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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

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

Explore the turbulent aftermath of WW2 through rare archival footage documenting the birth of the Cold War. From the dramatic final verdicts of the Nuremberg Trials and escalating tensions over the Berlin Blockade to early nuclear-era military tests and widespread post-war industrial strikes in America, this documentary reveals how world powers transitioned from wartime allies to fierce adversaries. Witness the pivotal events, political showdowns, and technological leaps between 1946 and 1948 that forever altered global history and shaped the modern world order. 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: This channel is part of the History Hit

When war broke out in Europe in 1914 most Americans paid little notice, with Europe being so far away and seemingly unimportant. Instead they were looking back on a century of progress and prosperity, where their army seemed to big for the little action it saw. But all of this was about to change as we see in this episode of Battlezone. 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