The Best Battles of WWII Documentaries

War & Military - 130 free documentaries about the battles of wwii.

Start with Rare Uncensored Footage From The Battle Of Okinawa (52 min, Timeline), then 3+ Hours Of WW2 Facts To Fall Asleep To (206 min, Timeline). All 130 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the battles of wwii is The Second World War by Antony Beevor.

• Rare Uncensored Footage From The Battle Of Okinawa (52 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• 3+ Hours Of WW2 Facts To Fall Asleep To (206 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The End of the War in Colour | Part 5: Winners & Vanquished (44 min, Free Documentary - History)
• The Against-All-Odds WW2 Commando Raid You've Never Heard Of | Greatest Raid Of All (58 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Can Modern Soldiers Complete The Infamous 'Devils Brigade' Training? (46 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Nazi Secrets | Drain the Oceans (47 min, National Geographic)
• The End of the War in Colour | Part 2: The Americans at the Elbe (45 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Hitler's Secret Weapon: Michael Wittmann WWII Tank Ace | Greatest Tank Battles (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The End of the War in Colour | Part 1: Inside the Reich (45 min, Free Documentary - History)
• What If Nazi Germany Had Won The Battle Of Britain? | Real Fake History (32 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Why the U.S. Hid the Truth About the Atomic Bomb (84 min, American Experience)
• The End of the War in Colour | Part 3: Visions of Hell (44 min, Free Documentary - History)
• China's Struggle To Survive During World War II | China's Forgotten War (47 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Hiroshima & Nagasaki: The Footage You Weren't Supposed to See (52 min, Free Documentary - History)
• The End of the War in Colour | Part 4: Unconditional Surrender (42 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Uncensored Footage Of The Brutal Reality Of WWII In The Pacific (149 min, Absolute History)
• The Floating Harbors of D-Day (25 min, Real Engineering)
• The Unstoppable Power of the P-51 | Dogfights (30 min, HISTORY)
• Battle 360: U.S. Air Power in the Pacific War (47 min, HISTORY)
• World War II in Colour | Episode 9: Overlord (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• How Tanks Endured Heavy Sandstorms During The Gulf War | Greatest Tank Battles (47 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Sink The Bismarck: Inside The Final Hours Of Hitler’s Greatest Battleship (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• How American Tanks Rolled Over The Pacific | Greatest Tank Battles (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• WWI 1916: The Terror Of The First Tanks | Greatest Tank Battles (44 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Brutal Tank Battles On The Korean Frontier | Greatest Tank Battles (44 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• WWII Battles vs Japan | Dogfights (31 min, HISTORY)
• Exploring The Sunken Wreckage Of The D-Day Invasion Fleet (52 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Brutal Story Of An Allied Doctor Who Survived An Atomic Bomb | A Doctor's Sword (67 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Siegfried Line: How US Tanks Infiltrated Nazi Germany | Greatest Tank Battles (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Israeli Tank Defense Of The Valley Of Tears | Greatest Tank Battles (47 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Egypt vs Israel In The Tank Battle For Sinai | Greatest Tank Battles (44 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Six Day War: Israel vs Egypt | Greatest Tank Battles (44 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• 1942, Stalingrad: How The Soviet Tank Defence Led To Germany's Defeat | Greatest Tank Battles (44 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• In search of missing World War Two soldiers (26 min, DW Documentary)
• Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color | S1 MEGA EPISODE (177 min, National Geographic)
• D-Day: 100 Days For Freedom (97 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Uncensored Footage From The Failure Of Operation Market Garden (24 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Crashed WWII Plane Hidden In A Coral Reef | Search For The Mystery Bomber (52 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Italian Campaign: How Canada Beat The Germans Out Of Italy | Greatest Tank Battles (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Battle Of Kursk: Tank War For Russia | Greatest Tank Battles (44 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Ludwig Bauer: The Panzer Tank Ace | Greatest Tank Battles (44 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Patton Vs Rommel: America's Unexpected North African Win In WW2 | Greatest Tank Battles (44 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• On The Ground: D-Day As It Happened | Hidden Side Of World War II (54 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Tank War Of The Normandy Landings | Greatest Tank Battles (47 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• World War II in Colour | Episode 13: Victory in the Pacific (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Secret War: The Spy Who Saved D-Day (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Stalingrad: The Deadliest Battle In History (49 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Fatal Mistake That Cost Hitler Stalingrad (50 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• 1968: The Grim US Tank Battles For Vietnam | Greatest Tank Battles (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• World War II in Colour | Episode 11: The Island War (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• World War II in Colour | Episode 2: Lightning War (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• M4 Sherman - The Workhorse of D-Day (13 min, Real Engineering)
• Firsthand Survivor Accounts From The D-Day Landings (53 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Arnhem, The Bridge Too Far: The Catastrophic Failure Of Operation Market Garden (24 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• What Was It Really Like Living Through The Blitz? (89 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The True Story Of D-Day, As Told By The Soldiers Who Were There (90 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Iron Bliztkrieg: The Tank War For Europe | Greatest Tank Battles (44 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Battle of Britain Episode 3 (46 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• World War II in Colour | Episode 10: Closing the Ring (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• World War II in Colour | Episode 7: Turning the Tide (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• World War II in Colour | Episode 5: Red Sun Rampant (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• World War II in Colour | Episode 4: Hitler Strikes East (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• World War II in Colour | Episode 3: Britain at Bay (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Enemy Fights in the Pacific | Dogfights (25 min, HISTORY)
• Dogfights: INTENSE WWII Battles vs Germany (27 min, HISTORY)
• Eyewitness: D-Day (44 min, National Geographic)
• Reconstucting The C-47 - The Aircraft The Won WWII | That's All Brother (53 min, Spark)
• The Largest Airborne Failure: Why Operation Market Garden Lost WW2's Biggest Gamble (24 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• What Was It Like To Be A Paratrooper On The D-Day Landings? | Guy Martin: D-Day Landing (82 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Why Did The Germans Lose The Battle Of Britain? | WW2 In Numbers (45 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Pearl Harbor To Okinawa: The Most Horrific Battles Of WW2 | Battles Won And Lost (49 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• He Spent US$250,000 Collecting WWII Uniforms, Military Memorabilia For His Home Museum | Hobsessions (23 min, CNA Insider)
• World War II in Colour | Episode 12: Victory in Europe (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• World War II in Colour | Episode 6: The Mediterranean & North Africa (51 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Epic Night Fights | Dogfights (19 min, HISTORY)
• Dogfights: Aerial Victories in Vietnam (26 min, HISTORY)
• Why Was Normandy Selected For D-Day? (15 min, Real Engineering)
• The German Wonder Weapons That Could Have Changed WWII | Nazi Secret Weapons (50 min, Spark)
• V-1 Flying Bombs: WW2 Cruise Missiles Deployed For Terror Bombing | Blitz On The North (55 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• TOP BATTLES OF WWII | Dogfights (58 min, HISTORY)

Top-Rated Books About The Battles of WWII

1. The Second World War by Antony Beevor - View on Amazon
2. Stalingrad by Antony Beevor (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
3. Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
4. The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan - View on Amazon
5. D-Day by Antony Beevor - View on Amazon