Interactives | Videos | Photos


History.com site visitors can become a virtual eyewitness to history with the downloadable WWII Experience. Surrounded by realistic graphics, visitors can see what it was like to escort bombers into enemy territory, defend PT boats in a naval battle and engage in tank warfare in North Africa.

System Requirements:
  • Broadband Internet Connection
  • Windows 2000/XP and/or higher
  • 2.4Ghz processor
  • 512 MB RAM (512-1024 recommended)
  • 128 MB DirectX 9 compatible video card
  • DirectX 9 compatible sound card
  • DirectX Version 9
  • 600Mb hard drive space

WWII Experience

History.com site visitors can become a virtual eyewitness to history with the downloadable WWII Experience. Surrounded by realistic graphics, visitors can see what it was like to escort bombers into enemy territory, defend PT boats in a naval battle and engage in tank warfare in North Africa.

More Interactives Like This

Interactives (2)

Videos (5)

  • Battle of Stalingrad
    Battle of Stalingrad

    Video Clip (2:21)

    In July 1942, the Nazi Army bombs the Soviet city of Stalingrad, launching one of the bloodiest battles in history.

    Video Clip (2:21)
  • Nazi Defeat at Stalingrad
    Nazi Defeat at Stalingrad

    Video Clip (3:12)

    On November 22, 1942 at Stalingrad, two arms of a tremendous Soviet pincer movement encircled the entire Sixth Army, and more than 200,000 German troops along with a hundred tanks, eighteen hundred big guns, and more than ten thousand vehicles were caught in a giant trap. On February 2, 1943, the Germans capitulated.

    Video Clip (3:12)
  • Battle of Stalingrad
    Battle of Stalingrad

    Video Clip (2:31)

    In 1942, Hitler's attempt to capture a Soviet industrial stronghold goes awry in the brutal Russian winter.

    Video Clip (2:31)
  • Cities of the Underworld 3: Stalin's Communications Bunker
    Cities of the Underworld 3: Stalin's Communications Bunker

    Video Clip (2:20)

    Don Wildman shows us a top secret military bunker built under Stalin's orders in 1952.

    Video Clip (2:20)
  • Stalin's Purges
    Stalin's Purges

    Video Clip (3:14)

    The leader of Communist Russia, Joseph Stalin, was paranoid of opposition. It was this paranoia that led to the Great Purge where millions of people were executed or sent to labor camps in Siberia.

    Video Clip (3:14)

Photo Galleries (5)

Most Popular Videos on History.com

More videos

Newest Videos on History.com

More videos

Advertisement

Read More about Battle of Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad (July 1942-Feb 1943) was the Soviet Union's successful defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) during World War II. The failed German attack was one of the bloodiest battles in history, with combined casualties…

Go

Related Shows

  • WWII in HD

    WWII in HD

    See World War II as never before, in stunning, full-color high definition.

Shop HISTORY

See More