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In early 1939, before WWII had begun, America was a young and successful nation that did not want to go to war. Fast forward five years and America would emerge not only with one of the world's strongest armies, but as a leading power on the world stage. Directed by Frank Capra this episode of Why We Fight was one in a series of propaganda films aimed at US soldiers, teaching them about the reasons they were fighting and why they could not afford to lose this war. 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 find more from us on

The Battle Of The Bulge. In December 1944, German forces launch a surprise attack through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium. This is the story of the American tankers who helped defend the American line against Hitler's final gamble on the western front. 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 find more from us on

The greatest Nazi mistake of WWII is highly debated. But can anything compete with their underestimation of the USA? In this episode of Battlezone, we see the US War Department's recreation of this crucial error and see how America's hidden army helped win the war. Also in this episode; The experience of a US Army nurse, the true story of Dwight D. Eisenhower, and James Stewart narrates the story of Fellow Americans, showing how all over America bombs were falling during WWII, just not the type you might expect. 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 find more from us on

Long before the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter, the United States was locked on an unavoidable collision course. Was the American Civil War truly inevitable? This premium documentary uncovers the deep economic, cultural, and ideological rifts that tore the nation apart. Explore how an industrialized North and a slave-dependent Southern agrarian economy became irreconcilably divided like two strangers in the same house. From the radical actions of John Brown at Harper’s Ferry to the political breaking point of the 1860 election, discover why decades of compromise failed and blood became the only way forward. 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

In 1942, the world witnessed a paradigm shift in global conflict as strategic air power and carrier aviation took center stage. This premium military history documentary tracks the critical year that redefined warfare. From the psychological shock of the Doolittle Raid and the devastating British 1,000-bomber raid on Cologne, to the decisive carrier clashes at Coral Sea and Midway that broke the Imperial Japanese Navy. We also examine the brutal air siege of Stalingrad and the massive industrial mobilization at Willow Run that ultimately sealed the fate of the Axis powers. 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

German fighter aircraft in WWII were notorious for their ability to hamper Allied bombing missons. So how to stop them? Destroy them at the source. In this episode of Battlezone we see how Allied air operations planned and executed precise bombing missions on the German factories that produced their feared aircraft. 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 find more from us on