Why weren't they stopped?

[@masterman1001]

9:12 Drew is not going to survive this next week, calling the flag of Croatia "serbian". RIP, I was gonna invite you for dinner in Switzerland, Drew, but I can't invite a man who doomed himself.

[@seabap5673]

Drew Serbian nationalist confirmed

[@mlgsty8880]

Serbia is not a country anymore, its an idea. Everything that exist is Serbia.

[@marinribaric9749]

He corrected the mistake the person who made the meme made :^)

[@petardrmac132]

@@marinribaric9749 hahahaha

[@SerbianMonarchist]

@@marinribaric9749 da 😂

[@zachpaterson2585]

The reason no Europeans formed a coalition again the British Empire is that the Brits had no interest in expanding their holdings in mainland Europe. Britains only real concern with mainland Europe was stopping any power rising high enough to challenge their dominance of the sea and the colonial world.

[@lonngdays]

ok , french here. the real reason why no one as form a coalition agaisnt the uk is that it is not good for trade. each time we france found a new ally (spain dutch, us even russia)...the uk destroy his economic or military fleet.

[@bricksflygood5949]

@@lonngdays and we would do it again.

[@zachpaterson2585]

@@lonngdays Two countries allied doesn’t count as a coalition. If there was truly motivation, a good chunk of Europe could’ve and would’ve put aside their differences to battle the British.

[@MIKIortz]

Both Levina and Zach are right, it was both reasons at the same time.

[@penzorphallos3199]

@@zachpaterson2585 I wish they would have, the anglos deserved it many times over

[@lawden210]

10:53 Note: Hirohito didn't want to allow Pearl harbor, his generals did it without his permission. I don't know about the other things imperial Japan did and his involvement

[@権兵衛-e8u]

and those most japanese war crime was carried out at the sole discretion of individuals or units and is not planned/noticed by the goverment or military headquarters, not like the air raid by USA.

[@ssubhani799]

All the major war crimes took place in China before pearl harbour

[@philippplayz]

@@ssubhani799 There were lots and lots of war crimes in Southeast Asia too

[@権兵衛-e8u]

@@ssubhani799 Hirohito didnt agreed any war and didnt know anything about war crime(he couldnt say something against millitary, and forced to allow). Hirohito was always anti-war.

[@DarjeelingEnjoyer]

@@権兵衛-e8u Yeah, certainly Nanking wasn't known or celebrated by any government or military official. Certainly it was just a few units that did it without orders, certainly.

[@igncom1]

Aww it's a shame that the non-ww2 videos don't do as well! History with Drew could have been a great series!

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Hey it's shame for us French that didn't rule the World. The Anglo Saxons are rulling

[@Butterfly-pu1yt]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Lol

[@manlymemez]

yeah he should do a history series starting in 1776 when the history of everything began

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

We French and British have a long rivality. Fighting each other for 700 years til the Napoleonic War

[@manlymemez]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 sounds boring, everything Between The book of the Bible through July 4th, 1776 is quite boring and not worth anyones time

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

10:11 While they are pretty much identical, that's a Vickers MMG, not a Maxim. When the weapons were finally taken out of service with the British Army, they were the last weapons to use the .303 cartridge, and there was a very large surplus of these. So, a group of armourers decided to test it's legendary reliability. They performed a full service of the weapon, measuring all it's parts precisely, drove it and the ammunition out to the range, and fired it for a week. Literally a week. Only stopping to feed a new belt, change out the barrels as they wore out, and to shovel away spent brass, nearly 5,000,000 rounds went through the weapon without a single failure to fire.

[@PacificEmperor]

If they had to change the barrel, wouldn't that mean that the gun has a less than 5,000,000 round lifespan? Or if they changed the barrel of an AK, wouldn't have a more than 15,000 round lifespan?

[@odinatra]

While replacing MG barrel is reasonable, isn't it unfair comparison to AK, since it's barrel is irremovable!?

[@GAMER123GAMING]

@@odinatra Then that is where the AK falls short

[@colehinson9306]

@@PacificEmperor When discussing weapon failures, typically they mean action failures like misfires or jams, not part maintenance like barrels or bolts

[@harbl99]

Q: Why didn't Britain get coalitioned? A: They kept their AE low by mainly expanding _outside_ Europe. Gib, Minorca, Malta, Cyprus? A couple of AE each, greatly reduced by completing the *B O A T* idea group. Take half of south Asia: "I sleep." Take Friesland without a claim? "Real shi-!"

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

What about the axis? WW2 was basically them gangbanging britain.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

@@miniaturejayhawk8702 that counted, the issue is it never outranked Britains coalition. Britain, France, Russia, Japan, Portugal (then USA and not Russia) during WW1, and in WW2 they had only France (and their empire obviously) then suddenly not France, but then suddenly the Soviet Union and United States. Looking back on it, what a switch up. At first it looks like all hope is lost, your only independent ally is China who is sacrificing their entire population, then suddenly the two other world superpowers get involved. Although there was one downside… the fact that you now have an added opponent, an ally in which you built their entire navy and was the only country to recognise it: the Japanese.

[@orientof]

They also took espionage for that reduced coring costs, no one could catch them off guard.

[@dootdoot5538]

Drew: Looks at Croatia Ah yes, Serbia

[@karlo6787]

No its wrong becuse my dad is a war criminal a serbian song

[@vilgefortz1539]

Drew: Let's start a war

[@whatisalifeihavenone4708]

He said Serbia for the Croatian flag, BUT the meme was incorrect because what the meme maker was referring to is Serbia

[@karlo6787]

@@whatisalifeihavenone4708 yea thats what i meant

[@mihailopekez2587]

@@whatisalifeihavenone4708 bruh how do you know what he meant ??

[@martinazanotti1963]

One hundred and Sixty ninth day of asking Drew to visit Italy

[@communist_toast9988]

Come to Brazil more like come to Italia

[@dinonuggies449]

Ultimate gigachad

[@jamiekoarytt]

Yay

[@pewdiepiebaltzar]

169 😏

[@henryab2700]

nice😏😏

[@D_B_N_Bass]

As a Dutch person, I can confirm that we were indeed doing a little bit of trolling

[@juliaboskamp9666]

the best thing is this was just before the french revolution started. At least something handy from having a small country

[@F_4k3]

as a Belgian (Flemish) I can say that I am a bit Dutch myself

[@anupamtiwari5587]

Sussy dutch people do a little troll

[@elrohanius-egg]

@@F_4k3 vlaams?

[@michelleken.]

Brussels, the capital city of Belgium, was also built on a swamp. Brussel (Dutch for Brussels) comes from "Broekzele", which consists of "broek", which is Old Dutch for swamp, and "zele" which means 'settlement' in Old Dutch. So litterally "Settlement on a swamp".

[@bigmac1516]

Drew just kicked off another war by mixing up Croatia and Serbia

[@ivanergovic2634]

This

[@whatisalifeihavenone4708]

The meme maker was referring to Serbia, but put croatia

[@tin-cul]

The meme was reffering to the song "My dad is a war criminal" which is a Serbian song but the creator used a Croatian flag.

[@prion42]

It was going to happen eventually anyway, Drew just sped things up

[@markostojkov5227]

To think if he had just said "Yugoslav doge" he could've reunited Yugoslavia

[@-barzik-]

Drew: " How come nobody ever forms a coalition against Britain"? The Royal Navy: "Am I a joke to you"?

[@saihajmann6622]

France and Spain joined the American Revolution

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

Germany, Italy and Japan fought against britain at the same time.

[@robertevbayekha6639]

@@miniaturejayhawk8702 yeah but they were nit fighting together

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

@@miniaturejayhawk8702 Japan was end of 1941

[@Askhat08]

It usually ends up in Copenhagen being blown up so...

[@murzzi6725]

9:10 “visible confusion “

[@andersstorgaard78]

That final meme was about the danish-norwegian admiral Peder Wessel, better known under the nickname Tordenskjold, translated to Thundershield. He is the single most famous danish naval hero, we even named our fire-lighting matches after him. Dude was a proper badass, Even today every single dane knows about Tordenskjold.

[@Ebenandre]

What im norwegian never heard of him?

[@ratatosk8935]

@@Ebenandre I'm a German from the Baltic Sea Coast - I have heard of him and read a whole thick book about him. He's a legend.

[@martinottesen1053]

@@Ebenandre He is only danish because of Denmark-Norway. He was actually born in Trondheim, so he's more of a norwegian hero

[@Ebenandre]

@@martinottesen1053 Hmm intresting i shuld take a read

[@Torbert_]

7:10 well, Norway's neutrality was broken because Britain placed mines in our territorial waters to stop Swedish ore from reaching Germany, one thing led to another and we got invaded

[@jesseviitanen9317]

Nice

[@preetchheda7626]

You are german that must be so cool

[@Torbert_]

@@preetchheda7626 i'm not though

[@nodishtoodeep3053]

British later attacking Scandinavian aid ships thinking they’re German

[@martinottesen1053]

Stop kidding yourself. While it's true that the British placed mines outside of Narvik, they only did it on the 8th of april, while the invasion fleets were already underway. That minelaying had nothing to do with the germans decision to invade us.

[@filipkomljenovic8208]

9:11 you have started a war

[@rebelfriend9006]

I’ve already bought a bunker and a drone to fly straight over the balkians

[@Intremental]

Ah yes Serbian

[@kazakhdude]

6:32 where is vasili Arkhapov, he was a Soviet commander who denied to launch missiles from a soviet submarine near cuba, If he launched you probably wouldn’t exist

[@Cheerful_Ox]

Imagine not watching Drew

[@Illuminat-ve5ue]

btw the enigma was only cracked thanks to polish spies relaying information to the allies, as the enigma is uncrackable without knowledge of the mechanism and at least a few codes.

[@ukilectric]

Drew: calls Croatian flag Serbian Croatians: And I took that personally

[@boldandbrash259]

9:56 This is one of the most wholesome things in history

[@Liam_Mercer]

11:46 I knew that picture was coming up lol

[@flopppy14]

9:10 I love that he says Serbian dodge even though its the Croatian flag classical Drew

[@petardrmac132]

The meme had wrong flag, so unintentionally drew fixed the meme.

[@SerbianMonarchist]

@@petardrmac132 the meme meant ww2

[@petardrmac132]

@@SerbianMonarchist the meme was reffering to serbian song, so shut up!

[@SerbianMonarchist]

@@petardrmac132 look at the little croatian not wanting to accept the truth. Gonna cry?

[@stevelucky7579]

Imagine the balls and/or sheer stupidity if this man to shoot at his enemy for hours only for him to then say “I’m all out of ammo, can I borrow some of yours?”

[@captainrex6137]

2:53 there was no one to oppose them

[@brunohac9114]

I watch one Drew video every few months just to see the incredible evolution of his hair. Imagine my surprise when I saw the beard.

[@yaxb1729]

9:10 that's Croatia

[@5amb1and]

Combat 200 years ago is just like chess

[@ComradeArthur]

You build a capitol on a swamp for defense. You're in a city (somewhat swampy) - besiegers have to live IN A SWAMP while they lay siege to your capitol.

[@adriancampos8640]

Indeed, Madrid (capital of Spain) was basically two hills in the middle of a swamp.

[@Khantlerpartesar]

7:26, OMFG my meme! I'm so happy seeing it in the video!

[@lawden210]

9:11 That's a croatian flag

[@filipkomljenovic8208]

He playing with fire

[@Flip-Floptop]

@@filipkomljenovic8208 And he is about to get burned.

[@stephmod7434]

My dad is a war criminal is a seebian song

[@EnToutoiNika]

11:34 Little Entente Romania Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia

[@H1ydra]

11:40 lol my first thoughts were also roosevelt, churchill and stalin

[@tancreddehauteville764]

The British has always been skilled at the art of diplomacy and 'divide and rule'. By dividing potential enemies, they have been able to rule and prosper. Since the time of Elizabeth I, British foreign policy has been directed against the strongest European land power, be that Spain, France, Germany or Russia. By forming coalitions against the strongest European power, Britain has been able to maintain her own global supremacy.

[@chocopie3865]

In the past, Amsterdam was a swamp too. That's why the buildings are strengthened by poles in the ground.

[@tillii4900]

2:30 the german and italian bombings weren't so effective and caused mainly civillian deaths

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

They’re talking about the allied bombings

[@Anonymous-pf5bz]

They crippled Germany's economy with the bombings.

[@skuller5553]

@@XXXTENTAClON227 that's probably what he meant.

[@tillii4900]

@@XXXTENTAClON227 exactly my gradma legit almost got killed by a british bombing on milan, which is a civillian town

[@tillii4900]

@@Anonymous-pf5bz well germany was already in shambles but I guess they added wood to the fire

[@ImDaniel3]

9:10 oh no thats not gonna end well…

[@SimplyCrashed]

9:12 That's actually the flag of Croatia but close enough. With those last 3 words I triggered every Croatian ever.

[@ItseNiki]

He is starting a war

[@kreten6310]

As a croat i confirm

[@CChissel]

Y2K was real, it just got fixed and since nothing happened everyone assumed it was a hoax. It’s pretty interesting and a little sad that all the people who worked on it never got acknowledged for it.

[@LancesArmorStriking]

Do you have a source? That sounds interesting

[@1224chrisng]

yeah, programmers worked around the clock for no recognition, ppl are ungrateful

[@Pronoob-1]

12:42 it actually took place in 1714 when Peter was battling an English ship in the Swedish army

[@Arpakro]

I'm a direct descendant from his brother. He didn't have any kids. Also we only talk about the time he outsmarted the sweeds

[@Arpakro]

Look at my middle name

[@duckeroni865]

@@Arpakro cool

[@Pronoob-1]

Yo sheesh

[@Pronoob-1]

@@Arpakro that’s crazy

[@zowieemama8380]

I’m Canadian and all my Canadian friends get pissed like that so I guess we do get pissed like that

[@goji3908]

9:10 isn't that croatia?

[@nikolaambrekovic4071]

no did you not hear that Serbia has changed its flag

[@goji3908]

@@nikolaambrekovic4071 Proof?

[@petardrmac132]

@@goji3908 serbia was annexed by Croatia, so they changed their flag, but as the meme refered to the lands of serbs within Greater Croatia he wasn't wrong when he said that.

[@goji3908]

@@petardrmac132 Wait Serbia was annexed by Croatia? When? I'm so confused

[@WeetIkWatGames]

10:30 Napoleon formed a coalition against UK a couple of times?

[@zeropac3478]

9:12 that is croaatia drew

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

Ppl don’t seem to realise the absolute power Britain had at one point… a coalition of the world couldn’t defeat them at sea. They were decades ahead of every country in the world due to industrialization. I don’t think we’ll ever see a hyperpower like that again. The USA came close with the nukes but then the USSR and UK developed them immediately after. The USA also came close again after the fall of the USSR… only for a certain Asian country to take its place, while forming an alliance with Russia to hinder the USA even more. Don’t get me wrong, the Roman Empire and United States both have held a role of superpower (and maybe Mongolian? But not after Genghis) but people forget that statistically, the industrialization of England and subsequently the world was the most important event in measurable human history, even more than agriculture in the Neolithic period. So consider England was the only country for decades… at one point in time they were like some sort of advanced civilization lmao. I feel like Britain was the first and last country to hold such hegemony on the world.

[@epRivera]

Now people know the britain as a weak island that conquered weak places Similar to france being known for surrendering

[@kirkjiao3296]

Nah you're overhyping Britain here. Naval power is absolutely decisive, but there's limits to it as well. At no point could the UK invade France or something due to this industrialization or something. The worlds most powerful country couldn't succeed in a land campaign in Europe against #2. They could absolutely fight like 3-4 countries and not lose, but they would also struggle to carry out a 1 on 1 to absolute victory. Naval blockades only work to a point as Napoleon proved. It was the Russian invasion that led to failure. At what point was UK the hyper power? After the seven years war for sure. But they lost America soon after?

[@tylerthecreatorfan835]

I wouldn't stretch it that far, but yes, I agree they were a superpower, but I wouldn't go as far as to say they were a hyperpower.

[@sakunaritv3433]

@@kirkjiao3296 In my opinion it depends on the point of view. If you look at it from a purely militaristic view then yes while UK was effectively impossible to defeat in war due to their navy they would have trouble decisively defeating any continental power as well. When we look at the economical side of things though UK could be considered a hyperpower. It's economy was far ahead of any european power for a large part of the 19th century.

[@TheRifild]

Sitting on a fcking island and have alot of soft power (trade) and that's Great Britain for you

[@nikinikipikipiki8547]

9:11 eternal pain

[@Ninja_fox-uu7ru]

enigma code was cracked by polish scientist

[@ApeironTO]

2:13 whose who cracked enigma were not western, but polish

[@Ueiksg]

If what you’re implying is that every codebreaker of the enigma was Polish, then you are lying. Alan Turing played the biggest role in cracking it. Besides, the term ‘Western Allies’ refers to the Polish and all other non Soviet allies

[@gj1234567899999]

During the American Revolution it was technically USA, France, Spain, and Netherlands against Britain. That’s a pretty strong coalition!

[@willgarvey658]

2:38 I'd say it's because for the most part, Britain didn't really invade other mainland European powers. Sure, they were rivals, but most of the Empire's conflicts were colonial and FAR away from mainland Europe. You'll notice whenever these European Coalitions form, it's because one mainland power grows too ambitious, and begins expanding their borders with other powerful European nations. So, in order to prevent the British Isles themselves becoming a target for this one, very expansive and aggressive power, it pays to fund the opposition.

[@arthurbarretocoutinho7548]

Fun fact: Rio de Janeiro (city in Brazil) is build in an swamp and this city is the old capital of brazil

[@zyanego3170]

9:14 T-that's not Serbia...

[@noobpup331]

9:12 as a croatian this hurts

[@jack-dn2uk]

That is not serbia 9:12

[@idkwhattoput-we9ju]

11:40 ez No-No Germany ball, Japanese Empire ball, and Italy

[@justtoaster867]

9:12: croatian flag Drew: S e Rb IA

[@judahmatende3769]

Hi man, I'm Kenyan, love history, love the memes and knowledge, help me relaxalot... thank you

[@marco_brazza]

Thank you Drew today I felt alone, at least you made me laugh and you kept me company ❤

[@waynejohnson1786]

Gatling didn’t create his machine gun because he thought it’d create so much death and destruction that nobody would want to go to war. He created it because he thought it’d reduce the number of people needed on the battlefield and therefore reduce casualties. The logic being that instead of 100 men shooting single shot rifles; you could have 1 man firing the same number of shots in the same amount of time. It makes sense until you realize you could just send in the same amount of men with Gatling guns and become an overwhelming force that inflicts way more casualties lol

[@aquavision5836]

9:10 is Croatian doge not Serbian doge (angry Croatian sounds)

[@ItseNiki]

Yeah i was angy je is sonetimes gulp

[@AaronCookeEngines]

9:10 I can hear the corrections coming a mile away.

[@ItseNiki]

I am in his hause

[@angriestskeletonofalltime3438]

With the dream team, i was thinking willheilm, alexandar, and whoever the king of Austria-Hungary was (ik they weren’t on the same side but it was just how they treated each other)

[@JohannesGaming01]

9:09 I can already hear the Croatian comments at this moment.

[@visocnik12]

9:11 serbia updated their flag?

[@petardrmac132]

Serbia became a puppet of Croatia, so they adopted their master's flag.

[@visocnik12]

@@petardrmac132 yes very realistic

[@creator2909]

2:57 what about the time Napoleon did a continental Europe blockade against the British?

[@justcuriousjumperbot_6724]

12:31 Ah yes, when you enjoyed it too much that you even asked them to resupply your ship and set for round 2.

[@yelljal2764]

8:36 Ironic how they used Wally (the mascot of the BOSTON Red Sox) to symbolize Britain.

[@H1ydra]

0:04 i mean yea lol they used to line up like in kindergarten then shoot at the same time

[@giomations4885]

I don't need to turn on the notification bell Because Drews new videos is always first at my feed

[@-haclong2366]

01:25 We ate ONE prime-minister, and people are STILL holding it against us.

[@justvincent555]

Wasn't even the prime minister

[@Mega-P71]

That about sums up everyone's hate towards another country. There is always that one thing that was done hundreds of years ago that people still bring up lol

[@Inalis_Ps]

ꦧꦼꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ ꦠꦥꦶ ꦤ꧀ꦝꦸꦮꦼ ꦗꦼꦛꦼꦤ꧀ ꦕꦶꦤ

[@moontworks2232]

9:11 Drew calls Croatia Serbia. I can already hear the third balkan war...

[@ItseNiki]

Me to

[@daniloss1319]

2:41 Well technically when the Thirteen colonies fought Great Britain France, Spain and I am sure some others all supported the Thirteen colonies so that's like a coalition against Britain.

[@billygoat231]

9:08 you had one job...

[@PotatoBoy44]

2:41 7 Years War: am I a joke to you?

[@Luboman411]

At 2:47. The British were able to cobble together huge coalitions against countless others due to one thing--money. Lots and lots of money. The British were minting money, and then bribing coalition nations left and right. Suddenly, coalitions arose, especially against the French and Napoleon. Due to all that moolah. Unfortunately, the other European nations were not swimming in money so could not bribe others to build coalitions against the British. Womp, womp...

[@ssdxytfh5543]

12:03 Newgrange in Ireland was built in 3200 bc so the Egyptian pyramids aren't that impressive

[@spiralmapping9899]

And Newgrange still looks exactly like itself when it was first built

[@raviolithebest8644]

3:36 "And by _single-handedly_ I of course mean by the power of drawing on *p a p e r"*

[@mrunaltondre6051]

Gotta say C.I.A was bamboozled when they found out that india tested nuclear weapons

[@hunterfranke4833]

I mean, 3 fronts opened by the western allies were less than half the size and logistical head ache than the eastern front was

[@asmallpers0n]

Have you heard of the pacific before

[@Flip-Floptop]

9:10 your Croatian viewership dropped to 0.

[@nageshwaranrahul]

Didn't Nepoleon form a collation to stop the brits ? Continental Blockage or something.

[@Waffle77362]

It is good day when Drew posts

[@Cheerful_Ox]

yes everyday is a good day

[@Khaled-oti]

He posts everyday

[@GangsterWaluigi]

How’s your wife

[@henryattfield8979]

10:20 that was the Vickers gun the British version of the Maxim gun

[@landoRyder]

He named a croatian doogo a serb war crimer

[@zird_]

Hello from latvia! cant wait for baltic country ball video ;)

[@imperialbricks154]

At 9:11 He calls the Croatian flag Serbia 😑

[@choraleraleria9151]

My dad is a war criminal says *Serbian* Doge Every croatian ever: *grabs* *gun* SAY GOODBYE

[@guventheguvenor4485]

1:52 SALVATİON! İf you know, you know

[@BasedEminem]

9:12 Care to explain?

[@Totallyjohnhalo]

In one of the memes Drew actually mistaken the Croatian flag for the Serbian flag

[@Preserve-History123]

0:12, they didnt have only 1 shot, back in the Napoleonic wars they had about 60-80 cartridges (depending on the unit)

[@maaaan2314]

Hey drew! Love your channel. Since you're interested in world history (especially ww2) I would highly recommend watching the documentary "the silence of swastika" from aktk KZbin channel. Its a very fascinating and informative documentary about how the symbol h! T l er was using was presented as a 'swastika' by the west whereas it wasn't even that! And how to this day, hindus face hinduphobia in the west due to it.

[@kreten6310]

9:12 As a croat im pissed of

[@hacash2747]

9:11 i’m very disappointed

[@guyorgirl2895]

I think the uk didn’t have any coalitions against them since they never really tried to take over the continent unlike France or Germany.

[@hmm7458]

0:41 ahh classic British way of entertainment

[@elder_god4207]

2:36 there are actually hawker hurricanes with red stars on them

[@mrdirt-ge3rh]

9:11 theat is a croatian flag

[@arposkraft3616]

@4:40 since it was suggested before and comes up so much in this video; germany would have won, but not "if oil" but if japan had attacked russia and thus kept the US out of the battle... that 500 billion to the USSR and the 2 extra fronts wernt insignificant, also an attack by japan on the ussr would have meant stalin would have to divert a force to the east , even by transsiberia rail weeks worth of time loss and numbers divided

[@crime_rat]

3:25 high school dxd