Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 59 The Destroyer of Worlds

[@camrackam791]

Topics I want from Dan Carlin: Vlad the Impaler vs the Ottomans Phoenician Child Sacrifice England's Witch Trials The Boer War Mithridities vs Rome CIA and Contra Cocaine

[@ivangushkov3651]

Yes I hope we get the last one. I would also love to see Dan cover Pablo Escobar, he's a man you want to get the Dan Carlin perspective on.

[@camrackam791]

Ivan Gushkov oh yeah, that would be amazing.

[@MrBandholm]

Mithridities vs Rome has been covered at least to some extent in "death throws of a republic"

[@camrackam791]

bandholm agreed, and not a bad overview from a roman-death-throws point of view...The book dan used as a reference 'the poison king' would be a perfect Dan topic

[@BoqPrecision]

Cam Rackam Phoenician weren't only ones who did child sacrifices...a whole bunch of west Semitic descendants of the Ba'al worshipping Canaanites practiced it. And the biblical motif that God replaced a ram for Abraham's child offerings hints that the practice existed among the early Hebrews aswell.

[@Indrid__Cold]

I have studied nuclear weapons and war since, as a high school sophomore in the 70's, I came across a copy of a bound report (can't believe my HS had this!) "The Global Consequences of Multiple Thermonuclear Weapons Detonations." Since then, I have read every book, and seen every video I could find on the subject. Your lecture is worthy of a graduate school lecture series on the topic. Nothing I have found packs more info into a more thorough, well researched, and approachable form. My sincere compliments to you sir.

[@chriswhite2151]

Thank you for this comment. You are an educated judge of this subject.

[@TiempoNuevo-ew7ty]

I used to have a report about the risks of radiation. It disappeared One thing for certain they knew how dangerous it was and continued with things like XRays... Power Plants, and Uranium Mining. The industries didn't consider humanity or how to store the radiation safely underground and some one even chose to dump barrels of contamination in the Atlantic Ocean. We are in a mess. This must all please the Atheists.... No God - No Crime. Murder of billions, NO Problem!

[@jamesmorgan2064]

Dan told me to tell you thanks.

[@Frostile]

Assuming this guy has said a word of truth = smoothbrain

[@JoshBlank-gg2hn]

Welcome to the Dan Carlin club...glad you found it, he is a beast

[@preezy85]

I could literally listen to Dan talk all day, he is just the best. They should pump his podcasts into schools.

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

Ha, your avatar is my background image.

[@jgarfunkle]

But how will they teach kids to be trans and that biology is wrong and segregation is good?

[@Refresh5406]

But then kids would actually learn something... and the state can't have *that*

[@JohnDoe69986]

@@jgarfunkle well they don't do that

[@jojomann4703]

I go to a international school in China and in my history class we are showed some of his podcasts

[@kozmo617]

The testimony that start at 2:50:19 is one of the most heart wrenching things ever. So many people had to experience a similar thing, all because of ideology.

[@joeseppy949]

@@shalansharma443 the start of the 21st doesn’t look to hold much better cards in the hand.

[@roccos2311]

Even worse now. Looks like we are at 1937

[@cleonRIP]

For four years the Truman story about the handkerchief stuck with me after hearing it here. I can confirm this scene is in Oppenheimer 😄 Thank you, Nolan and THANK YOU CARLIN!!!

[@VictorELayne77]

I had the fortunate (or unfortunate) luck of only waiting days. It was well paid off so I can’t even imagine how you felt. We live in Nolan’s era. It’s beautiful. Let’s enjoy every molecule of it.

[@dwightsmith4544]

The The The Daily 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@koba101]

Oppenheimer....what a great film

[@xXLILB3T0Xx]

😊

[@poopybody1469]

@@michaelcrosby899is this how you talk to people?

[@lew-e]

My grandpa was responsible for loading nuclear bombs while in the air force. He ended up becoming a cms1 later in his career but as a relatively fresh airman he was loading a plane with live bombs when there was another crew inside that was working on the arming and deployment system. My grandpa called in to ask what they were working on and when they told him he yelled broken arrow. The whole place froze. It was a big to-do and the team inside the plane got in a lot of trouble, I believe some of them were actually court martialed. Thats just one of grandpa's stories. He has other ones about bombs rolling away into a lake while up in south dakota, and a whole bunch of others. I really really need to sit down with him and just record them all. Its fascinating.

[@user-vi3tb3bw5t]

Make sure to do it before its "I really wish I sat down with him and just recorded them all before he was gone"

[@sincerelyrob4240]

Uhhh yeah... Where are those stories?

[@Peterhistoryman69]

My father was in the seventies an officier in the Dutch airforce(comunications and security) but that's all i know. He was working with computers, there where so big, like a whole room

[@TorBarstad]

You should sit down with him and speak about this (with audio or audio+visual recording) ASAP.

[@baronpapa87]

Please do

[@NerdOutWithMe]

Could you imagine your history class in High School being like these podcasts - and how many more people would have listened.

[@willowfrog33]

And understood while being captivated

[@Drizzleize]

Uh, history classes really are like this for maybe 2/30 students. The ones not completely blinded by their petty consumer training.

[@NerdOutWithMe]

@@Drizzleize That's my point. MOST of us didn't get this. Shame.

[@athleticgrandma7830]

@@Drizzleize not really, alot of schools have outdated books and teachers that don't engage in conversation with their students. In Texas we have a lot of coaches teaching history that don't seem too interested. It's mainly memorization and tests on dates and names.

[@athleticgrandma7830]

@@Drizzleize but yeah, I think you're right about the students interest.

[@brendanmcg8566]

He really does a great job keeping intense suspense in his voice, so you almost feel the knifes edge people living in that era must have felt constantly. Yet another masterpiece by Dan Carlin.

[@lowelldevall1348]

that era? those weapons still exist, I grew up being told to needlessly hide under my school desk!

[@freespeech4all723]

I thought it was Glenn Beck.

[@VidaBlue317]

@@lowelldevall1348 Needlessly? Man those old wooden, flip-top desks were really sturdy

[@Nathaniel_LaVern]

Listened to this a couple years ago and Oppenheimer made me come back to this. Was more then happy when the scene with Truman was included

[@dumitruhojbota5879]

The only place where a 6h video feels to short. This is amazing

[@apersonontheinternet8006]

Mark Felton and Drachnifel are the same, IMO

[@jonjosenna5581]

Dan, please do the Aztecs and Cortez. You would be excellent at telling that gruesome story.

[@thomashonjr]

The "Fall of Civilizations" podcast (#9, "The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds,") does a fantastic job on the topic. A most astonishing 4+ hours.

[@jonjosenna5581]

@@thomashonjr Thank you, I’ll look that up.

[@PigBenis4U]

@@thomashonjr Thomas! You're the man! Thank you.

[@jonjosenna5581]

@@thomashonjr Excellent, that was great! Thanks for the tip!

[@AMayer-se6gg]

Oh holy shit

[@BillyBoggle]

Dan, I’ve been addicted ever since I discovered and finished all 6 of supernova in the east. This is a true public service and I thank you. ❤🎉

[@michaelc4821]

Supernova was amazing... i'm on the same boat as you!

[@watch3r1]

Blueprint, Ghosts, Kings of Kings, Death Throes... there are so many incredible series.

[@zachthompson9976]

That's the series that got me hooked too! And I found this because Robert from behind the bastards mentioned, very briefly, Dan Carlin's hardcore history. Thought well I love normal history, so hardcore history is probably right up my alley lol

[@g0rd0nfreeman]

I never liked history at school. In my mid-40s now and just love the way Dan brings it to life.

[@colindixon9916]

Really??? U look like the definition of a geek 🥸😜😎

[@davidbrotheridge10]

Too arrogant for 40 years Gordon you Suk

[@davidbrotheridge10]

@@colindixon9916 You look alan partridge yourself mate

[@mycroft_moriarty]

To give Dan all the benefits of my notoriously hyper-vivid imagination, when listening, I lie back with a literal blindfold on. It does *wonders*. It made "Supernova in the East"....horrific, but all the more impactful. Something I felt was necessary given the gravity of the tale.

[@g0rd0nfreeman]

@@mycroft_moriarty same. I’m usually listening before sleep with lights out. Re the horror I bet ur referring to skin falling off arms from the Hiroshima blast. The images I conjured haunt me.

[@DonkeyboyWilson]

You teach history better than any teacher i can think of

[@XxIAmFromAustriaxX]

To be fair, he can spend hours upon hours on a single topic, history teachers in most countries have little time and have to educate their subjects according to certain norms

[@brandonmccarthy9224]

What about the VDH

[@justsaynotoboomers]

@@XxIAmFromAustriaxX They have 9 months a year. So roughly, what, 200 school days-ish? That's a lot of hours.

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

@@justsaynotoboomers In the US, a World History 1 and 2 course that spans an eight month period (factoring out the winter holiday) at a University will meet three times a week for 50 minutes. Assuming you get about 45 minutes of actual instruction time per meeting, that works out to about 36 hours of actually lecture. Of course, this does not include exams, other holiday breaks, quizzes, Q and A, etc. so 36 hours is an ideal time. Now, take Dan Carlin's WW1 series, Blueprint to Armageddon, which even he admits is an overview of the topic. It is 16 hours long. His series on JUST the fall of the Roman republic is 10+. The reality is that teachers don't really have all that much time to cover dense topics in detail. That have to hit the high points and move on.

[@mastermason552]

Roger that Brav0 Over?

[@kevinstandre]

Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your hardcore history podcasts. It's harder then it should be to find a thorough historical podcast and hh surpasses all others. in regards to detail and thoughtfulness no one comes close. They are worth the wait. If anyone has any recommendations of any other historical podcasts please forward them to me. Thanks to all

[@gravy3858]

did you find any good substitutes ?

[@DatingJames]

@@gravy3858 Fall of Civilisations

[@seraphinduvolzairo5938]

Revolutions by Mike Duncan

[@oSiiKModding]

For more modern history with a little bit more emphasis on technology; check out some of Disrupts older videos

[@eliquate]

This makes me want to be a teacher. Carlin’s ability to put things in perspective is exemplary... Great work

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[@scottdodge6979]

Man that story regarding Truman and Oppenheimer has always made me look at Truman differently. He may have been a cold calculating guy but he was in my opinion molded into that by the war and the dropping of the bomb.

[@0xGetAfterIt]

i think i’ve listened to this episode about 15-20 times by now. my all time favorite of all of carlin’s work. epic, gripping, and terrifying. a true work of art.

[@XCWARRIOR91]

Context is the most enjoyable part for me to hear explained, I like knowing the tertiary facts that helps build and create the stories/history you tell!

[@Puppies03b3eleyyMichaelJackson]

I feel like that's what separates Dan from alot of other history entertainment and even history classes, even university classes.. The context makes all the diffrence

[@wendyolson7110]

Thank you for turning me on to history. I feel like I got a full picture and gained so much understanding.

[@seansullivan5965]

Probably my favorite podcast he's ever done, probably my favorite podcast ever.

[@0xGetAfterIt]

could not agree more. i’ve gotten to the point where i’ve listened to it so many times that i can quote it like a movie, lol.

[@shananagans5]

These small tactical nukes were a bizarre idea. I don't know if it was ever developed but I know a nuclear hand grenade was at least considered. How do they get people together to work on that project? Do they run an ad asking for applicants with a good arm? "Did you play baseball? Were you a pitcher? Are you the adventurous type?" Please apply at The Department Of Defense. Seriously though. I grew up in the 70's & 80's. My father was an engineer that worked on nuclear programs. That prompted me to look into the Cold War history. I think lots of people overlook that time because there was no nuclear war. It was all technical development & planning tactics etc. People tend to gloss over that but the details are fascinating. I really enjoyed this. Dan Carlin does a great job putting these things in context.

[@SusCalvin]

Someone has to figure something out the very first way? These people are in the experimenting with delivery systems phase, and working with what they got. B-52 bombers, artillery etc. There is another book, Nuclear Rites, where an anthropologist gets access to the people working on one of the national laboratories and tries to describe them as a group. In practice, I think the tactical devices comes out of a desire to scale things down and make them practically applicable on operational level. Let's say I'm not out to destroy a city. I want to knock out one particular base, one armour column or one carrier task force. There's an economy to it, if I understand it right the simplest way to scale up a device is to keep adding fissile material to it and that isn't unlimited. You don't think you need a device that makes sure the suburbs or some insignificant bit of woodland outside the target is removed.

[@ferdonandebull]

Karl Gustafsson that is my take too.. on one hand everyone was looking for bigger weapons we were looking for ways to actually using those weapons .. The Davy Crockett nuclear recoilless rifle was a successful platform for a limited , tactical use of a nuclear weapon. The problem then became once it is used will the other side see it as an open door and retaliate with a strike on strategic targets? My dad died two years ago. He was in the nuclear test “Buster Jangles” . He was put in a ditch five different times and marched toward a growing mushroom cloud after having it detonated in front of him. This was all to test the affects of nuclear combat against troops and equipment. Where we thought nuclear weapons were going to end war? Ultimately they lead to a conventional arms race too, so we could avoid using them...

[@alatan]

In "Surprise, Kill, Vanish" author tells a story how US were considering to use tactical nuke to destroy Ho Chi Min trail. They had a nuke that could be carried in parts and assembled by 4 -man-team of spec ops air dropped anywhere. The had pieces strapped while air dropped. Cannot imagine what Black ops have now.

[@kungfreddie]

I know this is damn old but I just have to say it.. nuclear handgrenade is just BS. U can't make a nuclear detonation without a critical mass, and that's several kilograms for plutonium. Like atleast 10lbs.. good luck throwing that. And that's without the detonator. The smallest possible made was the Davy Crockett artillery shell and the soviet briefcase bomb. And having a war with tactical weapons would b far better than a war with strategic weapons. Isn't that obvious?

[@lowelldevall1348]

@@alatan ultimately the risk of the weapon being captured was too great due to the total infiltration of essentially all US operations at that level. it was China all along...

[@CyrusEstavillo]

Wow. I’ve never been more focused for 5 hours and 49 minutes in my life. Thank you Dan Carlin and team for this amazing piece of work. Its thanks to you guys that I’ve gained a renewed interest in history and how it might relate to the present at any given moment. You guys are awesome

[@msansone23]

This is literally my favorite podcast ever. My introduction to the channel but also the benchmark vs. anything ever. Dan, you're fucking amazing.

[@carlsmith4568]

oh man you're in for such a treat lol. Blueprint for Armageddon is FANTASTIC

[@halo2bounceguy]

​@@carlsmith4568we need a WWII version now

[@timothystormann4901]

One suggestion: Breaks with time-stamps in the description to the video showing the edits between parts (when creating podcasts with this structure). Also why haven't we talked more about Napoleon yet?! This is hands down some of the most well-crafted, highest quality podcast content available.

[@lowelldevall1348]

you can find that everywhere.

[@johnharris9450]

I am addicted to the history whisperer dan" suspense" the man.

[@seansullivan5965]

Dan, I listen to this podcast once a year. I really love all of your stuff - but there is just something about this one that has always stood out. All the questions you ask, the possibilities, the stakes you present, your great point of not really knowing who these leaders really were. It's an incredible podcast - it just really makes you sit back and think and I love that. Parts of it give me chills everytime. Thanks again for all that you do. It's a holiday for everyone of your fans when you release anything and all the hard work really shows in this extraordinary type of media.

[@iknown0thing]

Yeah something about this one keeps brining me back. Painfotainment did that to me for a while just because I love how gruesome it is, in a good way.

[@Kaiserland111]

"That's not meant to be a tear jerker." - Explanation of atomic bomb aftermath, around 2:50:00. But it is, for anyone who has empathy for their fellow human beings. War is hell, and so many of my fellow Millennials and younger generations have simply forgotten this reality. Thank you, Dan Carlin, for this beautifully orated history lesson on such an important topic. May we never repeat the horrors of the 20th century...although I fear we eventually will.

[@jazzyjeff1282]

More accurate to say ‘people’ have forgotten this. Don’t think it’s fair at all to single out millennials

[@amandamalone1582]

Salute Dan,this is my first time listening this is an obsolete titan of a podcast. Please never stop making these,thank you!

[@lancelittleton9802]

obsolete?

[@josephiscancelled2732]

@@lancelittleton9802 they were probably aiming to type "absolute"

[@RanNero]

In January I had to pause this at minute 59...... Now, I got to 2:15:22 and it's chilling how close we are to this scenario.

[@tzetzat]

The firsthand account of the effects of the bomb on the human body (beginning at 2:49:25) is just harrowing

[@3dge--runner]

This is gonna be a good night! I'm doing the overnight at work tonight. This podcast will ensure that I stay awake all night. Them you so much Dan!

[@moonboy5851]

Hope you had a good night at work bro 👍

[@shmeckle666]

Dan could have done another 5 hours for the decades after Kennedy and US/Russian/global nuclear strategy, doctrines and history. I really wish he did-lord knows I’d continue watching it and rewatching it.

[@iamthefuss934]

Yu watched this? Weirdo

[@otismcdrunknstuff6875]

Hardcore history in your head phones in a dark room before bedtime is better then any meta verse.

[@nikkia3d]

DC, you are an incredibly fabulous educator.

[@lucasgreenway7763]

The episode that truly made me fall in love with hardcore history.

[@spongebob03]

These types of podcast could really use chapters to help keep track.

[@stemblackswan3901]

Yes

[@stevekerr5186]

This is the best podcast episode ever created. Change my mind.

[@Highmelon]

great work on this one Dan.. .. really opened up my eyes regarding nuclear weapons in today's day and age....keep up the great and consistent work. #Dancarlin4president

[@BugattiRVA]

This is how I wish I had learned history in school. It was always my least favorite subject, but now I can't get enough of your presentations. Thank you!!

[@TrempBoy2]

It's always crazy to me how so many people still claim to hate history. If somebody likes stories/drama, which most people do, then they should like history too. Like you say, if everybody had a teacher like Dan, history would probably be most people's favourite subject instead of their most hated one.

[@Matazuma]

This is my single favorite episode , I have listened to it over 6 times Thank you Dan thank you so much

[@daveken9936]

6 times...that's 40 plus hours..doubt it.

[@MrCriminalchris]

@@daveken9936 They didn't necessarily say they listened to the entire episode 6 times, could have easily implied he listened to this episode on 6 different occasions.

[@joshmay2944]

@@MrCriminalchris I think they did mean 6 times over. 40 hrs isn't really that much time, especially considering how information dense this podcast is.

[@MrCriminalchris]

@@joshmay2944 I agree, I just felt compelled to illustrate the ignorance his comment was based upon, is so easily remedied by developing a more open-minded & humble attitude. Narrow mindedness like in this case blinds people beyond their own biases.

[@0xGetAfterIt]

i’m with you. i’ve listened to it at least 15 times over the past 6 years since it first came out.

[@juliandunn8412]

You're the man, Dan. I've learned so much of history because of you. Know I don't know what I'm addicted to more, history, or your podcast. Haha. Thank you.

[@TheSlammurai]

Carlin talked about the Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter in Blueprint For Armageddon and I do believe we're probably the only aliens in our corner of the universe to not nuke each other back to the stone age if not make ourselves extinct (yet). Countless other species throughout the Universe probably had their own Cuban Missile Crisis and weren't able to pull themselves back at the last possible second.

[@northernsoul13]

Fun fact, Fermi worked on the Manhattan Project!

[@zodiacmanan]

This was the one that hooked me onto Dan Carlins work...... what a great slab of knowledge!

[@campbell1347]

Such a wonderful episode. Bravo, Sir. Bravo.

[@campbell1347]

:D No, I listened to it when it was first released.

[@EvonZundel]

It is one of my favorites from HH

[@a1b1c184]

This reminds me of the lectures and discussions in my 20TH Century History class in college. Dan has a much better delivery and I don't have to worry about reading any books he happens to mention.

[@chriswhite2151]

And no tests!

[@marcel2942]

I'd love to see Dan cover the Zulu War, and first and second Boer Wars

[@lcloete5332]

Boere oorlog.

[@slammingjamming8408]

What a DICK

[@colindixon9916]

Absolutely 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎 Zulus sir.fousands of em!

[@colindixon9916]

@@slammingjamming8408 why are you?🤔🤔🤔

[@Peterhistoryman69]

Yeah, me too. I am Dutch and the Afrikaners(boers) were original from Holland, so come on Dan i can't wait.

[@willsander6734]

Dan Carlin's Destroyer of Worlds podcast is a masterpiece. Its historical analysis and depth are unrivaled by any other. I especially liked the "Man from Mars" perspective of the conflict. Dan Carlin also provides a unique insight into not only the thought process and political pressures of American presidents (Truman to Kennedy) but also Soviet leaders. It also doesn't shy away from examining the ethical framework of decision-makers at the time. In addition, Carlin has a natural ability to make figures, as well as anecdotes, feel extremely personal. He does this especially well to combat listeners who thought that nuclear bombing runs of Soviet cities immediately following WW2 would have been a good idea and minimize global suffering.

[@Destro7000]

I caught all these on iTunes - fantastic job! I'd love it if you ever took on Vietnam or the Space Age or even the incredibly early days of human civilisation.

[@BrianBenedict72]

+1 for Vietnam but I'd also love something on the forgotten war, Korea.

[@joshvizi6760]

Destro7000 apart from Vietnam I would imagine the info is shabby at best

[@richardedwards6757]

Making history fascinating. So glad I saw this guy on Joe's podcast!

[@Massivecarcrash]

Not Vietnam, please. If you want Vietnam, watch Ken Burns new 15 hour long documentary. I'm more interested in conflicts I've never heard of or heard little off.

[@Cagliostro81]

Brian Benedict- I’ll second the request for a Korean War series! Maybe even look at how it became the ‘Forgotten War’.

[@sapisjan]

It's takes 4 hours for a discussion on the Cuban Missile Crisis to reach JFK and I love it!!

[@jeffreymeadowcroft4730]

If the Civ games have taught me anything its that, you do NOT want Ghandi on the button.

[@bandccoresohio]

Jeff Meadowcroft lol

[@student1140]

Gandhi lol

[@bensuhrstedt7779]

Hahahaha I'm fighting them off rn for pangea

[@dcooper6142]

Nice reference! I love the Civ games! When I was in college, my time was spent between studying, working, partying and playing Civ!

[@briansimerl4014]

Just want to share the love of listening to Dan Carlin. Slowly becoming the #1 Carlin, gaining on George every year.

[@NicLovin]

Welcome back Dan!

[@MyName-pl7zn]

This format is the future of history rather than books it will be channels like this, marvelously written narrated headphone listens

[@richardadams6793]

This is terrifying to listen to. Brilliant work.

[@deannakay6607]

I'm glad I found out about your podcasts from Mike Rowe's podcast. I learned a lot that I had not learned before.

[@kennymckinney4710]

Every time any Nuclear oblivion news comes out I always re listen to this episode and it gives me some hope that if they contained our destructive instincts of the past this long ago, we hopefully keep our perspectives of MAD and forever know this as that slow pivot away from destruction in human history. I hope!

[@Just.A.T-Rex]

How do you feel now?

[@ladyhawkNone]

Thank you. I've recently discovered you and I enjoyed this immensely.

[@edwardtbaum2169]

Dan, I love the way you explain all this without adding your own opinions. It's great! Thank you

[@SimonAshworthWood]

The claim that President Truman had no choice but to order the atomic bombings was more opinion than fact. In reality, the evidence shows that Japan was already willing to surrender to the USA, and it was the USSR's declaration of war on Japan and steam-rollimg of Japanese troops in Japan's vital resource colony of Manchuria that caused Japan's willingness to surrender.

[@samsnyder4433]

Two thumbs way up.... Dan Carlin puts a human face on a true existential threat to the species.... excellent

[@gnarfarmer]

J Robert Oppenheimer when the weapon he specifically designed to cause mass death and destruction causes mass death and destruction: 😢😮

[@Joe-cr6uq]

He is famous for having never shown regret over it.

[@ismashurmom1123]

@@Joe-cr6uqI have become death destroyer of worlds

[@ismashurmom1123]

This shit is so fucking easy to Google literally the clip everyone has seen of Oppenheimer is him regretting it. Comments like yours perplex me in their ability to reach new levels of audacious stupidity.

[@trip4923]

​@@Joe-cr6uqI've read that he was described as having "crippling remorse" over the dropping of the bombs.

[@coughsyrupconnoisseur]

Oppenheimer: “wahhh we need to get rid of the bombs I helped create, they’re so terrible” meanwhile Edward Teller is designing another 10 gigaton planet killer for no fucking reason

[@erpthompsonqueen9130]

Thank you. Always grateful for greater understanding. I lived through much of this era as a youngling. This has given me insights into my parents experiences.

[@luisdoyer3260]

Another absolutely amazing video, very insightful and informative. Thank you for making fantastic material.

[@seanmurphy8312]

Mr. Carlin you are truly an international treasure.

[@Chrissnessable]

Would love to see a Spanish Civil War episode

[@jamesv.4662]

Christopher Martin yes

[@jamesv.4662]

Christopher Martin or central America and Mexico's independence from spain

[@iamthefuss934]

@Chandler Spitsworth you're a commie

[@carbonfibercrypto2919]

Ok Boomer

[@FootballGuru1969]

search Anthony Beevor - Spanish Civil War . very good

[@mitch5387]

First time here, hitting the 3hr marker soon. Mr. Carlin....this is the single coolest channel out there. I had to do some research to make sure you weren't some kind of psuedo-intellectual. Very very very pleased with this!!!

[@justjust5580]

“When we had gone about 1km we were brought to a standstill by a grotesque group of people. The blood pounded in our heads again I removed that my eyes were drawn to the scene. The people were burnt so badly that it was hard distinguish feature from feature the and all were blacked as if covered by suit there clothes were in rags many were naked. There hands hung limply in front of them the skin of there hands and arms dangled from there fingertips. There faces were not the faces of the living” -Hiroshima survivor This is the first time I’ve read/heard text and been genuinely scared

[@Midnightwhiskeymassacre]

Jesus 🤔😢

[@jinxedsphinx3600]

@michael boultinghouse comparatively, not really... Both are horrible, horrible things but to compare Hiroshima to Pearl Harbor is just... yikes. A literal atomic bomb

[@icemule]

@michael boultinghouse I just say, hey you started it, we ended it, deal with it.

[@kongbrown9212]

@UCc0ue7LEqjJ0pGOTbZuvFrA pearl harbor was what? 3k people? Hiroshima and Nagasaki were like 200k+ total. Not to mention the fire bombing of Tokyo. A better argument would've been what the Japanese did in Manchuria. Dumbass.

[@schwarzesonne6529]

The japanese weren't innocent but who is in this world weve all done some wrong at some point in our lives

[@jimmyjames7941]

I thought I knew history but had never heard of Dan Carlin before but I am glad i did!! Excellent work

[@rennhoalohaloren6211]

Dan, your utterly excellent podcast really ought to be called "Dan Carlin's I am not a historian Hardcore History."

[@halo2bounceguy]

Haha he has to say that or historians would flip out and get pedantic

[@davidkeys8720]

This was the first podcast I've heard of his. Watched it awhile ago but always good to come back to :)

[@LetsFindOut1]

4:12 start

[@Henrydingus01123]

It’s nearly 6 hours long. Might as well listen to the intro.

[@KwHGaming1]

@@Henrydingus01123 😂😂😂

[@Dav3]

LOL i dont think anyone loves this guy and his voice more than himself

[@richardmadeley4133]

Its basically a 6 hour intro

[@MoeAji]

What a great listen to end the week!

[@networknomad5600]

"I get communists that send me letters complaining about how I always talk about how bad communism is." Based. You got my sub.

[@acheybones588]

Are they actually “communists”, or is that just what he calls them? I’m new to Carlin so I don’t exactly know whether “communist” is used as a buzzword for everything from social democrats to left-leaning anarchists, or if he’s actually referring to authoritarian socialists.

[@stephen240]

One of my favorite quotes from Dan Carlin: 1:06:12 - "Bertrand Russel was born in 1872 into a completely different world and the reason it wasn’t the world he was born into any more is the two worst world wars destroyed it twice. The first one was so bad that they had this entire period afterwards where humankind said never again, not the first time nor the last time, and built up whole structures, and treaties, and arrangements, and deals, and everything, the league of nations is just one example to see that this never happens again. And instead, within 20 years it did and it was worst than the first one and at the end it ended with atomic weaponry." This podcasts made me realize how lucky we were to make it out of the Cold War without getting into a hot war. I believe that if would simulate the events from right after WW2 to the Cuban Missile Crisis a 1000 times that more often than not war would have happened.

[@exxxxoskeleton]

Great points but I don’t see the fall of the USSR as the end of the Cold War. No it was a new beginning

[@micheleandolina1507]

Thank you Dan. Ghost of the ostfront pulled me in. That being said I’ve listened to most of your work and can’t get enough. Subjects that I would love to hear you give context: The Persian Gulf War McCarthyism 6-day war Napoleon ( at least 14 hours)

[@willowfrog33]

I would suggest the teaching company series done by Robert Greenberg Music as a mirror of history. Dude is as pleasant to listen to as Carlin....in the series of about 40 min lectures....he gives the history of a particular piece of music in various times....throughout most of the lecture you'll forget its about the music because he gives so much context....he does a lot of stuff on the french revolution and has given me a real understanding of what happened.....music as a mirror of history....its on audible....Greenberg is on yt btw...I'm not making any $ here I just really like the guy.

[@SacredDreamer]

Captivating Voice ! - I'm listening ! 🙏 You have captured my attention.

[@Nahotnoj]

Best hardcore history episode ever

[@ChopperSouthern]

Hey Dan - THANK YOU for just not using a speechify voice. I'm enjoying this while I listen.

[@TheSlammurai]

These are so great. I've heard Ghosts of the Ostfront and Blueprint For Armageddon (that one took forever) and this is my next one. History always was my favorite subject in school.

[@johnguerra2172]

Listening to this again. Really freaking relevant today....14/09/'24

[@burtmaclin7204]

Anyone who is interested in this topic and also happens to enjoy reading graphic novels should read this series called "The Manhatten Projects". It's a great mixture of history and fiction with the leading characters being some of the most notable military, political, and scientific figures of this era but all of them have their own interesting twists to their character.

[@Wiggles_vs._snuggles]

This is my all time favorite Dan carlin woek

[@ianmichelm]

my mom put me onto dan carlin when i was like 11 im 16 now still bumping

[@ajwong4375]

Damn

[@raymondrosales8945]

It was my AP Euro teacher in high school. He said I show check out the Blueprint for Armageddon series.

[@DaveSCameron]

How he dismisses being an historian I don't know!?

[@rynewinkler]

Turn your bass down.. shouldn’t be bumping to a talk

[@redventrue1]

These are awesome! Wish I'd found this sooner.

[@eaglescout1984]

"Who do you want with that power... Perhaps a spiritual lead like a Gandhi" *Laughs in Sid Meier's Civilization*

[@Melody_Raventress]

Our words are backed with NUCLEAR WEAPONS!

[@0111NH_Noah]

Just the best narration out there

[@jdizzle9011]

DAN IS THE MAN!!!

[@kvazipushka]

Thanks Dan. You're doing really important things

[@danielgyllenbreider]

Great show that gives you the Cold War perspective as the American public saw it and still sees it, although served in a bit more moderate way. Leaves out the context sometimes, perhaps because of personal bias or simply in order to keep the flow of the story telling. For the more critical minds it is a very inspiring show that makes you want to find out more about what is sometimes not being told or explained. Dan Carlins best ones are in my opinion The Celtic Holocaust and the monumental King of Kings series. Check them out if you haven´t!

[@GAB-vq7re]

King of kings was my introduction to HH and holy 💩 am I hooked now. I can't get enough of it!

[@angusdog22]

This was my first HH history listen and it’s still my favorite ....this and Blueprint .

[@ARIXANDRE]

I'd listen to hours of your views on Vietnam and the Cold War, Mr. Carlin.

[@ethanpettit]

Best podcast I have ever heard!

[@andrewspaulding8802]

Would love it if you covered the French Indian War!

[@nelsongrant6882]

This is brilliant, from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@cowboys19js]

I’m a cheap bastard so I wish more of Dan’s episodes were on KZbin! I need more so I’ll have to buy some eventually

[@DerikB]

I don't tend to listen to these in the order produced - which makes me wonder why it always seems that the one I watched most recently is the best one I've ever listened to. I can't wait to 'catch-up' on all the shows so I can start going back to the old ones I've already done.

[@ericsauriol5659]

Narration by the best historian on KZbin, bravo

[@tigerstalons5118]

I just found this channel and love it! I have hours to catch up on!

[@carbonfibercrypto2919]

Dan's stories are so powerful. He is the modern day Herodotus.

[@nogoodhandlesavailable]

I found your channel recently and wow