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Italy 1944, the Germans are on the back foot. With the Allied advance taking hold of Sicily and increasing amounts of mainland territory the German Army is reinforced with 60 of its very best fighting units to stop the advance. 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

What began as a bitter, ego-driven feud between Allied commanders accidentally created the most devastating air strategy in military history. In 1943, American planners insisted on high-stakes daylight precision bombing, while the British fiercely argued for nighttime saturation. Forced to compromise at the Casablanca Conference, they birthed the Combined Bomber Offensive. By splitting the skies — US by day, RAF by night — they unleashed a relentless, round-the-clock barrage that gave the Luftwaffe zero time to recover, draining Nazi resources and reshaping the course of World War Northwest Europe. 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

Just over 100 years ago, English archaeologist Arthur Evans went to the 'Minotaur's Island' to explore the roots of this myth and discovered instead a sophisticated Bronze Age civilisation that had been lost to history for thousands of years. 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!

Vietnam 1965. American Marines have landed in the south. With them, two platoons of 3rd Tank Battalion Armour. Heading up this offensive is General William Westmoreland. A veteran of WW2, Westmoreland attempts to draw Viet Cong forces into a conventional war and beat them with conventional methods. But this will turn out to be a very different 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

It's 1944, and D-Day is on the horizon. With the Russians on the attack and the Allies about to take Rome, Hitler's armies are on the defensive. Now his "impregnable" Atlantic Wall will be tested. Leading the defensive is Erwin Rommel, who obstructs the beaches and floods the lowlands in preparation of the Allied invasion force. One thing he doesn't know...the Resistance have got their hands on his plans. 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 February 8th 1945 Canadian forces launched one of the most ferocious and costly battles of WW2 with the aim of taking the Hochwald Gap and forcing the German army back over the Rhine and into Germany. In The Battle For The Rhineland we hear from both sides of this devastating offensive and re-live what it was really like in the winter of 1945. 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