The Best Home Front Documentaries

War & Military - 18 free documentaries about the home front.

Start with Women as spoils of war at the end of World War Two (42 min, DW Documentary), then Wolf children in Lithuania - The forgotten orphans of World War Two (19 min, DW Documentary). All 18 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the home front is The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson.

• Women as spoils of war at the end of World War Two (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Wolf children in Lithuania - The forgotten orphans of World War Two (19 min, DW Documentary)
• War Factories | Episode 1: German Aviation (44 min, Free Documentary - History)
• War Factories | Episode 7: US Ships (43 min, Free Documentary - History)
• War Factories | Episode 5: US Aviation (43 min, Free Documentary - History)
• What Living In London Was Like During The Blitz | Cities At War: London (51 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The White Buses - One of the most dangerous rescue operation of the Second World War| DW Documentary (26 min, DW Documentary)
• Life in Ruins: How People Survived in Post-War Germany | Part 1: Berlin | FD History (44 min, Free Documentary - History)
• War Factories | Episode 6: Occupied Territories (44 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Why Is Secret WWII Military Tech Inside Your Kitchen? (50 min, Wonder)
• Operation Barbarossa: War Against the USSR | Part 3: Road to Stalingrad (45 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Georgia between Europe and Stalin (26 min, DW Documentary)
• Cities At War: How Soviet Leningrad Survived 900 Days Surrounded By Enemies In WWII (52 min, Our History)
• Why France Offered Their Pilots To Stalin | Stalin's French Fighters (52 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Stalin’s Executioners: Uncovering The Truth Behind The Katyn Massacre (53 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Working With The Enemy To Save Singapore’s Scientific Treasures In WW2 | War At The Gardens - Part 1 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• What Did It Take To Keep Singapore’s Botanic Gardens Alive In WW2? | War At The Gardens - Part 2 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• The Story Of 'Singapore's Taj Mahal': From Palace To WWII Prison | Karikal Mahal - Part 3/3 (47 min, CNA Insider)

Top-Rated Books About The Home Front

1. The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson - View on Amazon
2. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
4. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (4.2/5) - View on Amazon