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On the 1st of September 1939, Nazi Germany declared war on Poland. The Second World War had begun and Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, finally had the chance to realise his dystopian vision. But he didn’t risk demonstrating blatant aggression. Instead, an entire fake Polish attack was staged on the night of the 31st of August, complete with murdered prisoners dressed as Polish soldiers.​

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Life at sea during the Age of Sail had its ups and downs. The steady rhythm of the sea alone was enough to reduce many men to a chronic state of seasickness. But it wasn’t just the tumultuous oceans that could make it hard to keep down food…

The horrifying punishments used onboard military vessels created a sickness of another kind: one of rigid hierarchy and brutal, even tortuous discipline. Whatever the crime, punishment in the Europe’s naval forces was likely to be swift and harsh.

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A selection of the most feared Hungarian, Romanian & Bulgarian soldiers who took part in the second world war.​

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In this episode of wars of the world, we look at the deadliest Italian and Finnish soldiers during WWII.

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As the tide turned and the Soviets recaptured lost territory, they saw what the German troops had done to their countrymen and swore revenge. To that end, there were Soviet soldiers, sailors and airmen enraged by their enemy’s conduct who used their skills to exact retribution on the Germans and their Allies becoming some of the most feared combatants on the Eastern Front. In this episode of Wars of the World’s Deadliest Combatants, we look at four Soviet fighters that instilled abject terror on the Germans.

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In this episode of Wars of the World Deadliest Combatants we take a look at some of the most proficient and feared warriors of the Empire of Japan. These are the Deadliest Japanese of World War II. 

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During the First World War it took four hours for the armistice to come into effect, and then
over 12 hours for troops on the Western Front to actually stop fighting. The sad result of this
tardiness? Some 11,000 casualties on the Allied side alone. In history, as today, things often took a long time to happen. And war is no exception. Well while some ponderous wars were still being fought hours after they’d finished, the foot-light Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1869 managed to be started, prosecuted, and wrapped up, all within the hour! From beginning to end it lasted only 38 minutes. Yes, you heard me. Not 38 years, not 38 weeks, not even 38 hours. In fact, this 38-minute war happens to be the shortest in all recorded human history.

The brief Anglo-Zanzibar War represents a fascinating outlier in warfare, not just because it was unbelievably short, but also because of the unusual events that occurred within it. For those 38 minutes, family intrigue and betrayal met the no-nonsense might of Victorian Britain. The result: an unexpected, point-blank costal artillery barrage of pretty insane proportions. This is the story of the Anglo-Zanzibar War.

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In August 1945, World War II was brought to its chilling climax in two brilliant, white flashes in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki but while one chapter of history ended, another began. That of the threat of nuclear-armed conflict. Nuclear weapons changed the rules of global confrontation forever.

The first atomic bombs were huge weapons for the aircraft to carry being around 10,000lbs but it was not simply enough to just carry them aloft. The bomber still had to fly high enough and fast enough to escape the blast and the shockwave it produced which could shake an aircraft apart. As the bombs became more and more powerful, the requirements for the performance of the bombers also increased.

The era of the super bombers had arrived....

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In this latest instalment of Wars of the World’s Deadliest Combatants series, we are going to look at four Americans who not only went above and beyond in the service of their country but earned the respect of their comrades and the fear of their enemy. These are the four deadliest Americans of World War 2.

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As the 1980s drew on and the Cold War between east and west entered its final and perhaps most dangerous phase, the navy of the Soviet Union concocted a plan to conduct the ultimate test of their SSBNs. The launching of a full salvo of missiles. This is the story of Operation Behemoth.

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