The Wild History Of War
The Wild History Of War

The Wild History Of War

Nick Charlie Key

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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.

Recent Episodes

Australia's Most Ridiculous War (And How The Emus Won)
JUN 4, 2026
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...
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17 MIN
A Warship Disguised As A Pacific Island
JUN 4, 2026
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...
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25 MIN
Operation Mincemeat: The Corpse That Tricked The Nazis - Pt. 2
JUN 4, 2026
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.
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18 MIN
Operation Mincemeat: The Corpse That Tricked The Nazis - Pt. 1
JUN 4, 2026
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...
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18 MIN
The Ghost Army: How Inflatable Tanks Helped Win WW2
JUN 4, 2026
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,...
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27 MIN