WW2 Historians React to Declassified Royal Navy Archive Footage: A Global War
June 28, 2026
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WW2 historians James Holland & Al Murray are aboard the iconic warship HMS Belfast, watching extraordinary IWM archive footage that reveals the true scale of the Royal Navy's reach in the Second World War — not just the Atlantic, but every ocean on Earth.
From troopship convoys threading the Suez Canal to Seafires scrambling over the Pacific, they uncover a Navy that fought a genuinely global war. Crews drawn from across the British Empire, battleships anchored in Sydney Harbour, the fall of Singapore — and the remarkable Walrus floatplane, known to the men who flew her as the "Shagbat." This is the Royal Navy's forgotten war, told through the footage of those who lived it.
Through remarkable archive film and the story of HMS Belfast herself, James and Al explore how Britain's Navy became a truly global fighting force — and what it cost.Watching The War is a WW2 documentary series produced in partnership with the Imperial War Museums (IWM).
Filmed on location aboard HMS Belfast and drawing on original WW2 footage from the IWM archives, this military history series explores the Royal Navy at war through the eyes of those who fought it.
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📽️ You can watch the original wartime reels featured in this episode, along with thousands more, in the Imperial War Museums' online archive
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