Steve Spencer, Royal Oak and the Battle for America’s Post Office

In the autumn of 1942, Hitler’s Sixth Army clashed with the Red Army at Stalingrad in the bloodiest battle in human history. From house-to-house fighting in frozen ruins to catastrophic encirclement, this epic documentary details the turning points of world warfare. Explore how military genius, strategic miscalculation, and brutal winter conditions decided the fate of empires—from Lord Nelson’s decisive naval victory at Trafalgar and Napoleon's bloody showdown at Borodino, to the savage struggle between Hitler and Stalin on the Eastern Front of WWII. 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. This channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries, please contact owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

Seven men lined up. Two fake cops. Then the Thompson guns start. Step into the Lincoln Park garage and the moment that turned Al Capone from local boss to a national obsession. This cinematic deep dive follows the feud with Bugs Moran, the Cadillac pull-up, and the staged “police” frisk that erupted into one of America’s most infamous killings. But the massacre is only the door. We trace Capone’s reinvention from scar-hiding nightclub bouncer to media maestro in an apron hosting reporters, the rise of the Secret Six, and the unlikely weapon that finally stuck: a ledger’s initials and forensic accounting. Discover why Judge James Wilkerson swapped juries on day one, how a single interview with the IRS backfired, and what Alcatraz changed for the world’s most talked-about gangster. Watch to uncover the turns you think you know and the motives, methods, and myths you definitely don’t.

Princess Diana became a global phenomenon who challenged royal tradition and redefined how the monarchy connected with the public. From her cultural and fashion influence to her turbulent relationship with the Palace and the press, this film reveals how Diana’s extraordinary rise—and tragic death—left the House of Windsor permanently changed.

He made Wall Street cheer while $80 million of inventory never existed. This is the rise and unraveling of Crazy Eddie and its mastermind, Eddie Antar. From bait-and-switch sales to underground supply chains, Eddie turned a single Brooklyn store into a 39-location empire and one of the hottest IPOs of the 1980s. But behind the commercials and rock-star shareholder meetings was a machine built on skimming cash, secret Tel Aviv accounts, and a planted cousin inside the auditing firm. See how pallets of boxes became a facade, why auditors kept “finding” what Eddie wanted them to see, and how a bold Walkman bet helped mask deeper problems. As the fraud ballooned, a family rift, suspicious stock sales, and a hostile takeover exposed an $80 million hole. And when the money trail led to Geneva, a frozen account and an unexpected sting ended the run. Discover the playbook that fooled the Street, the pressure that made it crack, and the moment everything collapsed. Watch to learn how the biggest retail fraud of its era was engineered—and finally caught.

A former bank robber describes the moment he would step into “lizard time” — and the day it all unraveled in Victoria in 1999. What follows is a raw reckoning with danger, addiction, and the strange freedom found inside a 7-step prison cell. From staking out armored cars and airports to spending years in solitary at Marion, Millhaven, and Kingston Penitentiary, Stephen Reed traces how time can stretch, snap, and finally settle. He recalls a childhood stolen, a four-hour heroin cycle that ruled his life, and the frantic minutes of a botched robbery that ended in a police shootout. Then a blunt jailhouse conversation reframed everything — legacy, responsibility, and what the present is truly worth — but not in the way you might expect. If you’ve ever waited for life to start “after” the next big thing, this story will stop you in your tracks. Watch to hear the moments he refuses to forget, the practice that untangled his thoughts, and the gift he decided to leave behind.

Discover unpublished and rarely seen photographs from the Battle of Berlin in 1945, brought together in an exclusive collection for history enthusiasts. More than 200 historical photographs take you through the final days of the Third Reich and reveal scenes rarely shown in documentaries. Surviving inside the Stalingrad pocket during the winter of 1942–1943 meant facing not only the Red Army each day, but also hunger, extreme cold, and total exhaustion. Following Operation Uranus, launched on November 19, 1942, Soviet forces encircled the German 6th Army and other Axis units. Hundreds of thousands of men were trapped in a devastated zone with insufficient supplies and temperatures that plummeted far below freezing. Hitler prohibited retreat, ordering troops to hold their positions at all costs while the Luftwaffe attempted to resupply them by air. Food rapidly became one of the greatest crises. Rations were steadily reduced as the encirclement tightened and stockpiles dwindled. In the final weeks, some soldiers received merely around 100 grams of bread per day, supplemented—when available—by meager portions of watery soup or horsemeat. Horses were slaughtered to feed