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32:26 Well, that's oddly specific, I say, from Kenosha, WI.
Got a m1 garand goat gun and that model is so fun to fix. Might get the m1a1 Thompson next. Then the og m16 a1.
Yeah, these people made unit 531. These people killed Junko furita
What people won't tell you about WW2 is that the Germans did not have any soldiers fighting on the western front. The Americans were fighting 4 year old girls. And the Americans cried going into battle because they were weaker than the more superior and attractive Soviet soldiers on the eastern front, who fought the entire german military – there were no 4 year old girls there. Only the Americans fought girls. And they got their asses kicked.
WW3 cover video when?
The US is a super power and it’s like they say with great power comes great responsibility sadly America failed on that part like on the Palestine-Israel war where thousands of children are being killed by the IDF and America still stand with Israel i was very let down I thought America might hit Israel with heavy sanctions but instead they’re protecting their genocide
Double standard has always been USA’s habit.
No offense, but this video is WAY too European Theater focused in the WW2 segment. The Pacific theater is barely covered. Also, this video makes a REALLY big focus on the Battle of Aachen. A major battle sure, but there are too many engagements overlooked here. This video doesn’t even mention the Dragoon Landings in Southern France, which was a massive American lead operation the helped completely drive the Germans from France itself. Also, once again, I’m REALLY let down by the lack of Pacific Theater focus here. The Pacific Theater was an overwhelmingly American lead front and it is given no real focus here. Look, I get the Euro theater was bigger and gets more attention, but the Pacific theater was huge too, and this video makes it look like a an afterthought. Very disappointing! Oh well …..
Armchair can you please do ww2 or ww1 from the Norwegian perspective i am Norwegian and would love to see a video like thta
They show up late to both wars because they entered WW1 and joined the entente after the Zimmerman telegram where Germany asked Mexico to attack America in exchange for some land and in WW2 they joined the allies when pearl harbor was bombed by japan and yet they took all of the credit for both wars.
The United States dreams of becoming the most overpowered and legendary army and whose hobby is martial arts.
I just wanted to say your content is amazing and it brings me joy with every time you make one of these jems.
Damned algorithms
Wilson campaigned on a variety of ideas but acted contrary to his statements. Then he made more statements and acted in opposition to those. A fool at best.
its ba ta an not batan
America:
Showing up late to every war yet somehow stealing all the credit.
it's still crazy to me people think germany was the bad guy in world war 1.
Bottom line: WWI was a BANKERS WAR……..
Tho i love the ww2 content i gotta say i wish you made more videos regarding ww1
Now that is goddamn good
The Zimmerman telegram was shown to be a forgery sent by an agent of the Rothschilds to push the U.S. to get involved in the war. All wars are bankers wars.
The fact that German buildings stood shows that Americans cared more for German lives, than they did for American lives.
Despite its limited participation in WWI what the US military gained was valuable experience which was essential for their victory in WWII.
Griff said “drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki compelling Japan to an unconditional surrender by mid-August.” That’s not what happened.
America owes everything to its courageous soldiers. It is hard to believe that america is spending a lot of resources and sacrificing a lot of soldiers in conflicts so far away from its homeland
"The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy." — Ramsey Clark
There’s beautiful and somber irony in the fact that many of the American soldiers shared common ancestry with their enemies. Family by blood, enemies by politics.
In these wars, the Americans showed Europe a new way to coexist: Unity through freedom.
USA number one
and meanwwhile, the american "elite" got fat
While I liked this video, i noticed its mostly ww2 and not much about ww1, i was kinda hopeful it would be at least 50,50 for both. Honestly I also think I may have already seen these before or parts of them as independent videos. It's still great, though.
24:00 "Yamoto"? Really?
Basically they saw the stupid european monarchy governments weaken each other. Giving the US the chance swoop in and take advantage of the power vacuum
You really had to add Twitter/X there, huh XD
Thanks, bud, for keeping us financially educated! Regardless of how bad it gets on the economy, I still make over $20,000 every single week
The part where the Japanese were solemnly awaiting the “waking giant” of America, represented by an unhappy Uncle Sam rising from the ocean, is simultaneously scary and funny.
Beautifully done. Thank you.
🦅America🦅
Yay, I've been waiting for this movie
World Wars became the USA fortune and the Europe's ruin …
This video's reach is dead, because I normally see these within an hour of them posting, here I am 21 hours later just now seeing it. YouTube really needs to stop restricting historical content based on (???)
I watched this like a movie. Great work guys!