The Allied Invasion Of Sicily | America The War Years 1943

For thousands of Allied soldiers in WW2, being surrounded or shot down was only the beginning of a years-long living hell. This premium military documentary explores the brutal reality inside Hitler’s network of 248 prisoner of war camps. From the grueling forced labor in Polish coal mines to the horrific sights and smells of nearby concentration camps, discover the incredible resilience of the men of Stalag 8B, and how their final hopes of liberation were shattered by a grim, sudden march into the unknown. 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 Battle of Stalingrad, the offensive at Kursk and the Battle of the Ardennes all rank among the most disastrous decisions taken by Hitler. As his blunders piled up the Second World War gradually started to turn against the tyrant. 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

On April 30th 1945 and with Soviet forces closing in, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. Soon after Germany surrendered, and the only Axis power left standing was the Japanese Empire. Rather than risk a land invasion that could cost millions of lives, the US unleashed a never before seen power on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that brought the bloodiest war in history to an end. 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

After a year of Allied success - including the Normandy landings on D-Day - Hitler was getting desperate. With France liberated and the allies bearing down on Germany, the Fuhrer launched a final all out counter offensive. This developed into the Battle of the Bulge; Hitlers final attempt to end the war 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

After 3 months of battle, America surrendered Bataan to the Japanese. What followed was the forcible transfer of 60,000-80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war. The horrific treatment of the prisoners led to the transfer being dubbed the Bataan Death March. 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 the spring of 1944, America and its allies waged global warfare on an unprecedented scale, pushing towards the inevitable fall of Rome and on "the road back" in the Pacific. Here at home, months of planning and preparation paid off on June 6th with the D-Day landings in Normandy, unleashing the most massive invasion in history.