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The Art of War
Military12.2k viewsTV Show Military Theory and Epic Battles That Were Actually Pretty AccurateEverybody loves a good action scene, but they're especially difficult to pull off on television. Smaller budgets combined with som...
Whoa Facts3.8k votersStories About Warfare So Unbelievable They Sound Like They're From A MovieWars put human beings in extreme situations, but some individuals are capable of rising to the challenge and accomplishing somethi...
Interesting1.1k voters11 Badass Acts Of Revenge During WarWar breeds strange enemies. When Nazis killed her husband, one Russian woman bought a tank to get revenge. When the Roman legions ...
Graveyard Shift32.5k viewsGenius Ways Army Commanders Have Ended Sieges Throughout HistoryHistorical sieges can last a vary long time. Both the defender and the attacker adopt various siege tactics trying to find the bes...
World History166k views13 Of The Most Consequential Final Battles In HistoryDecisive military victories or losses often come at the eleventh hour. That's the case for these last battles of famous wars. The ...
Graveyard Shift440 voters14 Naval Battles That Determined The Course Of HistorySome of the most pivotal moments in history have taken place at sea. Naval battles account for the rise and fall of many great dyn...
Weird History379 votersForgotten Wars And Conflicts From History That Involved The United StatesWhen it comes to how many wars the United States has fought in or how many wars America has lost, it's more complicated than you m...
US History4.5k votersThe Most Important Battles in US HistoryThe most significant major battles in American history, ranked by everyone. Anyone can vote on this list, making these rankings a ...
Military2k votersImportant Battles From History That Nobody Talks AboutWars are won mostly for mundane reasons like logistics and economics. But battles can be decided by individual heroics or tactical...
History20.2k views10 Totally Heroic Pacifists from HistoryThere's a special kind of bad*ss in the world, though they are often considered a coward at first glance. The kind who's not afrai...
Board/Card Games2.3k votersThe Best War Board Games of All TimeThis. Means. War! Defeat your enemies and vanquish your foes while playing these popular war board games. Battleship, Risk, Strat...
Graveyard Shift740 votersThe Best New War Movies Of The Last Few YearsModern war movies benefit from high-tech special effects and groundbreaking advancements in both cinematography and editing. They ...
Historical Facts138k viewsThe Shortest Wars in HistoryWhile most the well-known wars in history dragged on for years, even decades, many wars in the last century were extremely short. ...
Weird History36.7k views10 Details Of How Cold War Experts Thought A Nuclear War Would Actually UnfoldThe world changed forever on the morning of August 6, 1945, when an American B-29 (the Enola Gay) dropped an atomic bomb on Hirosh...
Weird History149 voters10 Historical Warships That Made Serious WavesHistorically, one of the surest ways to guarantee the prosperity of a nation or globe-spanning empire was to control the seas and ...
Weird History68 voters13 Historical Forts We'd Feel Pretty Safe InsideFortresses have long protected humans from enemies and sieges. Over the years, the fortifications have changed in style - from woo...