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50 Military Facts That Will Blow You Away
Discover 50 shocking, weird, and wondrous military facts from history, including a cat who survived three ship sinkings, a toilet bomb dropped on Vietnam, and a penguin who became Norway's second highest-ranked soldier.
M65: The Atomic Cannon
Discover the M65 Atomic Cannon, the Cold War howitzer that could fire nuclear artillery shells up to 20 miles—the only nuclear cannon ever tested.
History's Most Wasteful Military Spending
Discover the most extravagant wastes of military money in history, from the trillion-dollar F-35 program and Hitler's failed Atlantic Wall to nuclear-tipped missiles that never saw deployment.
FOUR 'Great' WWII Tanks That Were Actually Terrible
Discover why four of World War II's most celebrated tanks—the Tiger I, Panther, T-34, and Tiger II—were actually deeply flawed designs plagued by logistical nightmares, mechanical failures, and production shortcuts.
Five Lesser-Known WWII Guns
Discover five obscure but fascinating firearms from World War II, including the Romanian Orița M1941, Hungarian Danuvia 39M, Italian Armaguerra Mod. 39, German MG13, and MP3008.
5 French Tanks That Prove They Just Do Things Differently
Discover five of the strangest tanks in French military history, from the colossal Char 2C Bis to captured German Panthers pressed into French service.
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Illegal Warfare: The Weapons the Military Can't Use
Discover the weapons banned by international law, from pepper spray and napalm to land mines and blinding lasers, and why nations continue to use them despite treaties.
5 Terrible Tanks.
Discover five of history's most disastrous tanks, from the overheated British Covenanter to the overhyped German Panther. These armoured failures prove that not every war machine deserves its reputation.
Hobart's Funnies: D-Day's Weird and Wonderful Tanks
Discover how Major General Percy Hobart's bizarre modified tanks—amphibious DD tanks, flamethrower Crocodiles, mine-flailing Crabs, and more—helped crack Hitler's Atlantic Wall on D-Day.
5 of the Most Idiotic Warships Ever Made
Discover five of history's most disastrous warship designs, from Sweden's top-heavy Vasa to Japan's capsized Tomozuru and Russia's circular Novgorod.
History's Most Shocking False Flags
From Nazi Germany's Gleiwitz incident to the Gulf of Tonkin, explore history's most shocking false flag operations that deceived nations and started wars.
The Weirdest Weapons of the Ukrainian War
Discover six of the most bizarre weapons fighting in Ukraine, from 1884 Maxim machine guns and WWII MP40s to Belgian F2000 rifles and improvised RPG-mortar hybrids.