The Wild History Of War
The Wild History of War uncovers the strangest, most unbelievable true stories from wartime history. From Civil War Donkey Missiles to CIA vampires, each episode delivers gripping, humorous tales that reveal the chaos, ingenuity, and unpredictability of war in ways you never could have imagined.
Episodes
Australia's Most Ridiculous War (And How The Emus Won)
In 1932, Australia went to war against some large flightless birds. It did not go well. This is the infamous Emu War, a true story involving machine guns, some entirely misguided military strategy, and of course a deeply humbling loss for the Australian forces.Hosted by history teacher turned podcaster, Nick Charlie Key (host of The Fantastic History of Food).New episodes release EVERY TWO WEEKS!.
A Warship Disguised As A Pacific Island
For a fleeing Dutch naval vessel caught up in the middle of the Pacific theatre of war, the best thing they could do to survive was to make their warship look like…an island?Covered in foliage, fake trees, and camouflage so ridiculous it fooled the Japanese forces, this is the story of one of the most bizarre naval escapes ever attempted.Hosted by history teacher turned podcaster, Nick Charlie Key
Operation Mincemeat: The Corpse That Tricked The Nazis - Pt. 2
The body has been found. The documents are in enemy hands. Now comes the waiting.In part two, we follow the ripple effects of one of history’s most unbelievable intelligence operations and see just how close it came to catastrophic failure.Hosted by history teacher turned podcaster, Nick Charlie Key (host of The Fantastic History of Food).New episodes release EVERY TWO WEEKS!.Support the show on P
Operation Mincemeat: The Corpse That Tricked The Nazis - Pt. 1
In 1943, British intelligence pulled off one of the most audacious deceptions of the entire war using a dead body, a fake identity, and a briefcase full of lies.This is the setup to a plan so strange it sounds almost fictional, yet it helped change the course of World War II.Hosted by history teacher turned podcaster, Nick Charlie Key (host of The Fantastic History of Food).New episodes release EV
The Ghost Army: How Inflatable Tanks Helped Win WW2
An army that didn’t exist…somehow helped win World War II.In this episode, we dive into the bizarre and brilliant story of the Ghost Army, a top-secret unit of artists, designers, and sound engineers who used inflatable tanks, fake radio traffic, and theatrical deception to fool the Nazis on a massive scale.From the beaches of D-Day to the banks of the Rhine, their illusions redirected entire Germ
Introducing The Wild History Of War
What if I told you the CIA once tried to use vampires to fight communism…Or that a Dutch warship escaped the Japanese by disguising itself as a floating tropical island…Or that the Australian military once declared war on a group of emus…and lost?Well all of these stories are true, and there are plenty more where they came from!This show brings you the strangest, funniest, and most unbelievable tr
