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Historian Dan Snow answers the most asked questions about the Napoleonic Wars. Did Napoleon start the wars? How many Napoleonic Wars were there? How passionate is Dan about this history? Watch to find out. 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.

Greatest Tank Battles, Season 1, Episode 8: n September 1944, General George Patton's relentless Fourth Armored Division encountered Hitler's last, desperate tank offensive in France. This is the incredible, high-stakes story of the Battle of Arracourt, the largest tank-on-tank clash of the Western Front. We reveal how American tankers, using fast M4 Shermans and agile M18 Hellcats, overcame superior German Panther and Tiger tanks by embracing speed, flanking tactics, and aggressive command. Featuring eyewitness accounts and declassified strategy, this documentary shows how Patton's vanguard crushed two Panzer Brigades and saved the Allied advance into Germany. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!

How close was D-Day to being called off? How did the Allies deceive the Germans? Was Omaha beach that bloody? Dan Snow and D-Day expert Stephen Fisher discuss the nail-biting 72 hours before and during D-Day - the largest seaborne invasion in history. This episode was made in partnership with STUDIOCANAL UK for their new film PRESSURE which tells this incredible untold story of Group Captain James Stagg, the man who delivered the most important weather forecast of all time. 'Pressure' is out in UK and Ireland cinemas Wednesday 9th September. 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. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™

We love it, but can any historical truths be found in Tarantino's epic Inglourious Basterds?? War historian Jennifer Howe takes us through the real stories of the SS, Nazi occupation and The Richie boys, portrayed in this movie by Christoph Waltz, Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, and Mélanie Laurent. 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.

Brutal Battles of WW1 & WW2 told by one German Solider. German Soldier’s letters and dairies reveal what life was really like for men fighting in the trenches on the frontline in the First World War. Published for the first time in this feature documentary, Wilhelm's letters and photos have been entrusted to History Hit by his family. Born in central Germany in 1888. Wilhelm studied to become a teacher, but like so many of his generation, was called to serve in the First World War. From 1914 to 1918 he saw action on the western front, where he experienced the horrors of trench warfare and endured the loss of some of his closest friends. Unlike many of his comrades, Wilhelm survived the war but returned to a defeated nation in the grips of political turmoil Wilhelm would play no part in the violent political battles of the early 1920s and instead would return to the classroom - but the coming of the great depression and the rise to power of the Nazis - would alter the course of his

Greatest Tank Battles, Season 1, Episode 9: This episode covers the Battle of Kursk in 1943, the largest tank battle in history, detailing the initial German offensive (Operation Citadel) and the subsequent Soviet counterattack. It focuses on the sheer scale, the brutal fighting, the role of tanks like the Tiger and T-34, and the heavy casualties. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!