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What happened to the Luftwaffe? | Aerial warfare on D-Day

What happened to the Luftwaffe? | Aerial warfare on D-Day

The (unsung) naval operations that made D-Day possible

The (unsung) naval operations that made D-Day possible

The arms race between air attack and air defence

The arms race between air attack and air defence

Who really won the WW2 jet race? It's complicated...

Who really won the WW2 jet race? It's complicated...

IWM Institute Annual Lecture 2024: Philippe Sands on War, Genocide and Other Crimes

IWM Institute Annual Lecture 2024: Philippe Sands on War, Genocide and Other Crimes

Why Japan lost the Battle of Midway

Why Japan lost the Battle of Midway

The bloody battle for Italy (Full WW2 Documentary)

The bloody battle for Italy (Full WW2 Documentary)

Why is the War in Ukraine so deadly?

Why is the War in Ukraine so deadly?

Who actually won The Battle of Jutland?

Who actually won The Battle of Jutland?

How the Israel-Palestine conflict began | Part 2

How the Israel-Palestine conflict began | Part 2

The origins of the Israel-Palestine conflict | Part 1

The origins of the Israel-Palestine conflict | Part 1

The Falklands War 1982 (Full Documentary)

The Falklands War 1982 (Full Documentary)

How the 8th Air Force defeated the Luftwaffe

How the 8th Air Force defeated the Luftwaffe

Why this Bomb Group are getting their own TV show

Why this Bomb Group are getting their own TV show

Hiding in plain sight: Photo-mapping Nazi Germany

Hiding in plain sight: Photo-mapping Nazi Germany

Why Hitler invaded the Soviet Union

Why Hitler invaded the Soviet Union

The Spitfire's most feared opponent

The Spitfire's most feared opponent

How to cripple an enemy Air Force | Flying Tornados in the Gulf War

How to cripple an enemy Air Force | Flying Tornados in the Gulf War

How to win a war in 100 hours

How to win a war in 100 hours

Why did Spitfires change their guns? Ft. Jonathan Ferguson

Why did Spitfires change their guns? Ft. Jonathan Ferguson

How a fake Army fooled Hitler

How a fake Army fooled Hitler

History’s deadliest bomber | B-29 Superfortress

History’s deadliest bomber | B-29 Superfortress

The V2 rocket was pointless, and here's why

The V2 rocket was pointless, and here's why

The most produced Bomber in history had a bad reputation | B-24 Liberator

The most produced Bomber in history had a bad reputation | B-24 Liberator

Why British pilots loved the F-4 Phantom

Why British pilots loved the F-4 Phantom

The TSR-2 could do almost anything. Why was it cancelled?

The TSR-2 could do almost anything. Why was it cancelled?

Why the Allies destroyed this ancient monastery | Italy 1944

Why the Allies destroyed this ancient monastery | Italy 1944

Was peace with Hitler ever possible?

Was peace with Hitler ever possible?

Why the invasion of Italy almost failed

Why the invasion of Italy almost failed

The reason kamikaze failed

The reason kamikaze failed

This forgotten amphibious assault was BIGGER than D-Day

This forgotten amphibious assault was BIGGER than D-Day

Why almost all of Denmark's Jews survived the Holocaust

Why almost all of Denmark's Jews survived the Holocaust

How do you end a 30-year war?

How do you end a 30-year war?

Living through the Troubles in Northern Ireland

Living through the Troubles in Northern Ireland

How the Troubles became a bloody war

How the Troubles became a bloody war

Why the Troubles started in Northern Ireland

Why the Troubles started in Northern Ireland

Why did US pilots love the Thunderbolt so much?

Why did US pilots love the Thunderbolt so much?

The only Allied jet fighter of WW2 | Gloster Meteor

The only Allied jet fighter of WW2 | Gloster Meteor

Two years in to Russia's '10-day war'

Two years in to Russia's '10-day war'

Germany planned for a short war. What went wrong?

Germany planned for a short war. What went wrong?

Why Russia took Crimea first

Why Russia took Crimea first

The Battle of Stalingrad was doomed from the start, and here's why

The Battle of Stalingrad was doomed from the start, and here's why

Why the dreadnoughts barely fought in WW1

Why the dreadnoughts barely fought in WW1

Why you should stop believing this WW1 myth

Why you should stop believing this WW1 myth

Military Historian breaks down Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)

Military Historian breaks down Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)

Why the Merlin engine was essential to the war

Why the Merlin engine was essential to the war

How Montgomery won at El Alamein

How Montgomery won at El Alamein

Why are both sides using outdated BMP-1s in Ukraine?

Why are both sides using outdated BMP-1s in Ukraine?

Why have Ukrainian ATGMs destroyed so many Russian tanks?

Why have Ukrainian ATGMs destroyed so many Russian tanks?

Russian tanks aren't obsolete. They're being used wrong

Russian tanks aren't obsolete. They're being used wrong

What happened to the air war in Ukraine?

What happened to the air war in Ukraine?

Outdated or underrated? The Hurricane in WW2

Outdated or underrated? The Hurricane in WW2

"We maintained full power for 17 hours" | Working in the Engine & Boiler rooms

"We maintained full power for 17 hours" | Working in the Engine & Boiler rooms

This vehicle belongs in a museum. Why is it still being used in Ukraine?

This vehicle belongs in a museum. Why is it still being used in Ukraine?

The Second Battle of El Alamein | Monty's Masterpiece

The Second Battle of El Alamein | Monty's Masterpiece

Military Historian breaks down Sniper Elite 5

Military Historian breaks down Sniper Elite 5

Why did Britain develop nuclear weapons?

Why did Britain develop nuclear weapons?

Why flying the U-2 was such a risk

Why flying the U-2 was such a risk

Operation Market Garden | What went wrong?

Operation Market Garden | What went wrong?

The A-10 Warthog is 50 years old. Why is it still serving?

The A-10 Warthog is 50 years old. Why is it still serving?

Why this 1950s British fighter was still serving in 2014

Why this 1950s British fighter was still serving in 2014

What was it like to work in the gun turrets? | HMS Belfast's Armament

What was it like to work in the gun turrets? | HMS Belfast's Armament

The biggest convoy disaster of WW2 | Convoy PQ-17

The biggest convoy disaster of WW2 | Convoy PQ-17

What made the P-51 Mustang so special?

What made the P-51 Mustang so special?

The last British VSTOL aircraft | Harrier Jump Jet GR9

The last British VSTOL aircraft | Harrier Jump Jet GR9

The secretly Jewish pilot who won the Iron Cross testing Hitler's bombers

The secretly Jewish pilot who won the Iron Cross testing Hitler's bombers

How Rommel became the Desert Fox | Operation Sonnenblume

How Rommel became the Desert Fox | Operation Sonnenblume

Aftermath of the Falklands Conflict

Aftermath of the Falklands Conflict

18-year-old Queen Elizabeth serving in the Second World War

18-year-old Queen Elizabeth serving in the Second World War

How Argentina was defeated in their own backyard | Falklands Land Battle

How Argentina was defeated in their own backyard | Falklands Land Battle

Britain and France's masterpiece | The construction of Concorde

Britain and France's masterpiece | The construction of Concorde

Falklands Conflict in the Air | How British Harriers beat the odds

Falklands Conflict in the Air | How British Harriers beat the odds

Falklands Conflict at Sea | How the British took the South Atlantic

Falklands Conflict at Sea | How the British took the South Atlantic

Why the Falklands Conflict happened

Why the Falklands Conflict happened

Britain's nuclear bomber undergoes conservation | Handley Page Victor

Britain's nuclear bomber undergoes conservation | Handley Page Victor

Why the V1 Flying Bomb couldn't turn the tide of WW2

Why the V1 Flying Bomb couldn't turn the tide of WW2

The British fighter that could exceed Mach 1 in a vertical climb

The British fighter that could exceed Mach 1 in a vertical climb

Medicine in the First World War

Medicine in the First World War

The largest surrender in British history | Singapore, 1942

The largest surrender in British history | Singapore, 1942

Inside the B-17 | The dangerous missions of the Eighth Air Force

Inside the B-17 | The dangerous missions of the Eighth Air Force

The reason Gallipoli failed

The reason Gallipoli failed

In the Spitfire Mk I Cockpit

In the Spitfire Mk I Cockpit

The Battle of the Bulge | Hitler’s failed Ardennes Offensive

The Battle of the Bulge | Hitler’s failed Ardennes Offensive

Inside the room where the war was planned | Secrets of WWII

Inside the room where the war was planned | Secrets of WWII

Spitfire Mk1 to Mk24 | How Spitfires kept getting better

Spitfire Mk1 to Mk24 | How Spitfires kept getting better

Why the Allies bombed German cities | The strategic bombing campaign

Why the Allies bombed German cities | The strategic bombing campaign

The reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

The reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

SR-71 Blackbird | Cold War icon

SR-71 Blackbird | Cold War icon

The Nazi plan for extermination

The Nazi plan for extermination

The First World War soldiers who were deliberately forgotten

The First World War soldiers who were deliberately forgotten

The Nazis' rise to power | The Holocaust Part One

The Nazis' rise to power | The Holocaust Part One

The Panavia Tornado MRCA | When international collaboration goes right

The Panavia Tornado MRCA | When international collaboration goes right

The Poppy | The history of Remembrance Day poppies

The Poppy | The history of Remembrance Day poppies

Daily life under German and Japanese occupation

Daily life under German and Japanese occupation

De Havilland Mosquito: The wooden fighter-bomber that could do it all

De Havilland Mosquito: The wooden fighter-bomber that could do it all

How to lose a war in 20 years

How to lose a war in 20 years

F-111 Aardvark | America's all-weather attack aircraft

F-111 Aardvark | America's all-weather attack aircraft

Battle of Britain Big Wing | Was the Big Wing a bad idea?

Battle of Britain Big Wing | Was the Big Wing a bad idea?

Why Britain DIDN'T stand alone against Nazi Germany

Why Britain DIDN'T stand alone against Nazi Germany

Germany's most feared tank destroyer

Germany's most feared tank destroyer

Korean War and HMS Belfast: The hottest point of the Cold War?

Korean War and HMS Belfast: The hottest point of the Cold War?

What most people get wrong about the Battle of the Somme

What most people get wrong about the Battle of the Somme

Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Better than the Spitfire?

Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Better than the Spitfire?

Battle of North Cape: HMS Belfast and the sinking of the Scharnhorst

Battle of North Cape: HMS Belfast and the sinking of the Scharnhorst

Mulberry Harbours | How disaster at Dieppe led to D-Day success

Mulberry Harbours | How disaster at Dieppe led to D-Day success

Lancaster Bomber: The Incredible Ability of the Dambuster’s Heavy Bomber

Lancaster Bomber: The Incredible Ability of the Dambuster’s Heavy Bomber

How did the British escape from Dunkirk?

How did the British escape from Dunkirk?

Espionage Explained: Were Navalny and Skripal poisoned by spies?

Espionage Explained: Were Navalny and Skripal poisoned by spies?

Britain's most famous V bomber

Britain's most famous V bomber

Operation Barbarossa: Hitler's failed invasion of Russia

Operation Barbarossa: Hitler's failed invasion of Russia

On the Front Lines of the Libyan Revolution: Tim Hetherington's Photojournalism

On the Front Lines of the Libyan Revolution: Tim Hetherington's Photojournalism

Iraq War 2003 Explained | Why Bush and Blair attacked Saddam Hussein

Iraq War 2003 Explained | Why Bush and Blair attacked Saddam Hussein

Did WW1 really promote women's rights?

Did WW1 really promote women's rights?

HMS Belfast Radio Operator and Imperial War Museums Volunteer Bernie Bristoll

HMS Belfast Radio Operator and Imperial War Museums Volunteer Bernie Bristoll

How Winston Churchill's Speeches helped to win WW2

How Winston Churchill's Speeches helped to win WW2

How did WW1 Start? | Causes of the First World War

How did WW1 Start? | Causes of the First World War

Nuremberg Trials: Films that brought the Nazis to justice

Nuremberg Trials: Films that brought the Nazis to justice

Top 7 animals in war over 100 years | How did animals help in wartime?

Top 7 animals in war over 100 years | How did animals help in wartime?

Battles of The First World War: Top 10 Most Important

Battles of The First World War: Top 10 Most Important

The Christmas Truce | What really happened in the trenches in 1914?

The Christmas Truce | What really happened in the trenches in 1914?

Refugee Nights: A New Life? | Episode Three

Refugee Nights: A New Life? | Episode Three

Imperial War Museums Channel Trailer

Imperial War Museums Channel Trailer

Evacuees of the Second World War | Operation Pied Piper

Evacuees of the Second World War | Operation Pied Piper

Refugee Nights: The Journey | Episode Two

Refugee Nights: The Journey | Episode Two

Refugee Nights: The Decision to Flee | Episode One

Refugee Nights: The Decision to Flee | Episode One

Why the First World War DID NOT end in 1918

Why the First World War DID NOT end in 1918

What was the Blitz and could it have won WW2 for Germany?

What was the Blitz and could it have won WW2 for Germany?

America First: Is Trump's Isolationism anything new? | Leslie Vinjamuri + Charles Kupchan

America First: Is Trump's Isolationism anything new? | Leslie Vinjamuri + Charles Kupchan

Saddam Hussein's Star Wars Helmet + 4 More Top Objects at IWM North

Saddam Hussein's Star Wars Helmet + 4 More Top Objects at IWM North

Our Stories: The Battle of Britain, Eileen O'Sullivan

Our Stories: The Battle of Britain, Eileen O'Sullivan

Dan Snow visits Churchill War Rooms with social distancing

Dan Snow visits Churchill War Rooms with social distancing

Life in the Trenches WW1 | Trench Warfare Explained

Life in the Trenches WW1 | Trench Warfare Explained

The Polish Pilots of the Battle of Britain

The Polish Pilots of the Battle of Britain

The Few | Stephen Fry, Dan Snow, RAF Veterans and more

The Few | Stephen Fry, Dan Snow, RAF Veterans and more

Our Stories: The Battle of Britain, Eugene Sharman (born Eugeniusz Szaposznikow)

Our Stories: The Battle of Britain, Eugene Sharman (born Eugeniusz Szaposznikow)

Propaganda to Social Media: Misinformation in a Time of Crisis

Propaganda to Social Media: Misinformation in a Time of Crisis

Battle of Britain and the Observer Corps | Britain's key to success?

Battle of Britain and the Observer Corps | Britain's key to success?

Why do refugees flee their homes?

Why do refugees flee their homes?

How Hugh Dowding and the RAF won the Battle of Britain

How Hugh Dowding and the RAF won the Battle of Britain

1940s RAF Recruitment Film by Halas and Batchelor | Archive Film Favourites

1940s RAF Recruitment Film by Halas and Batchelor | Archive Film Favourites

The End of the British Empire: What is the Legacy of Decolonisation?

The End of the British Empire: What is the Legacy of Decolonisation?

8 Iconic Aircraft of the Battle of Britain, 1940

8 Iconic Aircraft of the Battle of Britain, 1940

Our Stories: The Battle of Britain, Edith Kup

Our Stories: The Battle of Britain, Edith Kup

Rationing Recipes from the Second World War | Potato Wrapped Sardines

Rationing Recipes from the Second World War | Potato Wrapped Sardines

Welcome back to Churchill War Rooms

Welcome back to Churchill War Rooms

Rationing Recipes from the Second World War | Meat Curry

Rationing Recipes from the Second World War | Meat Curry

Rationing Recipes from the Second World War | Jam & Carrot Sponge

Rationing Recipes from the Second World War | Jam & Carrot Sponge

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings: Were Nuclear Weapons Required to End the War?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings: Were Nuclear Weapons Required to End the War?

Adventures in History: Ship Shape Stories

Adventures in History: Ship Shape Stories

What were The Troubles? | Northern Ireland spotlight

What were The Troubles? | Northern Ireland spotlight

VJ Day Celebrations Footage, 1945

VJ Day Celebrations Footage, 1945

A Guide to Britain for Americans, 1943 | Archive Film Favourites

A Guide to Britain for Americans, 1943 | Archive Film Favourites

What is Cyberwarfare? | Carl Miller

What is Cyberwarfare? | Carl Miller

Adventures in History: On the Home Front - Part Two

Adventures in History: On the Home Front - Part Two

Mussolini to Antifa: The History of Anti-Fascism

Mussolini to Antifa: The History of Anti-Fascism

Reimagining Victory: DEBATE - Cyber War is a Threat to Peace

Reimagining Victory: DEBATE - Cyber War is a Threat to Peace

After The Caliphate: The New Age of Terrorism

After The Caliphate: The New Age of Terrorism

Reimagining Victory: DEBATE: The West Should Not Use Military Force to Prevent Mass Atrocities

Reimagining Victory: DEBATE: The West Should Not Use Military Force to Prevent Mass Atrocities

Reimagining Victory: Healing from War - Peacebuilding after Conflict

Reimagining Victory: Healing from War - Peacebuilding after Conflict

War Bonds explained | How children helped pay for both world wars

War Bonds explained | How children helped pay for both world wars

Family Mission: Portraits for Volunteers

Family Mission: Portraits for Volunteers

Our Stories: The Battle of Britain, Roland Beamont

Our Stories: The Battle of Britain, Roland Beamont

Adventures in History: On the Home Front

Adventures in History: On the Home Front

Reimagining Victory: Mission Accomplished? Victory in the Age of Endless Wars

Reimagining Victory: Mission Accomplished? Victory in the Age of Endless Wars

Reimagining Victory: Steering a Country to Peace - Martin Griffiths

Reimagining Victory: Steering a Country to Peace - Martin Griffiths

Reimagining Victory: Steering a Country to Peace - Miriam Coronel-Ferrer

Reimagining Victory: Steering a Country to Peace - Miriam Coronel-Ferrer

How are Refugees Experiencing Coronavirus? | Hindsight in 2020

How are Refugees Experiencing Coronavirus? | Hindsight in 2020

Reimagining Victory: Steering a Country to Peace - Juan Manuel Santos

Reimagining Victory: Steering a Country to Peace - Juan Manuel Santos

Clothes Rationing in Britain: Make Do and Mend | Archive Film Favourites

Clothes Rationing in Britain: Make Do and Mend | Archive Film Favourites

Adventures in History: Carers – Part Two

Adventures in History: Carers – Part Two

Reimagining Victory: Understanding Victory Today - Steven Pinker

Reimagining Victory: Understanding Victory Today - Steven Pinker

From Cold War to Coronavirus: The New Surveillance State | Hindsight in 2020

From Cold War to Coronavirus: The New Surveillance State | Hindsight in 2020

Family Mission: Grow Your Own

Family Mission: Grow Your Own

Why so many penguins died during WW1

Why so many penguins died during WW1

Adventures in History: Carers - Part One

Adventures in History: Carers - Part One

Football history: Sport during crisis from WWI to lockdown

Football history: Sport during crisis from WWI to lockdown

Can History Explain Current China Tensions? | Hindsight in 2020

Can History Explain Current China Tensions? | Hindsight in 2020

Britain at War: Footage from the Home Front by Rosie Newman | Archive Film Favourites

Britain at War: Footage from the Home Front by Rosie Newman | Archive Film Favourites

Adventures in History: Trench Tales - Part Two

Adventures in History: Trench Tales - Part Two

When Crises Inspire Change: The Post Pandemic Social Order | Hindsight in 2020

When Crises Inspire Change: The Post Pandemic Social Order | Hindsight in 2020

The very first tanks of the First World War

The very first tanks of the First World War

Adventures in History: Trench Tales

Adventures in History: Trench Tales

Coronavirus and the Language of War: Hindsight in 2020

Coronavirus and the Language of War: Hindsight in 2020

D-Day landings on Sword Beach | Archive Film Favourites

D-Day landings on Sword Beach | Archive Film Favourites

Adventures in History: D-Day - People and Planning

Adventures in History: D-Day - People and Planning

Blitzkrieg tactics explained | How Hitler invaded France WW2

Blitzkrieg tactics explained | How Hitler invaded France WW2

Adventures in History: Life Under the Sea

Adventures in History: Life Under the Sea

Captain John Cruickshank V.C.'s award-winning action in the Second World War

Captain John Cruickshank V.C.'s award-winning action in the Second World War

Adventures in History: Spies in Disguise

Adventures in History: Spies in Disguise

How did Churchill lose the 1945 general election?

How did Churchill lose the 1945 general election?

Cheese propaganda, 1940 | Archive Film Favourites

Cheese propaganda, 1940 | Archive Film Favourites

Adventures in History: Painting Life

Adventures in History: Painting Life

Weather Forecast, March-May 2020 | Rachel Long | Victory 75

Weather Forecast, March-May 2020 | Rachel Long | Victory 75

Coming to terms with Victory | Daljit Nagra | Victory 75

Coming to terms with Victory | Daljit Nagra | Victory 75

Victory is Yours | Chanje Kunda | Victory 75

Victory is Yours | Chanje Kunda | Victory 75

Victory is far from ours | Amina Atiq | Victory75

Victory is far from ours | Amina Atiq | Victory75

Family Mission: Learn to dance the Charleston Stroll

Family Mission: Learn to dance the Charleston Stroll

Family Mission: VE Day House Party

Family Mission: VE Day House Party

A Brief Period of Rejoicing | Charlie Dark | Victory75

A Brief Period of Rejoicing | Charlie Dark | Victory75

The only known wartime footage of Vera Lynn, 1944 | Archive Film Favourites

The only known wartime footage of Vera Lynn, 1944 | Archive Film Favourites