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7 Unbelievable Military Weapons Most People Have Never Heard Of

History is full of examples of human ingenuity run amok. Weapons design is no exception.A group of Quora users sought to answer the question "What are some historical weapons that most people have...

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CBC Is Tweeting A Blow-By-Blow Account Of D-Day, And It's Incredible

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is tweeting a fascinating blow-by-blow account of the D-Day invasion that took place 70 years ago tomorrow. The D-Day invasion, code named Operation...

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Here's The Incredible Way The US Military Moves Watercraft By Helicopter [PHOTO]

Taken on May 21 in Moses Lake, Washington, the above image shows Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen from Special Boat Team 12, stationed at Naval Base Coronado, in California, conducting Maritime...

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Here's A Nazi Propaganda Video Saying The D-Day Invasion Failed

The success of the Allied D-Day Invasion caught the Nazis off guard and threw their war strategy to the dogs. Suddenly, Nazi Germany found itself fighting a two front war against foes that were making...

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Military Investigation Found Bergdahl Walked Away From His Unit At Least Two...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. military investigation of Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's capture by the Taliban found he had slipped away from his unit before but had always returned, raising questions...

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China's Military Spent $145 Billion Last Year

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese military spending exceeded $145 billion last year as it advanced a program modernizing an arsenal of drones, warships, jets, missiles and cyber weapons, the Pentagon said...

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Here Is The Original Associated Press Report From The D-Day Invasion

EDITOR'S NOTE:The newsflash came on a slip of paper in a red-and-white striped courier pouch: "EISENHOWERS HEADQUARTERS ANNOUNCES ALLIES LAND IN FRANCE."The Associated Press had some two dozen writers...

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This 97-Year-Old Man Created The D-Day Orders For All Of Occupied France

Seventy years after D-Day, 97-year-old Jean-Louis Cremieux-Brilhac remembers the days leading up to the operation perfectly. He was, after all, the man responsible for creating the D-Day orders for the...

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Here's Eisenhower's Initial Report On The D-Day Invasion

Several hours into the D-Day invasion, General Eisenhower sent a cable about the apparent success of the operation back to the War Department in Washington. At the time, Eisenhower had scant details of...

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93-Year-Old D-Day Vet Commemorates The Invasion's 70th Anniversary By...

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing, 93-year-old veteran Jim "Pee Wee" Martin parachuted down onto Utah Beach in a recreation of the same jump he took 70 years ago, Jim Bittermann...

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An 89-Year-Old British Veteran Escaped His Nursing Home To Attend D-Day...

An 89-year-old Second World War veteran told he could not attend today’s D-Day events in France went AWOL from his care home and was found 12 hours later in Normandy with comrades police have...

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Ukrainian Separatists Are Sending A World War II-Era Soviet Tank Into Battle

Pro-Russian separatists in the Ukrainian village of Konstantynovka have managed to fix up a World War II-era tank at a war memorial and send it into combat, according to the Russian news agency...

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Poland Just Finished Building An Aircraft Landing Strip In The Middle Of A...

There are several highway landing strips in Poland. A new one was just established near the border with Ukraine.According to TVN24, one of the most influential Polish TV stations, a part of A4 Highway...

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Top Marine In Charge Of The Marine Corps' Boot Camp Accused Of Assaulting A...

The top enlisted leader at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island was arrested on Friday after getting into an altercation with a former Marine drill instructor leading a protest outside the base,...

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Militaries Know The Arctic Is Melting — Here's How They're Taking Advantage

The new Wild WestThe Arctic, long considered an almost worthless backwater, is primed to become one of the most important regions in the world as its ice melts over the next few decades.Unlike every...

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One Of Syria's Most Violent Jihadist Groups Has An English Language...

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham, a former al Qaeda affiliate that operates in Iraq and Syria, praised French, German, and Libyan suicide bombers in the latest release of its English-language...

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Indiana Sheriff Justifies Military Surplus Purchases By Saying America 'Has...

Eight different law enforcement agencies in Indiana have purchased massive Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPS) that were formerly used in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mark Alesia reports for the...

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7 Of The Strangest People To Offer Their Services To The CIA

As part of a historical review program, the CIA released an internal memo documenting the various "cranks, nuts, and screwballs" who have reached out to the organization over the years. The CIA would...

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How The Obama Administration Left Out The Military In Authorizing The...

I’ll make a confession right now: until last week, I didn’t remember Bowe Bergdahl. I am not a POW/MIA activist, and no one can pay attention to everything at once. I vaguely remembered the story of...

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Why Canada's Purchase Of F-35s Might Be A 'Serious Mistake'

A new report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, titled "One Dead Pilot," warns that the F-35, the U.S. built next-generation fighter plane with a nearly $1 trillion price tag, is...

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