Bat Bomb Boondoggle: The WWII Plan That Actually Happened

Gistory is a relatively new YouTube channel, launched in January this year. Despite its recent arrival, it’s quickly gaining a reputation for producing delightfully absurd animated history videos that recount real – but sometimes scarcely believable - events.  Happen they did, however.

The most recent animated short is about America’s plan, during World War II, to develop bat bombs to help in the fight against Japan.  It was something of a farce from the start and stretches credibility to the max but a quick check of the Wikipedia page about it will prove to you that yes, this absolutely happened.  I won’t say anything more about this particular slice of history (except maybe that it was batsh*t bonkers) as the animation will explain everything..

I will definitely be featuring more work by Gistory on Kuriositas.  This is an entertaining short, ideal for both young people wanting to learn more about offbeat history in a fun way and adults who enjoy quirky takes on lesser-known historical events.  Watch the story of the bat bombs below.