What Were The Critical Battles Of World War II? | Battles Won And Lost Complete Series | War Stories
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00:00 - Start
01:56 - Invasion of France
12:55 - Battle of Kursk
29:21 - Iwo Jima
36:10 - Siege of Tobruk
42:51 - Operation Crusader
49:32 - EPISODE TWO
51:09 - Operation Barbarossa
01:01:08 - Battle Of The Coral Sea
01:10:00 - The Arakan Offensive
01:16:30 - Rommel’s Offensives
01:26:36 - Invasion of Sicily
01:27:00 - The Normandy Landings
01:38:42 - EPISODE THREE
01:40:13 - The Dunkirk Evacuation
01:49:40 - Japanese Invasion Of Malaya
01:57:22 - The Battle Of River Plate
02:04:42 - Operation Market Garden
02:13:11 - The Battle Of Syria
02:19:36 - The Battle Of Berlin
02:27:52 - EPISODE FOUR
02:29:29 - The Battle Of Stalingrad
02:39:11 - The Battle Of Singapore
02:48:37 - The Anzio Landing
02:56:31 - The Battle Of Monte Cassino
03:03:06 - The Battle Of The Philippine Sea
03:09:09 - The Battle Of Britain #warstories Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Matt Lewis and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code WARSTORIES bit.ly/3rc7nqm
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they can't even follow the timeline in this video. I'm not impressed... Battle of Normandy followed by Evacuation of Dunkirk? What?
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Ahhh, now this is something worth going to sleep to 😆. But that doesn't mean it isn't good! It's a great film with valuable info 👍
I love sleeping to vids like this too!!! Just found this tonight!!! Sleep well my friend!!!
@@dariusparks3954 wow ive found my people I thought I was the only one
@@tomorourke7158 nope definitely not
Wow wow wow I thought I was crazy for listening for to this for sleeping method 😅 🙃
@@lorettaspivey3250 nope your not crazy lol. You are very cute though! 😀👍🏻. Wanna come over and watch some ww2 documentary’s and take a nap ? 😂 it will be a wild time lol 😆
Literally every single night for the past 2 years I have listened to one of these films until I fall asleep at night.
Same, its like a strange therapy
Me too puts me to sleep like meditation music
I love and watch all the WW2 documentaries that I can. It was truly a world War. It's to bad that most young people now days don't really pay attention to the past. Most people can't comprehend how horrible things were for millions of people on all fronts. After watching some of these documentaries, I feel so lucky and thankful to grow up after such a horrible war. Respect for all Vets.
For the Japanese side of the Asian War especially the Invasion of India in March 1944 see NHK World The Battle of Imphal in 2 episodes 2017!
I wasn't going to watch it but when I heard his accent I knew this would be a better documentary than an American one.
As long as you see these and other WWII documentaries as entertainment, and not as a substitute for learning actual history, it’s fine.
@@geoffhunter7704 And if you actually *read BOOKS,* you’d learn even more! Documentaries only give the tiniest tip of an enormous iceberg, but they also very dangerously give people the impression that they know all they need to know, as though the anarchy which took place in so many European countries after WWI and the drive to WWII-a 15 year period-can be condensed into a few 45 minute documentaries! Get real! You’ve learned next to nothing!
The Young pay attention to what is shown and taught to them. Boomers criticize the younger generations and look down on them because of the idea they had it easier. This isn't true. I was apart of the last generation to get to grow up without the internet, Experience the early days and how it is today and Gen Z have it the worst of any of the generations and its not even close. They are born into this world of technology that is nothing but Predators that use human nature & psychology methods to squeeze as much value as possible. 50% of them do not believe in God.... This combined with the internet is being ignored but its a crisis we are already beginning to see effects from.
I'm completely addicted to these war stories, and watching this series again,in this way,is excellent... A marathon of all four parts shown together is perfect binge-watch material! Thanks for showing it this way...
Me too too me too I supposed I'm 5 star general now in my life's still still USA are d best n d Philippines are d warriors of d warriors why manny pàcman paquiao d warriors of d warriors 12 divisions worlds titles
@Alejo Garcia jr ....huh?
Now it verbatim I love history of war
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@@alejogarciajr022 Uh, do what??
Great video, lose the 2 guys playing Risk. The rest is gold. Deepest respects from 🇨🇦. May they all be remembered forever.
True Sir From Indian Mumbai city Peace be there God Bless all
Yeah, the two dudes do nothing an animates map couldn't do.
"The two duded playing risk" lmfaooooo your right tho
Those guys playing risk in all these videos really diminishes from the overall quality of the production. super annoying.
Yeah two dogs fighting over a toy would have made more sense
Those who make these documentaries I salute, beautifully done
Haha the way these two guys are looking at each other, over their little battle table lol it's hilarious. 👍 😅
War is pointless, and wasteful- the bankers and stamp collectors love it, and collect upton the debt.
Whoever thought of it was an evil genius
It’s the worst. I hate that part.
It's so lame wtf, breaks any immersion
Haha yeah. These educational documentaries really need to remember to prioritize the audience's "immersion." 😅
These are stories that need to be told so that others will not suffer the pain of the past.
Humans don't learn from the past anymore.
@@shadowk3 True, but they never have done. The rich and powerful like to keep the masses dumb.
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it very wise words
lol I’ve woken up to this video a thousand times and no matter what time it is at night I gotta watch it
My Great Grandad was one of the Desert Rats. So very very proud :) Thank you Grandad
For the times you aren't asleep listening to this you learn a lot
IMO this is the best programming on the history of warfare you could ever hope to see in one's lifetime. Wish my classes at the University had been limited to only watching War Stories programming.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t history at all…..it is the equivalent of cotton candy for lazy, passive learners. No matter how good documentaries are, history is far too immense to be jammed into 40-60 minute chunks of video, meaning that being spoon fed fluff about WWII via documentaries isn’t at all equivalent to a university education. It’s far too complex and huge a subject to be spoon fed to people devoid of intellectual curiosity, meaning that *you have to engage your brain and read books if you want to know about history.* So don’t blame your university professors for the qualities you lack….It sounds like your university education was an expensive waste of time for everyone concerned.
@@voraciousreader3341: Have you been to an American University lately?
What a great series. A unique way for us laymen to understand battles
Doesn’t it stimulate any curiosity to learn more?? I’ve been reading about WWII for 30+ years, so I watch these documentaries for the film footage. But there are always situations presented which makes me want to read even more, about specific battles, or officers, or _something!_
It’s a heavy win at Battle od Iwa Jima… losing 2/3 of US marines is no joke… These brave young man will be remembered for generation to come… we all owe our freedom & peace to these brave man… The discipline they had against adversity is in the surviving journals for us to read…
Japan lost but still they have freedom and peace
My Grandfather fought in the Philippines. 11th Air Borne. Proud AF to have been raised by him. He was a Salty Berserker back in his day!! 🇺🇸🧂🧂🧂
lol
Thank you for the documentary.
What a great program - loving "watching" it while I'm working remotely from home -
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Very nostalgic and nicely produced
So interesting, yet very sad at the same time at the huge loss of life yet extremely knowledgeable, many thanks for this brilliant documentary
I've read somewhere of over 56.4 *MILLION* deaths (both soldiers & civilians), and the soviets alone is estimated to had over 26.6 *MILLION* deaths, and Chinese 7.8 *MILLION* were killed over the WW2 period. Such unfathomable numbers to be killed in such a short amount of time, never done before, and haven't been done since.
@@jonhall2274 A conservative estimate puts the number of Chinese deaths during WW2 of around 18 million a more realistic number is close to 30 pls milliod Chinese dead scary war is the devil'd curse on humanity n that i very worrying
They are lying about the most important parts.......
@@VeggiePower303 what would those be?
would you care to elaborate on the lies?
A small correction to what the u.s service member said at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1950">32:30</a>, the Japanese held long poles with bombs attached at the ends to try to hit the u.s boats. They didn’t have the bombs strapped to their heads like he said. But it was suicidal regardless because the blast would still kill them.
Yep...That was actually an old US civil war tactic by the CSS Hunley out of Charleston. Long steel pole with a bomb attached on the front of the submarine that was steered into a Yankee ship.
so they sank their own ships for fun, or what are you trying to tell?@@dvorok
Superb Documentary. Thanks for bringing it. I grew up in the 80s where the only thing I could find was Black and White VHS tapes in your average dept. store. Suffice to say the last 20 yrs have been Golden, and then heres THIS. Cheers to it.
Watch ... Europa, the Last Battle
@@adambane1719 Thanks Adam! I certainly will
@@micahjared8082 ...if you can find it !
Love this! New subscriber!
Getting me through my work day and giving me more knowledge and respect to the greatest generation
@Get down or Lay Down There is nothing great in those generations, suffering, fear, wet and frozen. I am a veteran of the war for the independence of Croatia. A volunteer since '91. I have three medals. I honestly don't even know where they are. And a charter of service in the Croatian Guards Brigade. To know how wet he is dressed to the skin heals and dry to rise in the bunker. Today I know where that water went! Noting great in 4,5 y of war.
Giving credit where credit is due, Soviet blood was just as essential to victory as American industry. Soviet losses were unbelievable.
@@thatguy22441 most def sad to see them making the same mistakes that Germany did all those years ago and losing at the same or wise attrition rate
They are lying about the most important parts....... And leaving out important events.
I love your channel and the content that you provide us! I'm a new subscriber and I have smashed that like button and shared to some of my fellow World War buddies!! Thank you so so much!❤
I actually love the game table thing, its kinda corny, but at the same time it allows the show to relate to average people how the command structures of the different military structures felt when certain things are going on, and I think that is really great. Not everyone has the time to read a book about everything so this is a nice story for common people. This Doc does a really good balance, I just put it on for background noise but it actually is 10/10...
It would be more fun if they'd make lewd bodily gestures at one another, like "L for Loser" signs, maybe waving each other's private parts at Aunties, etc. Occasional waterfowl would add a somewhat feathery feel to the whole thing. Ahem, ok, sorry.
Play the game RUSE. Its a WW2 table top video game. KZhead it.
Its distracting and looks moronic. bad form. a map with diagrams would be just as informative without having to tolerate those two idiots pushing pieces like they are relevant in any way. thanks for posting, I really wanted to vent about that.
I like it to 😊
God, I hate it 😂 it's so cringey. I'd rather they used maps to show us what happened. Where did they get these actors from? 🙈
thx a lot, I was looking for this documentary in HD
I couldn't remember until I did a little research but I saw a great documentary series on Vietnam and it's "The Vietnam War" 2017 film by Ken Burns. There is another one from six years before but it's not as intense called "Vietnam in HD" narrated by Michael C. Hall. I think they're both worth a look for anyone wanting a little more understanding with great footage. This video was a good summary though. As time goes on, people forget how brutal humans can really be and miss atrocities in real time.
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It's like a war chess game. Germany seemed to be winning until a key strategic move by the allies turned the game around.
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More like Germany made some excellent aggressive moves to put opponent on the defensive, then found out opponent had more Queens where the Bishops were supposed to be.
This is a great documentary on a historic and important topic, but i have to say that the way guys talked in 1940s newsreels was hilarious
They kind of sound like carnival barkers.
This is a fantastic documentary.
I find it really sad that historical war scene footage needs to be blurred in order to comply with BS KZhead "community standards." This information is so important. There should be an exception for this type of documentary.
A brilliant documentary. The camera work was absolutely amazing! Best wishes, Roy.
thanks roy
thanks roy
That's why military reserve in back is essential, along with good situational awareness and good commanders!! Being at right place in right time, makes a HUUUGE difference >D
A regular general Patton here. glad we can count on your expert analysis.
The logistics in these battles sound like something from a computer battle simulator. 🤯
It's the other way around.
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Another good one. Hallam in always sunny Barbados
The story about the flag raising was not the end of the battle for Berlin,the fighting continued for days after.
Most notably in the Pacific Theatre. The flag was raised in Iwo Jima if I'm correct before the war was even over, which was after the atomic bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I remember watching a great ww2 doc on the feirce fighting with my father on those pacific islands, my dad taught to live everyday as if it were a gift. Although, he himself was too young to be in ww2. 3:00
Not every battle is a Victory and a defeat, Sometimes they are a stalemate.
many many many games of chess end in a stalemate and it's no coincidence was is almost always compared to chess and vice-versa
The losses on each side are never equal, so in cases of stalemates in battles, the side who lost the most in men and/or matériel loses. An example is the Battle of Leyte Gulf. And the chess analogy is so misguided, bc _there is no comparison to men killing each other on a wildly unpredictable battlefield, whether it on land, sea, air, or all combined._
I really think the two "chip pushers" in the video wanted to go at each other. The look in their eyes told the story within the story......🙃
I like how they smugly smile after “defeating” the other guy like they are doing anything at all lol
This is like an entire coffee-table book in one video.
Documentaries should NOT be censored. KZhead are cowards.
This documentary misses out that Von Manstein was unaware the Enigma Code had been broken by the time of the Kursk battle, and this partly led to his defeat. They knew almost his every move.
Great show. How i wish the battles where put according to time sequence, from 39 to 45,
Chali Mubanga The first major battle was the Battle of Britain, without it, the USA would never have entered the war, as they were "neutral" having won that battle the Germans gave up on the attempt to conquer Britain, and seeing as the German Navy was not as powerful as the Royal Navy, they gave up trying! Britain fought the Germans from 1939 to 1941 when the US was bombed, Pearl Harbour was the catalyst, for the US to wake up!
War Stories is a great Enterprise for documentaries.
Excellent documentaries that capture all of this great original footage and the thrill of old history documentaries, and what I love about the second world war
Not mentioned is the ability of the British to listen better to radio transmiissions than any other nation. This enabled the British to provide the Russians detailed information on German plans and troop movements.
Obviously, tiny little videos like this can never get the mass of details you can read in one good book. I’m now reading John Eisenhower’s book on the Battle of the Bulge and it’s 500 pages long…..that’s only _one_ battle, although he’s given a good overview first! I’ve been reading books about the period from 1920-1946 for 35 years and I spot errors and missed points all the time…..the difference is, *I’m not going to point out errors and omissions bc I know such in-depth coverage is not possible in this format.* I’m here for the vintage film footage. What bothers me much more is the fact that so many people see a few documentaries on one battle-say, Stalingrad-and they think their knowledge is equal to people who’ve only read one book about it. It’s truly appalling.
It’s worth watching the greatest raid a documentary presented by Jeremy Clarkson which goes into more detail about operation Chariot incredible bravery
Some good speakers but I seriously cannot keep watching the two guys around the table! They would like move a marker on the map, then just stare at the other guy...back and forth...it's really silly looking...
Oh my God they're soooo bad! Like they're actually doing something!
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I think the guys looking at each other, etc is kind of funny, but I do like seeing the markers on the maps. Helps me understand positions.
Its ideak vs ideal, General vs General
Watch WW2s 6 hour video, the two guys on there can make it happen better, you won't be sorry. That or try watch the channel "the great war"
very well put together well done
My children have no glue about how important WW2 was for their freedoms today. Thier grandfather. Great uncles who fought in the war.
The unfortunate fact is that our parents/Grandparents/G Grandparents fought for us and future generations to have the freedom to think how we want. My own father fought 6 years in the Royal Navy during WW2, and I was ALWAYS interested in his (and his friends) stories, but while my own kids were respectful of his experiences (before he passed away in 2013) but the truth be known they are totally uninterested in 20th century history, and pain me though it does to see my ancestor's efforts fade into nothingness (one of my my grandfathers fought in WW1), that is the nature of freedom. My main effort with my kids is to try to ensure they THINK FOR THEMSELVES and do NOT allow themselves to be hoodwinked by today's globalist MSM, and to arrive at their own conclusions about any subject that interests them.
When the Stuka was used as close support to advancing ground forces, one effect of the siren would have been to warn their own forces to watch out for 'near misses'. Could that be why the siren was fitted in the first place? I've never heard this idea suggested by anyone else. I've wondered for quite a while...
it was used to instill terror in it's intended victims
It was actually an air break.
It was called Jericho trumpet/siren.
When you finally find out, please let me know 🇵🇱🇺🇸 I wonder myself now 😂
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Is it just me or is the timeline of some battles out of whack? One of us is out of whack 😂. Great video…as always. Thanks
If it wasn't for the captions I woulda had no idea what the old British veteran was saying lol. God bless him
I enjoyed this video, thank you.
Finally how many years have I walked in documentaries not never seen an actual Soviet soldier from World War II doing the documentary impar from his own lips very good I've seen Japanese I've seen Germans I've seen American I've never seen Italian Soviet or Chinese from WWII
Stalin had them all killed most likely
am I the only one thinking the bad acting at the table is not really necessary?
Can’t co-sign your statement here bud. I actually find some tickling amusement watching em stare each other down and then emphatically moving the arrows as if a dozen mechanized divisions are actually under their control 😂. Plus some of the times the arrows being repositioned actually do help illustrate a particular tactic or event. A win overall imo
totally unnecessary, but also amusing IMO.
thats the best part lol!
They’ve always been terrible
Yes you are the only one
Man i just finished watching the 2010 HBO series The Pacific, and wow what an incredibly eye opening realistic depiction of what the USA battled through with Japan in the Pacific; insane brutality and gruesome warfare, and so incredibly heroic the American soldiers that fought and died for all of us whom enjoy our freedom. Looking forward to watching this now!
Now you understand how Russians and other former soviet nations feel about their own FAR more costly struggles during WW2, and how it has generated immense pride in their own national sacrifices.
goddam... i love watching this stuff... and this series is especially excellent.
It's sad that KZhead feels they have to blur out some of the shots in this documentary.
I don't think that it's KZhead themselves doing the censoring, it's the War Stories channel that posted the documentary that did it.
Havent watched it all so far, but there are no mentions of other smaller countries. For ex, Hungary, Bulgaria and esp Romania commited a lot of troops at Stalingrad. It wasn't just Paulus' armt that got captured or decimated
They always get grouped in with the Germans because Germany essentially ruled over these states, making them vassals of the Reich.
I absolutely love watching this stuff
Lovely narration.
In my opinion on German-Russian front main battles were battle for Stalingrad and summer offensive in 1943 or Operation Citadel Thats where Germany lost everything in terms of supplies , manpower , fuel etc....
Those battles were definitely the last "nails" in the coffin. Absolutely. The most important resources needed to win, man power and oil were lost. This absolutely solidified their demise. In terms of resources, I think the battle of Britain was the beginning of the end for Germany, due to the allies out producing them from that point on.
N. Africa, Battle of Britain, Leningrad, Kursk, Stalingrad. Russians lost as many at Stalingrad as we did in the entire war.
@@patmccormick9972 welp yea 80% of german deaths were on russian front but still ...
Bagration was the end 🔚
@@nickwood1062 The Allies did not out produce Germany until a little bit after America got into the war, say by the end of 1942, so that part of your statement is not even close. But, your point of it being a turning point is indeed the case because (1) it left open a two front war for Germany to defend, and (2) it depleted the Luftwaffe a measurable amount prior to operation Barbarbosa. In stopping Germany from invading GB, it also allowed the allies to heavily bomb Germany from 1942 thru to the end, which had a major impact on Germany's capability to wage war.
Dang! Where is the Battle of Midway? A major and key WWII naval victory?
Where's parts 5, 6, ..., too?
Really, Midway is so pivotal. How can this not be one of the 3 most significant battles from an historical perspective?
When i was in the boy scouts one of our camping trips was a Lock-In sleepover on the U.S.S Lexington that was later recovered and refurbished into a naval museum in Galveston Texas. One of the best camping trips ever.
good documentary but the order of battles is completely baffling and the two guys pushing the markers around on the board are cringe.
It aired like 10 years ago in the U.K.
@@everydayhero5076 it was cringe then, it's cringe now.
@@seg5061 Uhh, OK. So we're still all in agreement, right?
“Watched 3 hrs of free content, b roll was cringe” I can’t believe this is the world they fought for.
The order of battles is bizarre.
the narrator's voice in these films always makes me feel calm and humble. alsobputs me to sleep haha
The guy making a smug face every time the Germans win a battle is funny
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2563">42:43</a> they are mounting the tire the wrong way. They should lay it on the grown and use two tire tools one over the other while someone steps on the tire as the tire bead comes around the rim.
Imagine dieing all because you wasn't capable of changing a tie. Something I'm sure they were all trained to do
My dad always thought that the Doolittle raid was under rated, because the Japanese strategy changed because of it. It was what forced Midway, which put Japan on the defensive, etc.
I agree with dad that it's underrated. I think though, that it unsettled the Japanese quite badly, just like the first bombing of Berlin did the Germans, since they'd been lead to believe that bombs would never hit them. Also, as everyone from the de facto Joint Chiefs of Staff ( precursor to the modern Joint Chiefs of Staff established in 1947), to the president, to the members of the military all knew that the U.S. needed a "win" in their column, and the Dolittle Raid helped. Between my thoughts, and dad's, it was a very successful raid.
Berliners were certainly calling Göering "Meyer" after that Berlin raid..
I have to reply to this comment as well, and it is not that I would downplay the Dolittle Raid. In fact, in all of my history research, not one has downplayed this event. I agree that it had a major impact on Japan, which resulted in large part of saving face! It was due to this raid, that Yamamoto decided to force the US into a major naval battle and he picked Midway as the place. And we all know what happened there! The raid also boosted US morale quite a bit, which led to more money in the coffers for the war. This was possibly even more important!
@@paigetomkinson1137 Very successfull?? Wonder what the THOUSANDS of Chinese, BUTCHERED in reprisal have to say about that ???
@@gedeon2696 nothing...they're dead.
Happy 4th of July ! What better day to watch. 2022🇺🇲
I like the way they had those two dudes at the round table playing battle ship
Did I miss the Guadalcanal Campaign," Operation Watchtower" which began the U.S. offensive effort in the Pacific instead of their defensive effort.
An absolute brutal war, technology had come so far since the Great War and death reigned down in every form feasible. The airplane had evolved into a lethal weapon where entire cities could be obliterated from the air, the submarine had made big strides to the point Germany almost crippled Britian with their U-Boat fleet. Of course the ultimate weapon of it's day was used on Japan which ultimately ended the war.
Yep! A Bomb baby!!!!!! Boooooom!!!
It wasn't the A-bombs. Japan only surrendered the day after the Soviet Union declared war on them. Japanese leadership was terrified the Soviets would occupy their islands and re-order their society with Bolshevism after disposing of the Emperor. So they surrendered to the Americans instead. A gamble that has clearly paid off.
@Mrch33ky Yes! US then tested their Neuks on them and have owned Japan since then, and forever, such that Europe handed themselves over as well, under an agreement called NATO...or Eternal Slaves...😮😢😮
Phenomenal
KZhead needs to STOP blurring video.
Really great to see South African Veterans involved and included for interviews and commentary. I often feel and see them being under represented (especially within South Africa..) and it is a real shame (considering their influence and impact). so Thank you.
Well yes! On the first hand the South African's faught bravely and suffered great losses. But excuse me when i remember the "heroic behavior" of Gen. Pienaar. Of cour'se he saved his men but the bill has been payed by the Newseelander's.
There was a show on TV a few years ago. An older guy explained battles of WWII. He carried a board under his arm. He would lay the board on a table and unfold the board. It turned into a 3D hologram that would have ships or airplanes depicting the battle. His son was involved. They would switch to the son who was kind of a hands on guy who would walk you through how it happened. It was all so well done. Does anyone remember the name of this show? I wonder if it's available. Thanks.
Peter snow and Dan snow
@@sandramcelvanney1816 Thank you. I hope I can find it
@@afellowamericanafellowamer5317 battlefield Britain. 3 DVD set for $16
Yes after you watch it first and un derstand enough to write a master level thesis on the topic
Nice to see your face again,keep well my friend
Churchill ordered the 51st Highlanders to fight the Germans as they retreated to buy time for the evacuation at Dunkirk. At St, Valery the 51st ran out of ammo, food, and hope. Churchill abandoned them at St.Valery, those who were not killed, surrendered and spent the rest of the war as POW's.
The 51st were nowhere near Dunkirk. They were attached to the French military further south, that is why they continued to fight as Britain still had an alliance with France.
Hugh Dowding sacrificed hundreds maybe thousands of civilian sailers to retain enough aircraft for the battle of Britain with his orders as to not get baited, I doubt many people commenting here would have the courage to make calls like that and the resolve to live with their decisions afterwards.
@@alexfarman4580The English 'upper classes' who ran the wars and country never worried about loosing the 'lower classes' or Scottish etc...
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="108">1:48</a>:40 It's great that the documentary puts a lot of emphasis on the British discipline that made the Dunkirk evac possible. But there is not a single word to mention the heroic last stand of the french troops that made this evacuation possible. And its not like the documentary forgot about the french or something, since they took the time to add that evacuating some french units made the free french forces possible.
The contrast between the Free French forces and the Vichy French is disgusting in the extreme. How could those moralaity- evacuated treasonistas fight for the Nazis against their own countrymen?
This documentary is all over the shop
Greatest conflict in history
No one talks about it a lot, but the Germans had methamphetamine on their side. That's why the blitzkrieg was so effective. They could literally fight for days on out without resting.
until they started seeing shadow bolsheviks
They called it Pervatin if I'm not mistaken.
@@Toopy_GG they lost because GOD wanted so
there's unavoidable very strong withdrawal effect comes after meth. It was dumb to use it in the war of such scale.
Why is KZhead afraid for us to see all of the footage. Quit censoring these documentaries
Not all of history is something you 'want' to see. It's something we 'have' to see if humanity is going to move forward and have a chance of not repeating it's mistakes. Whoever is making the decision to CENSOR (blur) some of this footage needs to step back and think for a second. I imagine they're trying to make the material accessible to younger viewers. That's a noble cause, but this isn't the way to do it. EVERYONE, including young people, should see the horrors of war in reality. They've (I'd) become desensitized to it on video games and movies. One should be SHOCKED into thinking about this and incorporating this information to their moral compass. Rant over. Hope you all have a good day.
Beautiful
What a great documentary🤘🏻🙂
Battle Of Stalingrad
Who do you hold more responsible, the writer, or the editor? Eisenhower would be the editor, Montgomery, being the writer. A bad plan is a bad plan, but the person who looks the plan over and still approves, what's up with that?
These documentaries are great but i prefer the "Commanders at War" series. Had more information about the actual commanders. Also had different actors for each general that dressed in the period correct uniforms. This series feels like a half-assed version of that show haha. Just one person's opinion though. Still a good show
you guy´s are very cool
Why can’t this be in chronological order? Doesn’t bother anyone else?
Stalingrad, it was a turning point in the war, this after the battle of Iwo Jima, at which point the war was looking good 👍😊
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Excellent documentary. A glaring oversight not including Stalin in the thumbnail, though. :-)
Love that line, "every man for themselves."
That’s what General Bernard Law Montgomery told his men at the Second Battle of El Alamein. “Don’t stop if a fellow soldier falls, keep on going regardless or you will fall as well.”
The chaotic presentation while dramatic with a nice selection of period film is blemished by the map actors and obscuring the ebb and flow of the war jumping to different points in history.
I thought this was a great doc but it would have been a bit easier to follow had the battles been presented in some sort of reasonable timeline. Skipping from Iwo Jima back to Africa is just needlessly confusing. For us WWII history buffs it can be followed- but for young folks seeking to get some sort of grasp on things- this would be horribly confusing and fails to frame the arc of war when it well could have. But this is my only note- other than that this was quite informative. Thanks War Stories!
"War Stories". That's all it is. Random war stories. Learn to read bud
Also some inaccuracies in the vid, Iwo Jima’s title card says 1941. 🤔
We have gone to the caves and back more than once.
There are some nice caves in my area. Great place for a nice picnic
Of all that happend. Those that gave their all AND the ultimate sacrifice are the HERO'S .
There are German heroes to.
Weird how I just like world war history so I just searched it and now I'm bout to learn a lil some some