Is a highlander shield bulletproof? Targe vs flintlock musket and pistol - Historical myth busting
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Top-secret atomic bunker has opened to the public in Denmark – built to withstand a nuclear attack, it's now an astonishing subterranean museum
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The insane engineering of the M1 Abrams
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The world's greatest fighter jet: The F-15 Eagle
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Why did Denmark gain land after WW1 despite being neutral?
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US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in thirty minutes – and kept it a secret for fifty years
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Crippling Hitler's navy – the battle that knocked out 50% of the Kriegsmarine's destroyers in Norway
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Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister ship of the 17th-century warship Vasa
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Military operations in East Ukraine (1919-1942)
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This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world
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Jerry cans: The true secret weapon of WWII
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The true history of the Knights Templar with Dan Jones
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WWII rescue buoys - Secret 'floating hotels' of the English Channel
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What happened to flying wings?
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Logistics: How did they do it? Part III, on the move
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Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde said she won't return a historical document to Poland, as it was a “legitimate” spoil of war
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The etymologies of military ranks
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How ancient soldiers used sound to frighten and confuse their enemies
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Warships of the Carthaginian Navy | Units of History
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A working flight simulator, no computers necessary
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Weird Weapons - 'Bike' chain flail
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When is a ‘tank’ not a tank?
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The Druzhina - Knights of the Kievan Rus | Units of History
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The world’s fastest bomber: The XB-70 Valkyrie
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Roman Cataphracts (1st-5th Century) | Units of History
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Mers el Kebir 1940 - Britain attacks her ally
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What was watchtower duty like on the Roman frontier?
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"Sword breakers" were rare and we don't know much about them. How were they used and what were they really for? Two experienced rapier fencers experiment with one to discover more about them.
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Avenging Varus - The Roman Germanic Wars
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The Varangian Guard | Units of History
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The jet that terrified the West: The MiG-25 Foxbat
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An extraordinary 500-year-old shipwreck is rewriting the history of the age of discovery
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WWII Animated: Second Sino-Japanese War 1937-1941
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The SAS Iranian Embassy siege, 1980 - Animated
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Part of a Spitfire which was shot down over Norway during World War II has gone on display after being restored
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George Washington and the first mass military inoculation
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The Macedonian Argyraspides (silver shields) | Units of History
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The Roman invasion of Nubia (24 BC) | Forgotten Wars
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What if the Morgenthau plan was implemented in Germany after the end of WW2?
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Why Hitler was obsessed with Iceland
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We've been telling the Alamo story wrong for nearly 200 years. Now it's time to correct the record
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Battle of Savo Island 1942: America's worst naval defeat
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Avenging Varus and the loss at Teutoburg Forest - Battle of the Long Bridges (15 AD)
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WW2 Animated: Western Front, 1944-1945. Part 1
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Battle of Drøbak Sound, 1940 - "Either I will be decorated or court martialed. Fire!"
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The 1962 flight of Army Rangers that vanished into thin air
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The legendary Commando raid at St. Nazaire | The greatest raid of all time
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The Speculatores: Spies of the Roman Army | Units of History
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Why measuring the impact of Lend-Lease is so difficult
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Pacific Series part 1/5: Why attacking Pearl Harbor was the least bad option Japan had
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