The 1918 Flu Pandemic - Trench Fever - Part 2 - Extra History

📜 The 1918 Flu Pandemic: Trench Fever - The flu arrived in France. It found a pleasant home in the crowded wartime trenches, much to the dismay of the Allies who tried to keep the flu a secret. When it made its way to Madrid, not subject to wartime censorship, it picked up the nickname "Spanish flu."
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[@Nerdnumberone]

The possibility that mustard gas helped the flu mutate into a more deadly strain reminds me of all those (often terrible) sci-fi monster movies where chemical waste accidentally creates a horrible monster to mutate from more mundane organisms.

[@edisonmichael6345]

Who would have thought 50's to 80's sci-fi was right all along...

[@andmos1001]

Nerdnumberone how fitting that humans created and evolve something deadly by accident

[@AngelDame17]

Who knows? I mean Godzilla was originally meant to be a metaphor for the atomic Bomb, and I'm willing to bet a lot of classic Horror Movie directors where at least Born at the time of the Spanish Influenza epidemic, maybe it inspired someone

[@Tomartyr]

Gojira Flu

[@nightwalker7212]

Agreed

[@sirrliv]

Also worth noting regarding the failure of Operation Michael (the last German offensive mentioned here) was the breakdown in discipline among the German troops once exposed to captured French territory. Numerous reports have circulated of German units capturing French villages well behind the original trench lines only for their advance to mysteriously stop. When officers were sent forward to see what was wrong, they often found their troops drunk on French wine or gorging themselves on sausage and cheese, food and drink in quantities they hadn't seen for years due to rationing forced by the Entente blockade. Even when threatened with courtmartial, some units simply refused to move until the towns had been stripped bare. It's pure conjecture on my part, but it seems very possible that many German troops may have contracted the flu while on these pillaging kinda-mutinies. It was only a week into the offensive that Ludendorff declared a primary objective: The key railway junction at Amiens. Had the Germans been successful, the Entente's supply lines would have been thrown into chaos and supply of large portions of the trench lines would have been next to impossible. But by then it was too late; the offensive had lost momentum and the Entente forces had rallied, halting any further advance. It was all the Germans could do to dig in once again to avoid being pushed back, which they eventually were at the great Battle of Amiens, one of the first major uses of all branches of the military: air power, infantry squads, tanks, mobile artillery, machine gun units, even cavalry to a limited degree, all coordinated as one. Also, regarding the situation with Russia, even after the revolution things were far from simple. It took the Russians months to even settle on which new government was really in charge, and this quickly devolved into the Russian Civil War 1917-1923. Once the Bolshevik government, let by Lenin, did gain enough support to negotiate with the Germans, the Russian diplomats, led by Leon Trotsky, dragged their heels about accepting German peace proposals. It was only when Germany threatened to push through Latvia and take St. Petersburg that Trotsky was finally forced to accept... something. The final treaty was almost incomprehensible, but it did technically end Russia's involvement in the war against Germany... sort of. Even so, while the Germans were able to pull a lot of units from the Eastern Front, a large contingent of the army was kept pinned down at the Russian border as the threat of the war reigniting there still remained until the very end.

[@errorcrj110]

Nice add on. Always good to know more about the circumstances of a historical event.

[@dams6829]

Also Germans were allowed to stay in Latvia after war for a time to keep Bolsheviks away.

[@maxmustermann369]

wow you put a lot of effort in this comment, and as far as i can say pretty much correct info. liked.

[@samdumaquis2033]

sirrliv someone's been looking at "The Great War" series with Indie neideil 😉

[@noahwatt1269]

more or less the history podcast of dan carlin

[@루라라-l5l]

It's shocking that nobody ever talks about this influenza despite its huge impacts on the history of mankind

[@georgevassey3729]

To forget history, you are damned to repeat it.........

[@danielmcgillis270]

Everybody in the medical community in the USA knows about The Spanish Flu epidemic.

[@SiJullianToGuys]

@@danielmcgillis270 I think his talking about Everybody not just the Medical Community.

[@krislochlan5366]

Youre literally on a mini documentary about it 😑

[@orsaz924]

​@@SiJullianToGuys It's in the History curriculum where I'm from, granted it's mostly mentioned on the side when talking about/dealing with WW1

[@dreauthrams8871]

The weird deal is that even the most remote areas were infected somehow. Here in WA a town called peach, which is now under lake Roosevelt was a very remote town only accessible during the summer months. 3/4 of the town or more died in late 1918. Zero contact with the outside world.

[@georgevassey3729]

Someone got in......

[@johnstuart1338]

Presumably, someone came into contact with an infected person or contaminated materials. It happens.

[@brentfarvors192]

@@georgevassey3729 It was from the vaccines...Someone shows up protesting that they were "vaccinated"; The vaccine wasn't made properly (shortcuts due to shortages of animal organs to produce them in); Making live virus present in the shots; "Vaccinated" person starts shedding all around town...

[@melindalavonphdibclccpmmid8309]

Could've been through birds to enter the town

[@LindaMeade]

Or something

[@ninjadude853]

As I watch this video, I realize that this is probably the disease that killed my great-grandmother when my grandma was a baby. I’ve only ever heard she got sick from the soldiers coming back from WWI, never a specific disease.

[@connorwalters3240]

No-one expects the Spanish Influenza!!!

[@Alemphonix]

Nobody expects the Flu-Inquisition!

[@davehoffman4659]

Connor Walters we have three weapons, fear, surprise, and a fanatical devotion to death!

[@lulalela542]

My god, I feel so terrible for laughing, but I laughed so hard ;-;

[@justsomerobloxvids1791]

Influinquisition.

[@rogerdiogo6893]

Corona virus, hold my beer!

[@bobhumplick4213]

1:27 the spanish flu thrived in people with HEALTHY immune systems not those with weak ones. it worked somewhat akin to an autoimmune disease, causing the body to attack itself. children and the elderly with poor immune response (who would normally die) were spared because their immune systems didnt attack as aggresively. but the young strong well fed soldiers of the early modern period were the healthiest people the world had yet seen

[@odysseish5382]

Humans: "Oh, disease is better at killing us than we are? WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT." *does a world war* Flu: lol k

[@jordanstewart2455]

Earth: you know what they say when you hit rock bottom. Incoming meteor: hold my beer!

[@influenza3736]

>:(

[@masonsilvers6789]

@@influenza3736 you can still try- Oh wait... Human wars... Um

[@optimus8493]

*Coronavirus* :Hold my beer

[@drizzt102]

@@influenza3736 i must ask. You tried to teach us but we yet make the same mistakes in real time. So we start behind the preverbial 8 ball again. Are you disappointed in us as a species? We must know.

[@njord3582]

*KOFFING intensifies*

[@fenzz5511]

That’s how Germans cough

[@wanderingrandomer]

It evolved into Weezing

[@robertwalpole360]

*comes in with a gas mask* Did I miss anything?

[@walpol3]

*comes in with wet towel covering mouth* you guys okay?

[@matthew8153]

Crashie-J Curse you Madagascar. You always do this to me. Just like Greenland.

[@RedJax69]

I learned about this when I was in junior high and could not figure out why we never talked about it in history class. A children's poem at the time was "I had a little bird, it's name was Enza I opened up the window and in flew Enza."

[@influenza3736]

I have struck again!

[@bluexdalek1997]

Yes but as a Dalek I am immune! *INSANE DIGITAL LAUGHTER*

[@influenza3736]

Such as humans

[@nefhelimwhat609]

But I’m made of cotton...

[@herbertvonbismarck8303]

Flu how was your time in ww1

[@influenza3736]

Quite fun! Best time of my life, actually.

[@shellshocker9295]

1920: it's over, 100 years later, 2020: it's back

[@inkydemon2773]

Then maybe 2029: it’s finally gone 2129: It’s back again…

[@anonbefallen4807]

Imagine in like 10 years an extra history on Covid 19

[@rokkfel4999]

Oscar Conrad oh I don’t wanna see that.....make me use faith in humanity more so than usual

[@anonbefallen4807]

@Genius by Design True

[@svnset_mochi6500]

wont take 6 years -_-

[@benandrew21]

Thankfully we were both MUCH faster to react and we've had 100 years of medical advancement. Many of those who would've been goners a hundred years ago have been saved by better knowledge on fluid resuscitation, antibiotics for secondary infections, better infection control in hospitals and mechanical ventilation, not to mention CPR and defibrillation. Covid has certainly been awful. I'm about to finish my nursing degree and it's been the toughest year of my life. But there's no doubt in my mind that if this is the great pandemic of my time I can count myself pretty lucky.

[@yehiarizk1836]

Cant wait

[@danzervos7606]

I remember my great grandmother talking about being a person who went around her Wisconsin farming community to treat the sick. All they had for treatment was mustard packs which burned the skin to where their chests were scabbed over. The belief was that the heat of the mustard pack would counter the pneumonia. Perhaps it helped keep air passages open. The odd thing is that her father's first wife and two of their children died from influenza while he was off fighting in the Civil War.

[@extrahistory]

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[@thelordofgaming9513]

I have an idea what if for your 30th series you cover the second Punic war as a throw back to how it all started

[@Andrew-bd5th]

Could you do a series on Voltaire? I think that would be very interesting.

[@championjosh3536]

Extra Credits why is the German empire flag is up side down?

[@maxfieldjoyner5244]

Extra Credits hey, great episode, but the German flag was upside down.

[@maxfieldjoyner5244]

Extra Credits also, extra history Russian revolution!

[@MrBlitzpunk]

I love how extra credits could tackle both gaming and history subject seamlessly and with increasing quality too Good job man, sadly this channel is still too underrated

[@fahyaz3643]

God was playing Plague Inc. He decided to use virus as the carrier this time around after He failed with Bacteria when He last played the game in the 1340s.

[@Justanotherconsumer]

Abrar Fahyaz he promised not to use the water tactic, as it just seemed like cheating.

[@matthew8153]

I guess up next is fungi.

[@MultiMariana55]

Is it wrong that as a fan of the game myself and a chemistry student (we're currently on microbiology) I laughed hard at how well I understood this joke? haha I can't stop laughing sorry!!

[@MultiMariana55]

I'd have to look up if there was a big wave of any illness caused by fungi, severe enough to be considered pandemic. Then, do the same with the rest of the carriers in the game.

[@finnishguy4002]

I see youre a man of culture aswell

[@thesaladman8400]

Earth: Well I didn't expect some sort of Spanish Influenza. Spanish Influenza: _bursts the door open_ *NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INFLUENZA!* Our chief weapon is surprise. Fear and surprise, oh and ruthless efficiency. Our three, three weapons are fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and a most fatal kill rate. Oh I knew we forgot something.

[@CajunFyre92]

Joe Many Spahs love the Monty Python reference

[@colleenshaw1607]

you forgot unhygienic unregulated global tourism...

[@LightAnkou]

*Vomits blood* *Shits uncontrollably* "Don't worry I'm fine"

[@Bird_Dog00]

Stop watching the History Chanel and the symptoms should go away...

[@Peanutjoepap24]

This Wonder Woman fanfic got really dark

[@Fordring1776]

**seinfeld theme plays**

[@reem-cv8cr]

Fordring *theme intensifies*

[@azelfdaboi5265]

*theme intensifies more*

[@alyx8815]

Yeah i know. I was going to watch this and have a "Fun Time"

[@cameronedwards4893]

JustinDL97 someone get the purple ray

[@welshzecorgi7903]

Another episode on the flu pandemic? That's sick!!!

[@finnishguy4002]

WelshZeCorgi the puns are more wide-spread than the disease itself

[@mrpellagra2730]

Also T H I C C

[@sirboringname]

Bad-um-tissue

[@influenza3736]

When the person sneezed, I flu onto the next person

[@awetistic5295]

This video series needs to go viral.

[@Mathmachine]

To this day I still hold that sending Lenin to Russia was one of the most brilliant tactical military moves ever done. That said, had it not worked, it probably would have been one of the biggest blunders of all time.

[@aquila4460]

But why was it so intellegent? The Russian Empire was allready collapsing fast and German Troops were pushing them relentlessly . Lenin only added insecurity and the possibility of a bolshevik victory....one that Germany really did not desire. It was a short sighted solution with temporary benefits that weren't even fully used and a high risk for long term problems.

[@CosmicPlatonix]

The only difference between bravery and foolishness is results.

[@HamsterInMyHead]

Depending on how you see Lenin's importance to the communist movement and it's kill count (he was crucial/only somewhat important) this might be the first recorded use of a weapon of mass destruction. A weapon of social destruction if you will

[@allisondoak9425]

Mathmachine I mean in the long term the provisional government, and in particular the Mensheviks would have probably been less into building up their military power due to less need and would have industrialised more gradually. So sending Lenin back ultimately lead to a more powerful eastern front for Germany in future conflicts which you know, lost them the next World War,

[@caboose.20]

Platonix I think you mean "brilliance and foolishness"

[@Achillez098]

Ah, so THAT'S why it's called "The Spanish Flu"

[@taptapuyo2714]

British, Americans, French: we can win this war Germans: no, we will win this war Flu virus: hold my beer

[@zecon990]

Corona virus: Hold me

[@slucarios]

Coronavirus: hold my Corona beer

[@theultimateshadowgunmercen751]

Flu virus win

[@qumoarce5799]

736 A D: hold my ale.

[@abhyudayasinhchauhan6499]

This series is becoming so important back again in 2020😣

[@fredrickfraser1659]

*Oh My God....* *YEMEN TOOK OVER THE GERMAN EMPIRE*

[@battalionstallion3894]

Oman this wont end well

[@cactuscreek5925]

Was just about to say that... they were stronk

[@ShoreshFathi]

I guess they were Hungary for land

[@mattmanh4242]

we nevers gonna expect that

[@jandajanda2242]

MattManh42 Reporters are Russian to the scene

[@DragoniteSpam]

Had to rewind to the 7:15 mark a few times to make sure I heard that right. Well done with the details as always, guys.

[@AlexBurstein]

Great episode guys. Well done. Seems Matt has been working on his tonal expressions. And as always, brilliant storytelling. One thing though caught my attention, the final scene had a dissonance. In the final scene, nearing the end of the video we see Matt with a serious/sad face talking on the podium. On the left we see the rest of the crew standing and smiling slightly, books in their hands...

[@walpol3]

Thank Walpole this doesnt exist today. Oh wait Remind me to go back in time and fix this Edit: well...

[@walpol3]

Jeggdude 000 i was tired, okay? Orchestrating the first big war since Napoleon isnt easy.

[@sanguiniusonvacation1803]

Jeggdude 000 who else but Walpole

[@walpol3]

Sanginius on vacation well, it could’ve been... Sir Robert?

[@lukeakarobertlaux536]

it wus wulpul edit: you just got a new sub

[@Qardo]

It was Deacon Walpole *Waits a moment if anyone figures the reference*

[@maxbuster1508]

Man, it's so interesting to hear about a story everyone forgot about (mostly). Keep going, I love it!!

[@thegreatestlad9725]

What an appropriate time to watch a video about a pandemic!

[@UnironicLogicLord]

cry

[@MonsieurDean]

Plot Twist, We're The Martians From War Of The Worlds.

[@barrybend7189]

Actually war of the world's was written after many brittish soldiers died due to malaria in the African invasion.

[@cloroxbleach9612]

Monsieur Z Hello master Z.Make a video about greater Finland!

[@finnishguy4002]

Clorox Bleach Yeah that would be great.

[@Ditmike2235]

That sounds like an alternate timeline.

[@siriuswarren7729]

@@barrybend7189 woooooooooooshhhhhhhh.......

[@Gonboo]

The German Empire flag is upside down.

[@talelb6412]

Seamus McFlanery if you put a golden eagle in the middle you'll have the egyptian flag

[@johannbauer2863]

Talal Elb Or you dont do anything and get Yemen

[@gonachietomo2839]

You haven't heard of great Egyptian offensive against the Allied in the great war? Me neither.

[@thegreatteaman]

Probably to not get demonetized

[@rogerdiogo6893]

While most countries in Europe are telling their citizens not to hoard food and toilet paper, germany is doing the opposite, maybe that´s why the flag is upside down, LOL!

[@NotHPotter]

So much of this makes more sense because of the Great War channel. Love it!

[@maxmustermann369]

yeah im more context is always good in history. besides that, indy is doing this show professionally, with emphasis on the history(top researched) , while it sometimes seems to me that xtra credit is relying much more on speculation for show effects.

[@a_Minion_of_Soros]

Spoilers tho...

[@GreatHornedRat99]

Why does Ludendorff have the tesseract

[@gopireddevil]

Aries gave that to him.

[@yarin981]

Ludendorff dies in infinity war

[@reactiveisland5580]

mr Kaiser Wilhelm I don't feel so good

[@krock_12]

The German flag was also flying upside down in Wonder Woman, coincidence? I think not

[@Wolfbane192]

It’s their visual shorthand for power.

[@OspreyEmp]

Ahh, I hate how long it takes for you guys to upload! Everything is so interesting, and I'm used to being able to binge them like I could with your older episodes... But at the end of the day, we don't wanna rush perfection

[@graywellstudioskeie9966]

Corona virus has entered the chat

[@lucasrio9228]

Using "memes" to got likes WHOA!!

[@opticfloyyyd]

Har har

[@LizzyTheBoo_]

😂😂😂

[@iwaju9227]

COVID-19 isn't as deadly as the Spanish flu get your head out of the sand you deformed radioactive chicken wing

[@koliardnam441]

@@iwaju9227 the hell is your problem?

[@thexsoar]

These vids are pretty sick, keep it up!

[@spaceblazz]

Thexsoar the Bearded no pun intendid?

[@mybismark2945]

i see what you did there

[@themachine6973]

Huge fan of extra history, kept me alive when I was sick last time. Personnaly I'd really enjoy an episode about the "Emden-Men" (the crew of the SMS Emden made their way home to Berlin in WWI after Emden sunk)

[@UnironicLogicLord]

never was made

[@astikight8687]

you picked a good time to talk about this, it relates directly to the time period of Vampyr, which is why I clicked it actually

[@Takai05]

Thanks for the recommendation NOW OF ALL TIMES

[@rc5989]

I love the serious learning that you all provide with these super high quality Extra Histories. But, I gotta say, that mean virus with the eye patch and snaggle tooth is so dang cute!

[@ammo1317]

Matt is really coming into his own and finding the voice that fits the channel. Good work guys!

[@chriskallen1]

My grandfather's correspondence referred to the term "family health." It took a while for me to realize what this actually meant. It was a term used to describe whether a family would be free of the flu, partially affected by the flu, or completely crippled by the flu. Very dark times; enough to change a person's vocabulary.

[@kyoukotoshino5600]

Just a moment to honor those on all sides. Truly great men, dying for truly bad reasons.

[@cullenpassmore1933]

extra history is by far my favorite series on youtube

[@TheNorthie]

Ludendorff went crazy during the Spring Offensive. He cradled his dead stepson and kept him near him for weeks after he died during the Offensive. He also barely slept and didn’t take vacations or rested. He was a bundle of nerves who was trying to win the war

[@markburnett9009]

I like how at the end he’s talking about this dramatic stuff with sad music but the other three guys are just smiling like nothing sad is going on

[@akrybion]

And when the Red Horse with its Rider left, behold! For the Pale One marches down to earth and it shall be names Pestilence. And in its wake, Death follows.

[@errorcrj110]

Too true.

[@Aereto]

Yet the world did not end. Instead the world changed.

[@majesticcatdog]

I've been looking forward to this video all week. I'm really enjoying these sorts of videos :)

[@FoxEatingBamboo]

Calling it 'Naples Soldier' is like like naming the hot new pandemic of 2018 'Despacito'

[@azelfdaboi5265]

Despacito infects the world

[@Akira-Aerins]

sounds about accurate.

[@Nugcon]

Me playing plague inc

[@littleferrhis]

Dammit that would have been a better name than a shitty beer.

[@joeychomiak8348]

This was really well done. I bet this video goes viral

[@aptspire]

...This was the "mild" variant???

[@yodastitch4227]

Yup, the lethal version drawing is still adorable though, so there's that !

[@yodastitch4227]

More seriously though, they said in the first episode that the pandemy killed 3 to 6 % of the world population at the time, so yeah, this was really mild, no quotations mark needed.

[@diersteinjulien6773]

When it comes to epidemics, the "mild" variants are actually the more dangerous. The "strong" ones kill too fast to spread effectively.

[@Hectopath2006]

@@diersteinjulien6773 well we're seeing that irl

[@RussianSevereWeatherVideos]

This lovely video has earned you a subscription sir.

[@shrimpsnotfood4163]

world:WW3 corona virus: let me introduce myself

[@electriclizardwizard]

2:03 that is such smooth animation

[@anttibjorklund1869]

Some say war never ends. An equally correct adage would be "disease never ends".

[@sparetime2475]

And some say war never changes I'm sorry

[@anttibjorklund1869]

And those people would be correct, +Sparetime 247.

[@cloroxbleach9612]

Antti Björklund It changes when im involved.

[@henrikmunkmadsen3190]

+Antti Björklund *'Till you get the vaccine

[@Nizoy]

Sparetime 247 some say war has changed.... Im sorry as well

[@cennethadameveson3715]

My great uncle survived the war 1915 to 1918 including the Greman's last great assault, then died March 1919 from Spanish flu. His last letter to his mother was of anticipation of being home in the new year!

[@benjamingrist6539]

Oh dear, another flag error. You've accidentally flipped the German flag upside down.

[@dervvy]

To prevent demonetization

[@sulfur_americium2993]

Imran Khan Number 2 why?

[@dervvy]

@@sulfur_americium2993 KZbin hates Germany for some reason.

[@gilileo8732]

Nice work. I like this channel, more and more. Keep it up Matthew!

[@areoants9453]

9:10 Dan: \*concerned expression* "The Naple Soldier was on the march." Everyone Else: \*suspiciously giddy expressions*

[@golden_thrones]

*Matt: *concerned expression . . . You seem to still be in denial. I am too, buddy.

[@synyster5299]

I love what you do on this channel. Keep it up!!

[@phendan]

9:00 "Psst, hey James, what are we posing for?" "No idea, just keep smiling" *Matt goes on about deadly disease* "Dang, I guess we're committed now"

[@Chris-ul1iq]

This is is great content. Thank you.

[@Quinton151]

No offense to the new guy. He has a great voice.... buuut I miss the old narrator. His voice was so distinct and I appreciated it.

[@masonmcdonald3932]

Yea...

[@constantinexi9667]

I love your videos, I recommend doing a video on the Turkish raids in Iceland and/ or North America

[@PWRslide_TV]

Oooohhhh, this video gave me chills... Oh wait, is that one of the symptoms???

[@CactusJackIV]

New Subber and a huge history buff. Love all the content, keep up the great work!!

[@duchessnoor]

Stormtroopers? I guess we know the real reason why Germany lost World War One. Their troops couldn’t aim at all!

[@walpol3]

Ba dum - AH

[@finnishguy4002]

Guthrum A long time ago in a trench,far,far away...

[@joshuaromero7984]

Guthrum they were the best in WW1.

[@njord3582]

Good one Æthelstan

[@cloroxbleach9612]

Guthrum Hello im here.

[@DragonTamerCos]

Thanks! I knew he could of been a good narrator. He sounds alot softer, and it does annoy me anymore. Im soo happy

[@DianaDenpa]

The Flu looks like Garlic Bread

[@finnishguy4002]

Denpa Dude it looks like a plushie

[@Aereto]

Finnish Guy Would want a flu plushie. A reminder of my old biology class days, to never sneeze at a virus.

[@spooky_scary_3239]

Not garlic bread you would want to want to eat though...

[@michaelreyes6258]

Denpa flu really looks like that under microscope! You didn’t know?

[@andrethibodeau3203]

“The napel soldier was on the march” dang that gave me chills

[@789french5]

La Grippe (or la grip in the video) just means "the flu" in French. Just fyi! The more ya know ;P

[@jj4352]

9:00 gotta love how the team is smiling while Matt is saying how the next lethal wave if the flu was about to hit.

[@crazycoderal]

Who is here because of the Corona Virus?

[@리주민]

리주민 • 3 years to come Nah, because Bubonic IIb.

[@yessicariveramonroig2589]

CrazyCoderAl Meeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@spclagent7]

STFU

[@TheEuropaJoe]

Algorithm strikes again

[@elaineofhouston]

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@candaceboling7868]

Matt your delivery has improved so much! It took dan a while to figure out that for extra history he needed to slow down, but you got it in a month. It’s so much easier to engage with what you’re saying now. Keep up the good work! And remember you have your own voice and cadence, so have fun. Thx

[@stephaniewilliams6756]

No reason to be catty both presenters and writers have strengths

[@nepdep1945]

1:58 Ah yes, Yemen strikes again.

[@d.ag.b1135]

I like the narration in this!

[@gghhyyable]

i'm surprised you missed one of the most supported theories that caused it's extra lethality. in day to day life selection often favors less deadly strains of flu, as if your to ill to do anything you won't spread the flu, or leave your house. in the trenches though, those with the most severe cases were pulled from the front, and crammed into crowded hospitals. this meant near the western front the more lethal strains tended to spread faster, the opposite to what happens in normal civilian life.

[@Mymindischaos1]

Exquisite narration and great content

[@pattyc.4978]

Idk if you guys have already.. But could you do the Haitian Revolution?

[@jenzyk1302]

Dutch revolution and Michiel de Ruyter

[@Real_British]

I would like to see Egyptian revolution instead

[@mrpellagra2730]

Turkish war of Independence?

[@geoffreyherrick9900]

Toussaint L'ouverture is an interesting and tragic figure.

[@Duiker36]

Vietnamese Revolution

[@TheRealBingus]

That last line gave me chills...

[@ethanhatcher5533]

Apparently I had two relatives killed in the pandemic

[@RobbieBlair]

Just wanted to chime in to say that Matt seems to have toned down the voice somewhat (some of that sales-y quality), and I really appreciate it. I find the current balance much more appealing.

[@StarSage66]

I like how at 8:59 the narrator looks so grim and sad while the rest of the cast has a big bunch of big happy grins. I'm sure this is just how the default background is, but it's fun bit of unintentional black humor.

[@JemmyJoeAGoGo]

Looked for “The Naples Soldier”. Couldn’t find a recording.

[@melaynineyahiyahi4988]

the amazing thing is that troops still kept fighting in the war even though the epidemic was decimating them

[@alyssamiles2909]

Melaynine Yahi Yahi thank you for using decimate correctly.

[@melaynineyahiyahi4988]

Spelling police your welcome

[@fulcrum2951]

Best to die instantly by bullets and shrapnels from artilleries than slowly by disease

[@gzer0x]

UCLA has a good letters archive from this time. you read so many accounts, both civilian and soldier, where people just get sick overnight. Theres one collection where the a soldier's letter home "i'm doing fine and getting better" reaches his family after his death certificate does.

[@rangerbobox1915]

Hmmmm Wonder why this is trending in March of 2020... Scratches head emoji, PECULIAR...

[@noureddinebenaddi2493]

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😷😷😷😷🤒🤒🤒🤒🤒😵😵😵😵😵☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠

[@johnaltman6671]

I’m sick right now watching this, and gotta say, it’s making me pretty scared

[@talesfromthepast4257]

watching this during coronavirus

[@markkrousos5011]

Keep 'em coming!

[@esteebangus]

I didn't know that Egypt was in the central powers.

[@fulcrum2951]

Yes

[@merrittanimation7721]

Bernard The Guard I didn't know they were an independent nation at that point

[@madmoblin]

I think that was Cyprus

[@fulcrum2951]

No it was walpole

[@jokerofmorocco]

Or Yemen

[@marioperez-kj9vl]

I see that the consistent comments have changed to Walpole, Guthrum, and now Flu. I welcome this new member to the club.

[@KingofOrono]

4:18 Ludendorff has the Tesseract. Top ten people, who can beat Thanos(with the infinity gauntlet on).

[@beskamir5977]

It's weird how cheerful the voice sounds when the topic is this heavy.

[@kaiserammar2901]

Now we face COVID-19 almost like this... just haven"t started been like that

[@Noon3rs]

I just realized your cufflinks are SNES colors. Well done, sir.

[@wetdog3664]

YALL DID THE GERMAN EMPIRE FLAG UPSIDE DOWN

[@tritonewt3344]

Wet Dog Sauce on your profile pic?

[@fulcrum2951]

Profile pic.... Bruh