Former WWII Enemies Relive Their Experiences In Sicily and Stalingrad | Battlezone

Ronald Reagan narrates in this look at the US Air Force during WWII. Based in East Anglia and other points in the UK, from here they carried out regular missions on German targets. But it's how they coordinated these missions that is so impressive. In these rare archive films we see how one mission is planned and carried out in the attempt to win the war. Also in this episode: Battle Line takes us back to the Pacific island of Tarawa in WWII and two former enemies who fought on the front line relive their experiences. 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 US Navy wasn't always tasked with destroying U-Boats in WWII. In some cases they were actually instructed to capture them because of the vital information that could be gained by having one in their possession. But this was by no means an easy task. In this episode of Battlezone we see how the US Navy went about these operations and how many men it took to track down and capture one of these famous subs. 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

From June 6-7 1942 The US Aleutians Islands of Attu and Kiska, were invaded by Japanese forces. This was the first time America had been invaded in 130 years, and as part of Alaska, the islands were vital the control of Pacific transport routes, with US General Bill Mitchell saying "whoever holds Alaska will hold the world. I think it is the most important strategic place in the world." In this episode we see in color, the US and Canadian effort to regain the islands, fighting not just against the enemy, but a harsh weather cycle that surrounds the islands. 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

In summer of 1942, WWII Soviet Russia was suffering terrible anxiety. With the Soviet-German front extending hundreds of miles from the Arctic Ocean down to the Black Sea, fighting was a constant. But no place was this more fierce than Leningrad. Captured by a total of 150 army cameramen, this film shows what those fateful years on the Volga were really like. 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

In WWII the RAF regularly performed reconnaissance missions on German targets for their bombers. In 1941 the British Crown Film Unit captured this process, from planning to the raid itself. Using real pilots and officers as its cast the film recreates one of these missions. The film went on to win and Academy Award in 1942 for best documentary. 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

From December 1944 to January 1945 the US Army and their Allies fought back a last ditch German attack known as the Ardennes counteroffensive, and more famously The Battle of the Bulge. Striking out into Belgium and Luxembourg the offensive targeted Allied supply centres, without which their advance would be halted. But the Allies knew that they couldn't let this happen... In 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