engine that won the war and the people who refuse to let it fade away. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can

In the summer of 1940, the fate of the free world rested on the shoulders of a few thousand RAF airmen. This documentary chronicles the Battle of Britain, from the collapse of France to the climactic air battles of September. Explore the technical rivalry between the Spitfire and the ME-109, the strategic importance of British radar, and the ultimate victory that forced Hitler to cancel his invasion plans. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

In May 1941, the Luftwaffe unleashed a brutal eight-day bombing campaign on Liverpool, nearly bringing Britain to its knees. This documentary explores the "May Blitz" through intimate first-hand accounts—from a captain battling a burning munitions ship to a doctor rescuing patients from a direct hit on a maternity ward. Using rare footage and personal diaries, we chronicle the resilience of a city under siege and the heavy human cost of the most concentrated aerial bombardment outside of London during World War II. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Auschwitz-Birkenau is more than a museum; it is the final resting place of over a million people. This documentary explores the priceless evidence preserved in the "death factory," from heaps of glasses to the intertwined locks of hair belonging to lovers Mala and Edek. We uncover the secret sabotage behind the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign, the miraculous discovery of the Auschwitz Album, and the defiance of "Teddy," the prisoner who boxed for his life. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

We go inside the Spitfire Factory at Biggin Hill to witness the painstaking restoration of a 1943 Mark 9. Discover the secret history of "clipped wing" Spitfires, hear the incredible first-hand account of a female WW2 flight mechanic, and watch as these legendary Merlin-powered machines take to the sky for a spectacular anniversary display. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Tony Vaccaro wasn't just a world-renowned photographer for Life and Look; he was a private in the 83rd Infantry Division who fought across Europe with a hidden camera. From the "meat factory" of the Hurtgen Forest to the liberation of France, Vaccaro captured over 8,000 images of the raw, unpolished reality of WW2. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

In May 1941, the city of Liverpool became the primary target of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Over eight terrifying nights, Britain’s most important port was pushed to the breaking point. This documentary explores the "May Blitz" through the eyes of those who lived it: from Captain Howard Kinley and his ship of explosives to film star Mary Lawson and the families of Kirkdale. Witness the incredible bravery of civilians on the front line of the home front as they faced the most intense aerial bombardment of World War 2. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Auschwitz-Birkenau stands as a silent witness to the Holocaust, where over 1.1 million lives were systematically extinguished. This documentary goes beyond the barbed wire to reveal the stories of those who suffered, from the heart-wrenching loss of children in Block 16A to the incredible defiance of the Sonderkommando who buried secret diaries near the crematoria. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

We go inside the Spitfire Factory to witness the painstaking restoration of a WW2 icon. Watch as engineers attempt the high-pressure "wing-mating" of a Mark 9 Spitfire and unbox a $100,000 shipment of rare parts from Australia. We also join a secret archaeological dig to recover a Hawker Hurricane shot down in 1940, confirming its identity through forensic evidence. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

The fighting in the mountains of Italy in WWII was so horrendous that the famed American 10th Mountain Division, customarily found on skis, was called into the fight. One of those soldiers in the 10th Mountain Division was Bob Dole, later a famed Senator from Kansas and Presidential candidate. Dole was severely wounded in the Italian mountains on Hill 913 outside of Castel d’Aiano. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

In February 1945, the ancient city of Dresden was engulfed in a man-made firestorm that reached temperatures of 800°C. This documentary explores the controversial evolution of Allied air strategy—from the failed precision raids of 1939 to the "area bombing" campaign led by Air Marshal Harris. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Welcome to the Spitfire Factory. Follow Peter Monk and his expert team as they race against time to restore a rare Greek Air Force Spitfire to flying condition. From the precision of 65,000 rivets to the emotional 75th anniversary of D-Day, witness the engineering genius and human courage behind these legendary machines. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Step away from the battlefields and into the secluded world of the Bavarian Alps. This documentary features restored home movies filmed by Eva Braun, offering a terrifyingly mundane look at the private life of Adolf Hitler. From their secret 1929 meeting to the final hours in the Berlin bunker, we explore how Braun lived a sheltered, often unhappy life while Hitler’s ideology destroyed millions. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

The Supermarine Spitfire was more than just a plane; it was the cutting edge of RAF Fighter Command. In this comprehensive documentary, we explore the 23,000 Spitfires built during World War II and the 24 distinct Marks that saw action. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Witness the incredible engineering and passion required to keep a legend airborne. In this documentary, we go inside the Spitfire Factory at Biggin Hill to follow the £2 million restoration of a 1943 Mark 9 Spitfire. Watch as master engineers hunt for rare parts, rebuild the iconic Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, and share a miraculous moment when a 96-year-old veteran pilot identifies the very aircraft he flew 70 years ago. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Albert Speer, Hitler’s chief architect and Minister of Armaments, was central to the Nazi war machine, leveraging millions of slave laborers in his factories. This film details his unique rise, his controversial capture and interrogation by the US Strategic Bombing Survey, and his surprising 20-year sentence at the Nuremberg Trials while his peers were hanged. We explore his defense of "guilt without knowledge," his post-prison reinvention as the "Good Nazi," and the damning evidence that later confirmed his knowledge of the Holocaust, exposing his lifelong lie. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

In the bitter cold of the Battle of the Bulge, SS troops under Commander Joachim Peiper executed 82 captured American soldiers in what became known as the Malmedy Massacre. This film reveals the shocking crime and the controversial US War Crimes Trial that followed, where accusations of forced confessions and abuse of justice led to the intervention of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Discover why Peiper, a top Nazi war criminal, was released from prison, and the truth behind his violent, fiery death decades later. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Unmask the man behind the Treblinka and Sobibor death camps: Commandant Franz Stangl. This documentary chronicles Stangl's sinister role in the Nazi Final Solution, where he "perfected" an industrial system to murder nearly 900,000 Jews. Follow his daring escape to South America after WW2, and the decades-long, personal vendetta of Holocaust survivor and legendary Nazi hunter, Simon Wiesenthal. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

In late 1944, over 30 SAS soldiers were captured and executed behind enemy lines in France during the ill-fated Operation Loyton. This is the incredible, untold story of Major Bill Barkworth, the unorthodox SAS intelligence officer who led a relentless, post-war hunt for the Gestapo and SS executioners. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Explore the chilling origins of the Holocaust, from Adolf Hitler's rise to power amid Germany's post-WW1 crises to the systematic persecution of its Jewish population. Discover how Joseph Goebbels’ propaganda machine built the myth of the Jewish ‘enemy’ and how the Nuremberg Laws redefined what it meant to be German. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

He was Adolf Hitler's feared, faithful deputy and a key architect of the Holocaust. When WW2 ended, Martin Bormann vanished from the ruins of the Berlin bunker, sparking a decades-long international manhunt led by Allied intelligence and legendary Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Dan Snow flies on a mission to explore one of the most daring and dangerous aerial attacks of World War 2. On 11th November 1940, 21 antiquated Swordfish aircraft took off from the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. They were embarking on one of the most extraordinary raids of the Second World War, 'Operation Judgement', the assault on the Italian Fleet in the well-defended harbour at Taranto. It was a mission that would make history. In this film, Dan Snow takes to the air in the only Swordfish still flying - the aircraft operated by the Navy Wings Heritage Flight. Riding in the back of this remarkable bi-plane, he explores the story of Taranto as torpedo bombers just like this braved a hail of fire to drive home the attack. And back on the ground, Dan explores the archives of the Fleet Air Arm Museum, uncovering items from Taranto, including a battered 1940 diary that gives a vivid eyewitness account. Items like this, and a recorded interview with veteran Alfie Sutton, bring us face to face with the life and death

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the legendary "Desert Fox," was World War II's most brilliant German commander. This documentary traces his meteoric rise in North Africa to his final, tragic confrontation with Adolf Hitler. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

This is the incredible true story of Joseph L. George, a Boatsman's Mate aboard the USS Vestal at Pearl Harbor. Confined to his ship on December 7, 1941, George risked a court-martial by disobeying a direct order to cut the lines from the burning USS Arizona. Instead, the former boxer used his strength to throw a critical lifeline to the last six survivors trapped high on the sinking battleship. After decades as an "unknown sailor," the families of the rescued men fought tirelessly to give him the recognition he deserved. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Discover the monumental scale of the WW2 Pacific War, a conflict fought across the world's largest ocean. This premium documentary traces the US Navy's remarkable recovery after the devastation of Pearl Harbor and how the revolutionary Task Force concept led to the pivotal victory at the Battle of Midway. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

In 1944, the Nazis unveiled the V2, the world's first ballistic missile. But the supersonic weapon, designed by Wernher von Braun, hid a dark secret: over 20,000 slave laborers died manufacturing it. This is the unbelievable story of the US intelligence agent, Major Robert B. Staver, who hunted down von Braun not for justice, but for his knowledge. Witness the true cost of the V2 and the controversial Operation Paperclip—the secret deal that brought von Braun, a former SS Major, to America, allowing him to trade his Nazi past for a future leading NASA's race to the moon. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and

Explore the shocking transformation of Hermann Göring, WWI fighter ace, into one of the most ruthless men of the Third Reich. Born into a privileged life, Göring became addicted to power and wealth, establishing the feared Gestapo and directly authorizing the coordination of the Holocaust. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

On August 6, 1945, the course of human conflict changed forever. This documentary explores the top-secret Manhattan Project, the engineering and ethical challenges of building the world's first atomic weapon, and the desperate decision to use it. Follow the journey of the B-29 Enola Gay as it delivers "Little Boy" to Hiroshima, and witness the devastating aftermath of the blast that brought WW2 to an end. It was the hardest choice of the war: drop the bomb and save countless lives from a costly invasion, or risk a prolonged, bloody war in the Pacific. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find

Deep beneath Nazi Germany, a vast, secret world of concrete and tunnels was being built by the desperate regime. Explore the remnants of Hitler's bomb-proof strongholds, from the sprawling, unfinished Project Riese—meant to house a 20,000-person underground city—to the intricate bunker system at Obersalzberg. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

This documentary details Merrill's Marauders, an elite American jungle commando unit in World War II. It covers their formation from volunteers, their intense training under British General Orde Wingate, and their brutal, continuous combat against the Japanese Imperial Division in the treacherous Burmese jungle. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

This video documents a multi-year expedition led by businessman Dick Portillo and explorer Andy Guiles to the crash site of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's plane on Bougainville Island, WW2's "Forgotten Theater." The core of the story is the discovery of a gold tooth near the wreckage, which could potentially belong to Yamamoto War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Dive into the chilling life of Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi SS officer and relentless bureaucrat central to implementing the Final Solution. This video traces Eichmann's journey from his middle-class German origins and nomadic youth in Austria to his fervent embrace of Nazism. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

This documentary tells the harrowing story of the Malmedy Massacre, one of the largest mass executions of American soldiers in World War II. The massacre occurred during the initial thrust of the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944, when the lightly armed American convoy of the 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion and medics was ambushed by SS-led Panzer Division commanded by Joachim Peiper near the Baugnez Crossroads outside Malmedy, Belgium. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

In September 1943, the Allies invaded mainland Italy, Hitler's "soft underbelly," facing a determined German defense and the challenges of rugged terrain and approaching winter. This documentary follows the US Fifth Army and the British Eighth Army as they push north toward Rome. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

Narrated by CBS Sports' Jim Nantz. The Seabees on Iwo Jima focuses on the United States Naval Construction Battalions in World War II, which built all the infrastructure for the Allies in Europe and the Pacific in WWII. The Seabees were construction workers by trade but had to fight at times. Their motto was "We Build, We Fight," and their biggest test came in the battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

This documentary tells the inspiring story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the all-Black fighter unit authorized by the War Department in 1941, 11 months before Pearl Harbor. Despite rampant segregation and racism at home, these African-American aviators, trained at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, were determined to prove their worth. They deployed to Italy and flew P-51 Red Tail fighters, excelling as bomber escorts for the 15th Air Force. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

This documentary chronicles the often-overlooked Allied invasion of Italy in 1943, following the successful campaign in Sicily. It details the initial, near-unopposed British Eighth Army landing at Reggio Calabria and the subsequent brutal slog through the mountainous terrain against Field Marshal Kesselring's effective delaying tactics. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

The dramatic true story of two German brothers whose skills in WW2 shaped the post-war world. Friedrich Steinhoff, a U-boat commander, was interrogated and died in US custody, his fate sealed by a secret submarine-launched rocket test. His brother, Ernst, a V2 rocket engineer working with Wernher von Brown, was brought to the US under Operation Paperclip to pioneer the American space program. This documentary explores the shocking divergence of their destinies and the ethical compromises made by the US in the race for Nazi technology. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

This documentary explores the life of Amon Göth, the sadistic commandant of the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp and one of the most chilling figures of the Holocaust. This SS officer transformed the labor camp into a site of intense cruelty, committing mass murder while also engaging in rampant corruption. We detail his rise to infamy and his stark contrast to Oskar Schindler, the industrialist who saved hundreds from Göth's terror during World War 2. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. You can find more from us on

In July 1945, a few weeks after Germany’s unconditional surrender, the Western Allies finally entered Berlin. They found a city in ruins, divided into sectors, and under Soviet control. This premium documentary uses rare, high-quality color footage and first-hand accounts to show life in the destroyed capital. From the daily struggle of the "rubble women" to the political tensions at the Potsdam Conference, this film explores how the seeds of the Cold War were sown in the ashes of the Third Reich. War Stories is your one-stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts.