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The American G.I.s got "the dirty end of the deal" according to the men that fought in WWII. In this episode of Battlezone, these G.I.s narrate their experience during the Italian campaign, recalling rain storms and meagre food rations, to rare opportunities to shower and the first cold beer they'd had in years when reaching Naples. Also in this episode, we see how victory in Italy was finally won, and the preparations that were made for the invasion of Northern Europe on D-Day. 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

From June 6-7 1942 The US Aleutians Islands of Attu and Kiska, were invaded by Japanese forces. This was the first time America had been invaded in 130 years, and as part of Alaska, the islands were vital the control of Pacific transport routes, with US General Bill Mitchell saying "whoever holds Alaska will hold the world. I think it is the most important strategic place in the world." In this episode we see in color, the US and Canadian effort to regain the islands, fighting not just against the enemy, but a harsh weather cycle that surrounds the islands. 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

General Eisenhower helps narrates this episode of Battlezone, taking us from the fight for Tunisia against Rommel and the infamous Kasserine Pass, right through to Sicily and the battle for Italy itself. In these rare archive films we see what it was really like for Eisenhower and his men hearing in detail both the successes and setbacks and the tough tactical decisions that needed to be made. 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 Dunkirk evacuation was one of WWII's great escapes. With 338,226 troops evacuated in just nine days it is one of Britain's most famous moments of the war, and with the term 'Dunkirk Spirit' being coined in its aftermath it gave Britain a huge morale boost, ready to fight again another day. In this film we hear from those men and women who were there on those fateful days, explaining what it was really like to be there, but that no matter how much they describe it, it is only them who will ever truly know the truth. 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 April 1862, a quiet Tennessee plateau was transformed into an absolute slaughterhouse. This premium documentary chronicles the chaotic, bloody first 24 hours of the Battle of Shiloh. Caught completely off guard by a massive Confederate surprise attack, General Ulysses S. Grant’s raw Union troops were thrust into a hellish struggle for survival. Through grueling firsthand accounts, explore the desperate stand at the Hornets’ Nest and the fateful decisions that turned a "place of peace" into the bloodiest day of the early Civil 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 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

From December 1944 to January 1945 the US Army and their Allies fought back a last ditch German attack known as the Ardennes counteroffensive, and more famously The Battle of the Bulge. Striking out into Belgium and Luxembourg the offensive targeted Allied supply centres, without which their advance would be halted. But the Allies knew that they couldn't let this happen... In 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