Lists about that most horrifying and destructive human invention in which there are literally no rules.

The Art of War

Entertainment

Modern war movies benefit from high-tech special effects and groundbreaking advancements in both cinematography and editing. They look and feel more realistic than ever before. That has the effect of giving the viewer an intense&nbsp;experience. Watching&nbsp;the crop of current war movies gives you some semblance of what it must be like to be in combat. Thankfully, you can do this from the safety of a theater seat or the couch in your living room.&nbsp;

There have sadly been many wars to draw from. Recent war movies have centered, like dozens&nbsp;before them, around WWI, WWII, the Civil War, and the Vietnam War. Others have been about more contemporary&nbsp;wars or military conflicts.&nbsp;In some cases, the films depict life on the battlefield. A couple of them examine the impact&nbsp;of war once the soldier comes home. Those examples offer intensity of an entirely different sort.

Vote for your favorites on this list of new war movies. Check back here for recent war movies as they are added to the list.

The Best New War Movies Of The Last Few Years

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The 40+ Best New War Movies, Ranked by Fans

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Lists about life for soldiers and civilians alike during the Second Great War, which raged from 1939-1945.

WWII

Military

The European theater in WWII&nbsp;was such a mammoth and complex chapter in history, it&#39;s probably impossible to document every astonishing, horrifying, or heartbreaking story from that chaotic milieu.&nbsp;In such an enormous conflict, with so much at stake, it&#39;s inevitable some would go far beyond what seems&nbsp;conceivable with regards to compassion, malice, political convictions, or, in some cases, good old-fashioned weirdness.&nbsp;These lesser-known <a href="/list/ww2-photos-of-child-soldiers/gordon-cameron" target="_blank">World War&nbsp;II</a> stories are but a few examples of the rare heroism, astonishing cruelty, and bizarre improbability that marked one of the most momentous struggles in the history of civilization. Read on for some amazing true stories from WWII Europe.&nbsp;

14 Lesser-Known Stories From World War II That Should Be Made Into Movies

General

14 Mind Blowing Lost Stories from the European Theater of WWII

Phil Gibbons

Lists about the WWII genocide, also called the Shoah, in which Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany systematically murdered some 11 million people, including Poles, homosexuals, the disabled, and approximately 6 million European Jews.

The Holocaust

True Stories

Nazi death camps have received a great deal of attention in film and popular culture. Accounts of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/people-who-hid-from-the-nazis/aaron-edwards">Holocaust survivors</a> and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/photos-of-concentration-camps-in-the-holocaust/philgibbons">life in concentration camps</a> have been the basis of compelling&nbsp;stories&nbsp;factual&nbsp;and fictional. Yet the relative scarcity of true Holocaust stories underlines the difficulty of survival in the face of evil. Placed in a system designed to deliberately exterminate them, a lucky few concentration camp survivors lived to tell their stories against all odds.&nbsp;

There was a distinct difference between camps like Auschwitz and Treblinka, which were extermination camps designed to systematically murder most&nbsp;prisoners upon arrival, and camps like Buchenwald, Dachau, and Bergen-Belsen, which were meant to imprison political and social enemies of the Reich (many of whom were Jews who were worked to death).&nbsp;Despite the monumental death toll of the camps, accounts from Holocaust survivors have helped&nbsp;paint a&nbsp;harrowing,&nbsp;disturbing portrait&nbsp;of&nbsp;the reality of what life was really like in a Nazi concentration&nbsp;camp.

Holocaust Survivors Tell Haunting Stories Of Life In Concentration Camps

Firsthand Accounts of What Life Was Really Like in Concentration Camps

Lists about the Hitler's Germany, which Der Führer ruled through fascism from 1933 to 1945.

The Horrors of the Third Reich

Female members of the Nazi Party like <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/ilse-koch-concentration-camp-guard/laura-allan" target="_blank">Ilse&nbsp;Koch</a>&nbsp;committed equally heinous atrocities as Nazi men.&nbsp;Aufseherinnen&nbsp;SS, or female Nazi concentration camp guards, could be just as ruthless as their male counterparts &mdash;&nbsp;a fact that is often overlooked.

Female Nazis oversaw women prisoners (their name literally means &quot;overseer inside&quot;) and were first stationed at the female concentration camp at&nbsp;Ravensbr&uuml;ck. They were later&nbsp;sent out to various parts of the Third Reich when manpower was lacking. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=DqNPJl439dwC&amp;pg=PA231&amp;dq=Aufseherinnen&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjN4aHGlfnZAhVIVK0KHVZJC20Q6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&amp;q=Aufseherinnen&amp;f=false" target="_blank">As a group within the&nbsp;SS</a> (or Schutzstaffel, the Nazi paramilitary corps), many&nbsp;Aufsherinnen&nbsp;were able to achieve high rank and wield significant influence in Nazi camps.&nbsp;

The actions&nbsp;of the&nbsp;3,000-4,000&nbsp;Aufsherinnen&nbsp;varied greatly: some women were highly&nbsp;dedicated to the Nazi cause while others were conscripted and coerced into their position, but the women came from <a href="https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/handle/1808/18671/Cline_ku_0099D_13813_DATA_1.pdf;s" target="_blank">similar backgrounds</a>. Members of the Augsherinnen were usually unattached, worked as bakers, factory workers, or on farms, and, after the war, were able to fade into the background of post-Nazi Germany. The highest ranking Augsherinnen, however, had to answer for their actions and were tried for their crimes.

Infamous Nazi Women You've Probably Never Heard Of

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Life in the trenches during WWI was miserable. Projectiles flew overhead, rain drenched the men, and the rotting stench of human remains carried in the air. But the trenches were paradise compared to going over the top. In WWI, troops dug into trenches in France, Belgium, Italy, and Turkey, creating a&nbsp;perilous &quot;No Man&#39;s Land&quot; separating&nbsp;the two sides. Anyone who entered was ripped to shreds by enemy fire and barbed wire. Officers ordered their troops to go &quot;over the top&quot; and rush&nbsp;the enemy lines through barbed wire, blasting artillery shells, and a hail of enemy fire&nbsp;armed with only standard-issue gear.

Just as&nbsp;photos from the WWI trenches&nbsp;capture the destruction, the men who fought left detailed accounts of what it was like to receive their&nbsp;orders and go &quot;over the top.&quot; They witnessed comrades left on the battlefield to perish&nbsp;as trench warfare took its human toll. <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-war-i-ends" target="_blank">Nine&nbsp;million servicemen</a>&nbsp;lost their lives in the conflict, but it&#39;s hard to fully grasp the extent of the loss and destruction without hearing from the men who survived to tell their&nbsp;vivid stories.

WWI Soldiers Describe What It Was Like To Go 'Over The Top' In Trench Warfare

WW1 Trench Stories: Soldiers Describe What It Was Like Going 'Over The Top'

Genevieve Carlton

History

For most people, the name Cassius Clay is associated with one man and one man only: Muhammad Ali. Perhaps the most famous athlete of the 20th century, Ali famously rejected the name Cassius Clay when he joined the Nation of Islam and refused to answer to what he had dubbed &quot;my slave name.&quot;

This bold move had the intended effect and cemented Ali as a crusader for equality and African American rights, but ironically, the name Cassius Clay was taken from a man who had fought for abolition his entire life. So who was the original Cassius Clay? The simple answer is that he was a prominent abolitionist politician in the mid-1800s. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and was&nbsp;appointed ambassador to Russia by Abraham Lincoln.

But that&#39;s not the whole story. Known as the Lion of White Hall - named after the estate and plantation he owned and grew up on - he was also one of the toughest politicians ever to walk the halls of Congress. He won duel after duel, and his physical exploits are legendary. Not only that, he was an open and vocal advocate for the abolition of slavery in the 1840s, in Kentucky of all places.

He was bombastic and charismatic, but could also be vicious and cruel. His boundless energy brought him close to&nbsp;Lincoln, even as his ambition alienated the president. He embodied the volatile, contradictory spirit of his age, and in the end Cassius Marcellus Clay went down as perhaps the most larger-than-life figure of the day.

Duel-Happy Abolitionist Cassius Clay Was The Most Metal Politician In American History

Who Was Cassius Clay? Duel-Happy Abolitionist Was The Most Metal Politician

Quinn Armstrong

Everyone loves an underdog story. When those stories involve tough&nbsp;little armies battling&nbsp;the odds against enormous aggressing forces, they make for some of the most&nbsp;exciting,&nbsp;moving&nbsp;stories of war heroism. Military underdog stories of small armies that defeated massive opposition come from all over the world, from Finland to Africa, Asia, and the Americas, and span centuries of warfare.&nbsp;When forced to fight, small, poor, and otherwise powerless nations and ethnicities&nbsp;need to get creative to&nbsp;outsmart opponents. In some instances, small countries fighting big aggressors won simply by virtue of displaying tremendous <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/crazy-medal-of-honor-acts/jim-jacobi">courage under fire</a>.&nbsp;War is never pretty, but it occasionally serves and important purpose, such as defending a culture and way of life from massive invading forces bent on wiping out natives and their lifestyle. The startling military upsets on this list show the tremendous bravery and fortitude of those who took a stand against imperial invasion.&nbsp;

14 Small Armies That Somehow Crushed Far More Powerful Enemies

14 Small Countries that Fought off Enormous Invading Armies

Dave Smith

The Nazi party, otherwise known as the Nationalist Socialist German&nbsp;Workers&rsquo; Party, became a totalitarian movement in Germany that the world is unlikely to forget. The party functioned from 1933 to 1945, with Adolf Hitler as the German political party leader. For years, the party influenced world politics, fought to conquer Europe, and committed devastating acts against human life. Eventually, the party began its descent into disarray and dissolution.&nbsp;

When Germany lost the war, the party was banned, and those who had committed crimes faced criminal charges. Many officials were brought to justice during the Nuremberg trials, which took place from 1945 to 1949, but many fled before being arrested and tried. Since the war, there have been&nbsp;numerous notorious Nazis who were caught alive or found dead. These are the stories surrounding their capture&nbsp;and deaths.

Satellite Images Of The Places Where The Most Notorious Nazis Were Caught

Satellite Images Of Where Notorious Nazis Were Caught

Jason F. Collins

Civil War

In 1859, Congressman Daniel Sickles shot and killed the man sleeping with his wife. After escaping a prison sentence,&nbsp;Sickles disobeyed orders in the Civil War and lost a leg. After the war, General Dan Sickles donated the leg to the Army Medical Museum. And that&#39;s just the start when it comes to the wildest general in the Civil War.

Born in 1819 to a wealthy family, Sickles rose to political power thanks to Tammany Hall, the political machine in New York City. Just like the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/north-south-spy-stories/setareh-janda" target="_blank">Civil War spies</a>&nbsp;who changed the course of the conflict, Sickles risked his life for the Union. But Sickles didn&#39;t have any military training -&nbsp;he only became a general because of his political connections.

At 33 years old, Sickles married a 15-year-old girl -&nbsp;and later shot her lover. Sickles didn&#39;t hold himself to the standard of monogamy, though. He asked a famous brothel madam to accompany him overseas on a diplomatic assignment, and later had an affair with Queen Isabella II of Spain. Throughout his life, scandals&nbsp;followed Sickles everywhere - even into his 90s.

Meet Dan Sickles, The Wildest General From The Civil War

It can be difficult to imagine happiness during the time of the Holocaust, as millions of innocent lives were lost. And while remembering the sober aspects of that tragedy is&nbsp;important, it&#39;s also uplifting when stories of hope and love surface. Many unaffected citizens risked their livelihoods to ensure the safety of their neighbors. Many prisoners put others&#39; safety before their own. And many people of extreme political prominence did their part in making sure the events would not be easily forgiven or forgotten.&nbsp;

Vote up the stories of love and heroism in the face of adversity that truly warmed your heart.

12 Inspiring Stories About The Holocaust

Mallory Weiler

What was the attack on Pearl Harbor like? From the Japanese perspective, months of planning went into the sneak attack, but for many Americans who woke up on Oahu on December&nbsp;7, 1941, they had no idea what would soon take place. For nearly two hours, Japanese fighter planes stealthily approached Pearl Harbor, barely detected by the Americans. When a radar operator reported strange results, a lieutenant told him,&nbsp;&quot;Don&#39;t worry about it.&quot; But by 8 am, the Americans realized what was going on. One commander sent out a telegraph message: &quot;AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT A DRILL.&quot;

The complete Pearl Harbor timeline shows just how close Americans came to preventing the strike. While the Japanese bombers were in the air, General George C. Marshall sent a warning about imminent attacks to Hawaii. But because he used a commercial telegraph, the warning went unheard and just minutes later incendiary devices began to fall. Haunting <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/accounts-of-japan-harbor-strike/genevieve-carlton" target="_blank">firsthand accounts of the Pearl Harbor attack</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/historical-hawaii-navy-photos/chwang" target="_blank">photos of the aftermath</a>&nbsp;reveal the devastation caused on the day that will live in infamy.

A Beat-By-Beat Breakdown Of The Attack On Pearl Harbor

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The Biggest Mistakes

Disasters

On May 7, 1915, the RMS&nbsp;Lusitania, a British passenger liner, sank after a German&nbsp;U-boat torpedoed it. Over a thousand people died in the catastrophe,&nbsp;making it one of the most dramatic, contentious&nbsp;moments in the first year <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/how-world-war-1-changed-the-world/kellen-perry" target="_blank">of World War I</a>. Along with the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/titanic-shipwreck-facts/erin-mccann" target="_blank">sinking of the&nbsp;Titanic</a>, the loss of the&nbsp;Lusitania&nbsp;is&nbsp;one of the 20th century&#39;s most significant maritime disasters.

Germany and the United Kingdom were enemy nations during World War I, and the Atlantic Ocean - especially the waters around the United Kingdom - became a war zone. As a result, German submarines (known as U-boats) patrolled the waters to bring down the ships they deemed threats - and one apparently saw the Lusitania as enough of a threat to fire on it without warning. Politically, the sinking had very real ramifications and is often cited as ushering the United States into World War I.&nbsp;

More than a century after its shocking demise, the ship still sits <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-found-at-the-bottom-of-lakes/christopher-shultz?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">at the bottom</a> of the ocean. The story of the Lusitania wreck is just as compelling as the story of its sinking. Researchers continue to search the wreckage for clues to the ship&#39;s final minutes and what exactly happened after the German torpedo tore into it.

The 'Lusitania' Helped Push America Into WWI & Remains One Of The World's Most Dangerous Dive Wrecks

Sinking Of The RMS Lusitania: A Wreck You Can Visit Today

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Just because someone is fictional, deceased, or an entire universe doesn't stop Ranker from tossing them into Battle Royale-type tournaments against their worthiest foes.

Choose Your Fighter

History is filled with stories of barbaric warriors who cause wanton destruction. They have been titled by ancient historians as &quot;savages,&quot; &quot;uncivilized,&quot; and even &quot;the Scourge of God.&quot; But what makes them the most terrifying warriors in history? What sets apart the supposedly well-trained soldier of the Roman Empire from the bestial Goths? Or the noble samurai from the ruthless Mongol? Some could argue they were terrifying only because they weren&#39;t the ones writing the history - they were the outsiders. But they would be giving only a partial answer.

The scariest warriors in history were unquestionably frightening, and they knew they could use it to their advantage. Some of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/toughest-warriors-in-history/stephanroget" target="_blank">history&#39;s most legendary warriors</a> terrorized their defeated foes, leaving only stories of their sheer cruelty. Others used cunning ambush tactics to strike fear into their hearts. However, others still&nbsp;were so well-structured and organized that they were seemingly immortal.

There isn&#39;t one attribute that defines history&#39;s most terrifying warriors except that they would make anyone who came face-to-face with them want to run away in fear.

Historical Warriors Who Would Make Us Run Away In Fear

The Most Terrifying Warriors In History

Kristy Claire

World War II is one of the most transformational <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-important-historical-events-of-the-20th-century/mwahahahaha?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">events in history</a>. It&nbsp;was the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii" target="_blank">largest and deadliest conflict ever</a>. A combined <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II#:~:text=About%2070%20million%20total%20soldiers,the%20Allied%20or%20Axis%20countries." target="_blank">70 million people</a> fought on both sides, and between 40 and 50 million people lost their lives. It was so big and so devastating&nbsp;that it fundamentally changed the way wars have been fought ever since.&nbsp;If we&#39;re lucky, we&#39;ll never see another conflict like it again.&nbsp;

To people who have never had to live through such a terrible ordeal, some facts about WWII&nbsp;can sound&nbsp;unbelievable. Some of these facts are on the macro level, like the fact that 1930s and &#39;40s&nbsp;aviation was so dangerous&nbsp;that more American pilots perished&nbsp;in training than in combat. But individuals&#39; actions can be just as shocking as any statistic, like the Japanese holdout who kept&nbsp;fighting decades after his&nbsp;country surrendered.&nbsp;

Here are some&nbsp;facts about WWII that sound made up, but aren&#39;t.&nbsp;

16 Facts About WWII That Sound Made Up But Aren't

Jim Rowley

Wars are won mostly for mundane reasons like logistics and economics. But <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/lesser-known-civil-wars/jeff-schmerker" target="_blank">battles can be decided</a>&nbsp;by individual&nbsp;heroics or tactical brilliance. This is why the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-important-battles-in-us-history?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most important battles</a> aren&#39;t always the most famous: the story of a failing supply chain just isn&#39;t as compelling as the story of a triumph against the odds.&nbsp;

Many of the most famous battles didn&#39;t decide their wars.&nbsp;The Battle of Thermopylae is&nbsp;one of the all-time classic underdog stories, but it didn&#39;t determine the outcome of the Persian War. Hannibal&#39;s feats at Cannae are legendary, but so were Scipio Africanus&#39;s at Zama, the battle that won the&nbsp;Second Punic War <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/life-fighting-in-the-roman-front-lines/ryan-sargent" target="_blank">for the Romans</a>.&nbsp;The Battle of Stalingrad is remembered as the turning point of the Eastern Front of WWII, as well as one of the most brutal and extreme experiences human beings have ever gone through. But it wouldn&#39;t have happened without the Battle of Moscow one year earlier.&nbsp;

Here are 12 battles that might not be well known to the general public, but definitely should be.

Important Battles From History That Nobody Talks About

12 Neglected Battles From History

Whoa Facts

Wars put human beings in extreme situations, but some individuals are capable of rising to the challenge and accomplishing something legendary. Going back to ancient times, warfare is full of remarkable stories&nbsp;about heroism, cleverness, recklessness, and sometimes all of the above.&nbsp;

Some of these war heroes were career soldiers; others were ordinary folks caught in the war&#39;s path. All of them have bad*ss war stories. Their stories might sound fictional - and some of them were made into movies - but they did really happen.&nbsp;

Here are the&nbsp;most unbelievable war stories&nbsp;that sound like they&#39;re from a movie.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Stories About Warfare So Unbelievable They Sound Like They're From A Movie

Unbelievable Warfare Stories That Sound Like A Movie Plot

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Lists about the period between July 28, 1914, and November 11, 1918, during which the Allied Forces fought the Central Powers for control of the developed world.

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Wars on Screen

Looking closer at films, TV shows, docs, and miniseries that explore, recreate, and occasionally flub up real historical events.

Watching History

War Movies

This is a list of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/ranking-the-best-logos-in-the-world?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best World</a> War 1 movies ever made with pictures. The following WW1 films list can be sorted by cast, year, director, or more. The list of movies about World War 1 films includes American and foreign titles, and ranges from All Quiet on the Western Front&nbsp;to Lawrence of Arabia.&nbsp;This list also has WW1 movie titles you can click on for more information on the films. You can even rerank this World War 1 films list in order to start your own. There are some good action WW1&nbsp;movies on this list as well.

The list might not have all the World War 1 movies, but they are considered the best.

The Best World War 1 Movies

World War 1 Movies | List of the Best WW1 Films

From classics like Saving Private Ryan to newer entries like Dunkirk and 1917, this list ranks the <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-best-movies-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best movies</a> about war, battles, and military conflicts. These films recreate some of the most <a href="/list/most-important-historical-events-of-the-20th-century/mwahahahaha?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">significant events</a> in world history from a variety of perspectives and with a variety of purposes and intentions. Some top war films attempt to recreate as realistically as possible the events they depict, either from an omniscient perspective permitted by historical study or from the point of view of the soldiers and civilians involved in the conflict itself. Ridley Scott&#39;s Black Hawk Down, for example, was both praised in its time and heavily criticized for bringing a &quot;you are there&quot; sense of realism - and little outside or cultural perspective - to a recreation of the Battle of Mogadishu. The best war movies of all time differ widely in their handling of the subject matter, but they all strike a chord with viewers now and in the time when they came out.

Some of the <a href="/list/best-war-movies-on-netflix/reference">greatest war films</a> use <a href="/list/historical-movies-made-before-event-ended/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">war as a backdrop</a> to look at larger issues - such as man&#39;s inhumanity to man or the crippling impact of post-traumatic stress - or just as a meditation on war itself. Still other films like Glory and Band of Brothers&nbsp;examine the personal drama of a few individuals, and mine it for larger insights about the meaning of war and the impact that violence has on individual human lives.

Finally, some war films - particularly those made during the classic Hollywood era - are simply adventure films with war providing a compelling setting and situation. The Great Escape, for example, remains a classic not because of its grand ideas about the nature of war, but because it is a ceaselessly entertaining spectacle. No matter what type of film, there&#39;s no denying that these are certainly the best war movies ever.

Vote up your favorite war films to move them up the list, and if <a href="/list/the-ultimate-favorites-list/stevo200?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">your favorites</a> are not yet represented, make your own version of the list and add them! Then check out the <a href="/list/best-war-movies-on-netflix/ranker-streaming" target="_blank">best war movies on Netflix</a>.

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Military Men

Good military films give civilians a taste of what our troops go through on the battlefield and throughout their daily lives. While not all of these films feature war, they are all based on&nbsp;military service as a central theme. All branches of the United States&nbsp;military are represented, although admittedly, fewer films have been made about the Coast Guard. Most of these Hollywood films focus on the Army, Navy, and Air Force. All time periods have been included from recent, modern militaries to the armies of the past. A few movies about armed forces from other countries, as well as fictional guerilla forces, are also on this list. If you are interested in the military, then these are the movies for you.

What are the best movies about soldiers, sailors, marines, and military pilots? We&#39;re pretty sure that all of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-army-movies/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">top military movies</a> are on this list but feel free to rerank&nbsp;it so all your favorites are on top.

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Did you read that article that linked so-and-so to that guy from the thing? Or see the video about how this is the same as that? Come on, let's weave some tangled webs!

It's a Conspiracy

Explainer

Conspiracy theorists: Call them birthers, deathers or&nbsp;conspiracists. There are many, people who buy into these <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-conspiracy-theories-you-believe-are-true/desertrat89?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">popular conspiracy theories</a>, which is why they are the most believed conspiracy theories in US history. Many conspiracy theorists have argued that&nbsp;NASA never landed on the moon, the 9/11 and&nbsp;Pearl Harbor attacks were allowed to happen by the US Government, and that President Barack Obama is actually from Kenya. There are a number of other conspiracy theories, but these are the most accepted among theorists.

If these US conspiracy theories sound outlandish, they are only the tip of the iceberg. When it comes to the wildest conspiracy theories presented in modern times, these ones top the list. Hours of time and thousands of dollars have been spent to publicize, prove and debunk these <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/19th-century-conspiracy-theories/mike-rothschild?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">conspiracy theories in American history</a> that deal with everything from alien autopsies at Area 51 to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

What are some of the most widely believed conspiracy theories in US history? Look here and see for yourself.