How The RAF Defeated The Luftwaffe On Eagle Day | Battle Of Britain

Outnumbered and outgunned RAF Fighter Command were the last line of defence in pushing back the Luftwaffe and Hitler's invasion of Britain in 1940. In part one of this series we see what it was like in the early days of the battle for Britain's skies and how the RAF held on and repelled German attacks. 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 September 1940 Hitler targeted London and Britain's industrial heartlands. Giving the order to Goring to launch what he saw as his final assault on Britain, he sent thousands of German bombers over the capital, catching the outnumbered British off guard. But how would Britain respond to this Blitz? Would they give in or muster up the courage to fight back? 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

Over Guadalcanal on August 7th 1942 two of WWII's most famous pilots engaged in a dogfight that would go down in history. Showing mercy to one another in what was a brutal aerial battle, James 'Pug' Southerland and Saburō Sakai sparked one of biggest mysteries of WWII. Why didn't they go in for the kill when they had the chance...? To this day the mystery remains unsolved. 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

Operation Overlord and the Normandy Landings of D-Day were said to be the "Greatest military gamble on history". In these rare archive films we see what it was really like in the days leading up to the invasion and the tough days that followed. From the first Paratroopers to drop over Nazi occupied France to the follow up vehicles that brought supplies, each was as important as the other in this operation that would change history. Also in this episode; we hear 'The Cummington Story', about a small Massachusetts town and the refugees that came to settle there during WWII, and 'Just For Remembrance' which tells the story of those personal effects left behind by fallen soldiers and how we must remember them. 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 1941, Adolf Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, the largest military invasion in history, driven by a fatal obsession to conquer the Soviet Union. This documentary explores the brutal realities of the Eastern Front during WW2. From the freezing trenches of Moscow to the bloody ruins of Stalingrad and the massive tank clashes at Kursk, discover how Hitler's strategic blunders and the relentless Russian winter turned the tide of the war. We dive deep into the devastating clash between Nazi Germany and Stalin's Red Army that ultimately led to the fall of Berlin. 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

The team have been invited to Applecross to excavate a broch, a monumental stone tower that was amongst one of the largest Iron Age structures in Britain. Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost. Subsribe so you don't miss out!