A chilling video, on a subject many do not know about. For me, there's another atrocity...That. That right there: "Prince Asaka was granted immunity and did not face punishment. That's one of the thousand and one reasons that the idea of "nobility" must to be abolished. I have ancestors, myself, executed by monarchs simply for being of a different religion, or not countenancing their atrocities. And yes, I'm directly descended from nobility myself. No matter. I don't believe in the concept. It's wrong. I'm an American.

You did warn me on the last video. Also, you used a word in the script that triggered a Topical Context note for me, which points to a Wikipedia page.

In the US, this event is known as 'The Rape of Nanking' (or Nanjing). It was truly a horrific episode in a very dark time. Thank you for reminding us of what human beings are capable of doing to others.

France in the start of WW2: Had a long and impressive military history, was known as one of the greatest powers in the world and in living memory had emerged victorious from a grueling war of attrition where it prevented Germany from making any significant advances even after years of fighting. Germany in the start of WW2: So anyway I started blasting.

Most Americans are ignorant about the Korean War. They remember Vietnam, or World War 2, but Korea is glossed over. Even though MASH was one of the most popular US TV shows of all time.

I knew it was bad but not this bad.

These are awesome! But why are the videos so short (besides the channel’s name)?

Next try "Why Serial Killers in Modern Era are rarer than in the Past?"

I guess a lot of people consider all serial killers to be psychopaths. Some pathologists don’t include paid assassinations with serial killers.

Thank you for this. I do not believe I'm indulging in presentism to say that any society remotely imagining itself as civilized would countenance such things, and it is yet another crime I lay at the feet of the Roman empire, for all of the many good things they also bore responsibility for. A thought strikes me at this moment: With the current social and political climate sweeping the world, perhaps we should take this as a warning.

It's incredible what Sin (the teachings of Satan) makes out of humans and how low it can bring them spiritually. May Jesus (Truth, our Creator) have mercy on us and help us repent.

Topics are getting dark, bro. 😅

"But my Lord, we don't have the means!" "The forest of Fangorn lies on our doorstep...Burn it."

Do a video about the Knights Templar and Spartans

Yeah. Such a bloodthirsty period, so weird LMAO

Just like the Inuit language has more ways to say "snow" than any other language, the French language has more ways to say "I surrender" than any other language.

That's why people of Japan in 1860s mostly commoners wanted to Modernised the society & willing to end this kind of "barbaric" tradition such as the mass adoption of Smoothbore Muskets from foreign countries like US & UK that are better than outdated "Tanegashima's".

Allow me to add that even during the Sengoku Period „Crossroads killings“ were typically frowned upon and considered reckless by clan leaders, who discouraged the practice among their ranks. From the end of the Sengoku Period and the start of the Edo Period it was actually considered a crime by the Tokugawa rulers of Japan.

Sadly even after the Samurai Class abolished, this "Test Cut" practice still being used by the Imperial Japanese Army on foreigners of invaded occupied lands such as Nanking at least until Tokyo Trials (Japan's equivalent of Nuremberg Trial) Now I'm asking when make a vid "Is the Nanking Massacre worse than Holocaust?" or "why the Imperial Japanese Army worse than the Waffen SS?"

Speechless!

Peasants at a certain period in feudal Japan were not even allowed to have names. It was literally one uprising and civil war after another. At a certain period of Japanese history, a samurai could kill any random peasant as they willed, as only aristocrats and samurai had status. The samurai, for his part, was expected to volunteer his life for the "honor" of his lord if asked. Needless to say - many chose to become ronin when their lord perished, or they had embarrassed themselves. They became the root group of some of the criminal organizations in Japan today. This period of time has far too often been portrayed glamorously in movies and television. (And Manga and Anime, of course.) This is not to criticize the artistic quality of these works, some of which are masterpieces, and which I and millions have enjoyed. It rather, is referring to their attitude. The last large group of people calling themselves samurai, were about 300 men shot down with their commander in 1877 by some 30,000 troops of the empowered Meiji government, in Shiroyama at the end of the Satsuma rebellion. And It was a good day's work. They wished to keep Japan feudal. We can see the necessity of ending this way of life, when acknowledging that the military party of the pre World War 2 period, was considered the inheritor of the samurai/shogunate tradition.

It did happen, but not that often, and it eventually became so regulated, that it was possible only theoretically. Other youtubers go into more detail.

and all of this without talking about korea....

The fact that they refused to listen to De Gaule's new tactics, but they found years later De Gaule's book, heavily annotated in Hitler's bunker...

I think samurai's given right to kill people as they saw fit was abolished after the 17th century, as central authority was reestablished and banditry & piracy ceased to be a significant problem. Swords were still tested on people, but only people sentenced to death for major crimes like murder and arson; and only a few, government appointed samurai were allowed to deal the blow.

Glorified barbarians...

I read once that initially the Germans try to pass by the Maginot Line, but without any sucess, that where they had the ideia of invading passing by Belgium. Also, France heavilly belived that WW2 tatics will be like WW1, so they used this strategy. Also, part of the meme of France's use of Whit Flag come from the result of Franco-Prussian war of 1870, Napoleon's defeat in 1814 and 1815 and possible some independence moviments of french colonies in the 50's and 60's

French troops, nevetherless their inept leaders, fought valliantly against the Wermatch, but were severely hampered by lack of communications (a lot of tanks didn't had it, and Gamelin relied more on despatch riders and telephones !), most of their fighters , such as the Ms406 were woefully inadeguate, and the general political climate of the 3rd Republique wasn't surely appropriate for a sturdier resistence against the invaders. Add also the fact that both the extremists, either far-left (Thorez, the commies' leader, was more eager to obey Stalin that save his contry) and far-right (well, the whole Vichy's supporters), were enemies of the democracy.

I am sorry, but this video is incorrect from a historical standpoint. The Maginot Line was devised because the French Parliament was very divided on whether France should have a professionnal army or not. The only common ground the parties could find was to fund defensive measures like the Maginot Line. The entire purpose of the Maginot Line was to concentrate the German forces on a narrower front, this is exactly what happened and this did not surprise the French Army. Maurice Gamelin, the French general in charge of the French Army, was not the best officer in the army, but he was politically neutral, therefore he was appointed in this position. He did not want to believe the Germans could cross the Ardennes quickly enough, therefore he left a single army in the area, and sent two armies to try and help the Dutch army in the north. This led to a series of other dubious decisions (Gamelin ordered a counter-attack, but the French Parliament relieved him of his position, cancelled his orders and appointed Weygand who was in Syria) which eventually led to the defeat. There are countless other reasons why the French Army lost in 1940 (German plans were discovered, the weather was very dry, Rommel did not follow orders, Billotte died in an accident, French tank manuals were incomplete, French left parties unwilling to have a professionnal army, French right parties advocating for regime change), but if you have to summarise, not protecting the Ardennes enough is the main reason. That is certainly not because of the Maginot Line, which served its purpose perfectly well.

And as always, no mention of the British ..

0:20 Same goes for Italy's humiliating loss against Greece in WW2 Italy does have an impressive history back then why its still a in Ancient Rome able to conquer Greece, now under Mussolini asked Hitler for assistance in a country that has a history that overthrown the Roman Empire

In 1415, up to half the population had died in the previous century from The Black Death.

Spartans are so overrated macedonian warrior roman legions or persian sassanid empire were much better than and achieved much more than the spartans who were really stupid and stubborn and couldnt conquer anything important or a big land portion or city outside of his city or mainland greece

This doesnt explain shit. Both these inventions existed in the west too. Also, just because riding a horse while shooting a bow is impossible to do with a shield: that doesnt mean that infantry cant use shields.

feudal system pretty much, petty lords who owned a small bit of land and had serfs were too busy focusing on maintaining their own land than sending untrained peasants with a lack of equipment to fight in skirmishes they weren't benefitted by. Whereas say, in Attica during the 4th century BC, even the lowly farmers were required to serve for 2 years in military training; attended at least a few of the assemblies held for men from all the 180 or so demes in the region including the city of Athens; and were routinely trained in hoplite warfare having at least the minimum equipment to stand in the phalanx. There was much more of a collective mindset on a greater scale in addition to superior military training for the common man. Nothing of the sort for the farmers of any medieval county or fiefdom unless they were levied in times of need alongside a few men-at-arms who were the actual professional soldiers Though, you could say it's also a strategic decision to not train the serfs, peasants, and other low farmers to be hardened soldiers with military skills should they decide to revolt lol. It's easier to put down farmers with pitchforks, scythes, hoes, and maybe some projectile weapons instead of farmers who have their own shield, spear, have military experience and drilling, as well as maybe even the experience of fighting in an actual pitched battle before.

In decline? It's already declined! I still don't think it's as weak as many people tend to believe. There's Internet and health-care scams that make hundreds of millions without even having to kill anyone or touch a single kilo of dope.

Short and sweet

I would add that In ancient times, the roman empire raised troops from everywhere so when a battle had to take place somewhere the Empire fought with legions coming from everywhere (this point joining the one about the empire being way larger than medieval countries). Having entirer legions coming from Spain, Italy, France, Greece etc made it easier to have ginormous armies. Let's add that Rome or Macedonia had WAY more money to pay for weapons and soldiers. Also, those were professionnal soldiers, trained and gaining battles in order to conquer vast lands which they could pillage later. During Middle Age though, many battles were petty territory quarels between two lords using a few knights and peasants. Reminds me a meme I saw not so long ago in which it was exactly the same speech ! x) It said "During Rome time : the romans were outnumbered even though they were 50 000 with 2000 horsemen !" and "During Middle Age : "The king managed to reunite a considerable force of 60 knights, 200 peasants, and his friend Godfrey !" xD

Just google French military victories and click I'm feeling lucky.....the French weren't that good.

Joseph Campbell did great work in this area. I highly recommend his books.

Also it was foght between nobilities. Nobles fought over the rights of extracting taxes from peasants in a certain region while people like the Romans foguht wars of total annihilation.

There's a lot of truth in this video, but I think it lets the French military off the hook. The fact is that much of it didn't fight all that hard to resist the Wehrmacht. For instance, it is believed that the French air force actually had increased in strength from the beginning of the Blitzkrieg to the time the French surrendered. Their heart just wasn't in the fight.

Τhe name of the country was Eastern Roman Empire or Romania. The man who changed the name of the country to Byzantium was the German historian Hieronymus Wolff. the Germans from inferiority and deep hatred that has not stopped creeping for centuries and has never been extinguished by the collective subconscious of Europeans, after all only two centuries ago they separated them from the state of the horde and primitiveness. The Germans will never condone the transfer of the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome, to New Rome, to Constantinople. That is why they speak so disparagingly of Constantine the Great, and that is why a Frank is rarely named after Constantine. the Eastern Roman Empire or Romania was based to Greek language, Greek consciousness, Greek history, Greek tradition and orthodox christian religon. the last Emperor Constantine the Palaeologus was called "Emperor of the Romans and King of the Greeks".