In 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on British controlled Singapore. Find out how bicycles played an intriguing part in routing General Arthur Percival's retaliation.
he story of the WWII battle between Japanese Admiral Nagumo and US Admiral Fletcher, Nagumo's aim was to trap the US fleet near the Pacific island of Midway.
The Battle of El Alamein, fought in the deserts of North Africa, is seen as one of the decisive victories of World War Two. The battle was fought between two of the outstanding commanders of World War Two, Montgomery, who succeeded the dismissed Auchinleck, and Rommel.
After the summer of 1942, Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad resisted Hitler's assaults with the aid of very bad weather and were credited with the greatest defeat of Hitler's army in the war.
In 1943, Germany and Russia clashed near the Soviet city of Kursk, as each vied for control of the Eastern Front during WWII, in the largest tank battle in history.
Hitler's last main offensive of the war was a gamble to drive a wedge between the allies and capture the port of Antwerp. Watch the battle unfold in this new and unique way.