3. Liberty! The American Revolution
IMDb rating: 8.5
This entry on our list of best history documentaries on YouTube represents a 6-hour history lesson about American Revolution. Another PBS documentary in form of miniseries, it will guide you through Revolutionary War, from the events that influenced the beginning of the conflict until its end in 1783. Each episode covers a different period of the American Revolution and features scene reenactments and appearances from British and American historians alongside narration.
2. The Civil War
IMDb rating: 9.2
No, we didn’t start to put superhero movies on our lists. The Civil War directed by Ken Burns and once again produced by PBS talks about the American Civil War that lasted from 1861 to 1865 and stands as the bloodiest conflict in the history of the United States. Like our previous entry, this one also uses the similar tools to give the viewers a better insight into the events like scene reenactments, actors reading quotes and letters from the prominent figures of the conflict and comments from history experts.
