napoleon's mistake was not to invade Russia in the winter (he didn't), it was actually not to invade Russia starting in the winter. the reason why his invasion failed was that he was already advanced in Russia when winter arrived so it was harder on the logistics side.
That Pearl Harbor incident was not really a mistake since they didn't really expect Japanese force to reach the base at first place since most japanese forces focused on East and South East Asia.
i would argue attacking pearl harbor is a worse decision than not defensing it. america wanted nothing to do with the war before that event, and america joining helped turn the tides of the war
Nobody claimed the Titanic was unsinkable in its time and while it didn't have enough lifeboats for everybody, it had more than the legal minimum at that time.
Bro why would I care about my general's glory. History would only remember Alexander while the soldier's names would not be even known. Why should I care if he didnt conquer an extra mile of land.
Napoleon didnt invade in the winter. In fact, winter wasnt even his biggest reason for losing, it was more like a nail in the coffin for the campaign.
Napoleon suffered a lot from attrition (guerilla warfare and scorched earth tactics caused huge shortages of supplies). After Borodino (which was a Phyrric Victory for Napoleon), he didnt advance on Russia's other Capital (St Petersburg) and didnt choose to go south to regain strength like the Russian army did. Instead he stuck around in Moscow for 6 weeks, and after realizing the best option was to retreat, he fled with a resupplied Russian army attacking from multiple sides. There were multiple things that Napoleon couldve done without worrying about winter, but of course its a lot easier for us to say that maybe from his perspective things appeared a lot different
I don't think America's mistake of Pearl Harbor was a bigger mistake than how Japan executed their plan. They didn't have the intelligence to map out where to aim: the ship repair yard, sub bases, fueling bases, and hit the battleships, not the carriers.
Nintendo working with Sony to develop disc technology only to scrap the project and leave Sony with the tech they developed lead directly to the creation of the Playstation. Oops.
Burning of Library of Alexandria is extremally overrated. A lot of texts survived the fire, and even if they survived – it wouldn't changed much.
To show an example: Romans created Steam Engeene. Moved by force of steam. And yet we had to wait over 15 centuries for next prototype that worked.
And the Napoleon's Invasion of Russia is very missunderstood. Napoleon started invasion in Early Summer. And the winter of 1812 started waay before it was expected even by russians
This channel is nothing more than propaganda full of missconception, or the creator didn't done his homework.
Fun fact: when the library of Alexandria was burned. It burned for months, that puts into perspective just how many scrolls, books and other reading material was lost
13:01 Chinas famine was caused because the Chinese farmers were supposed to kill 4 pests including sparrows, which ate some corn. However, after a large amount of them has been code. Locusts didn’t have their natural predator anymore which meant they could spread like wildfire and destroy their farms
Nah alexanders troops took the right decision, they barely managed to defeat minor border chieftains in India Alexander lost his horse in the battle and was mortally or atleast serious wounded. If they had gone up against the larger empires in india they would've surely been wiped out to the last man.
Actually, some historians argued that Alexander’s troops refusing was a GOOD decision because there’s a possibility that they might lose. The Macedonians were about to fight an Indian army 5 times their size and in strong defensive position. Also, unlike King Porus, who was a regional Punjab power, they were about to face the Nanda Empire, one of the most powerful Indian Empires in history
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napoleon's mistake was not to invade Russia in the winter (he didn't), it was actually not to invade Russia starting in the winter. the reason why his invasion failed was that he was already advanced in Russia when winter arrived so it was harder on the logistics side.
It is I who is the last person to watch this.
Let's not forget that Japan attacking Pearl Harbor was their worst mistake they ever made.
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Japan also had a major blunder as well during Pearl Harbor, as they failed to hit any of the oil fields and aircraft carriers.
Napoleon didn't invade Russia in winter. July is summer in Europe.
The ottoman invasion of Russia in ww1
The best choice for Russia in Alaska was requesting to keep mineral rights in Alaska and charging less.
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That Pearl Harbor incident was not really a mistake since they didn't really expect Japanese force to reach the base at first place since most japanese forces focused on East and South East Asia.
i am the most recent viewer as of the writing of this comment
i would argue attacking pearl harbor is a worse decision than not defensing it. america wanted nothing to do with the war before that event, and america joining helped turn the tides of the war
Nobody claimed the Titanic was unsinkable in its time and while it didn't have enough lifeboats for everybody, it had more than the legal minimum at that time.
By the time the library of alexandria burnted down almost all books were already copied. The amout of information lost isnt that big
Sooo basically you're saying if not for Julius Caesar, we'd have flying cars by now? Damnit Caesar 😡 Nice goin jackass
Bro why would I care about my general's glory. History would only remember Alexander while the soldier's names would not be even known. Why should I care if he didnt conquer an extra mile of land.
Napoleon didnt invade in the winter. In fact, winter wasnt even his biggest reason for losing, it was more like a nail in the coffin for the campaign.
Napoleon suffered a lot from attrition (guerilla warfare and scorched earth tactics caused huge shortages of supplies). After Borodino (which was a Phyrric Victory for Napoleon), he didnt advance on Russia's other Capital (St Petersburg) and didnt choose to go south to regain strength like the Russian army did. Instead he stuck around in Moscow for 6 weeks, and after realizing the best option was to retreat, he fled with a resupplied Russian army attacking from multiple sides. There were multiple things that Napoleon couldve done without worrying about winter, but of course its a lot easier for us to say that maybe from his perspective things appeared a lot different
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If Russia hadn't sold Alaska, The British would've just taken it.
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2:13 wrong. The information that was there was ALREADY KNOWN
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I don't think America's mistake of Pearl Harbor was a bigger mistake than how Japan executed their plan. They didn't have the intelligence to map out where to aim: the ship repair yard, sub bases, fueling bases, and hit the battleships, not the carriers.
Nintendo working with Sony to develop disc technology only to scrap the project and leave Sony with the tech they developed lead directly to the creation of the Playstation. Oops.
Ah yes, invading kuwait is basically you invaded one HRE province and your aggro goes so high a massive coalation was created just for you
Burning of Library of Alexandria is extremally overrated. A lot of texts survived the fire, and even if they survived – it wouldn't changed much.
To show an example: Romans created Steam Engeene. Moved by force of steam. And yet we had to wait over 15 centuries for next prototype that worked.
And the Napoleon's Invasion of Russia is very missunderstood. Napoleon started invasion in Early Summer. And the winter of 1812 started waay before it was expected even by russians
This channel is nothing more than propaganda full of missconception, or the creator didn't done his homework.
Fun fact: when the library of Alexandria was burned. It burned for months, that puts into perspective just how many scrolls, books and other reading material was lost
2:07–2:09Nigga what?? Theyre all born afther like hundred years afther the burning of library of alexandria
Bonus worst mistake: Not subscribing to this channel
What do the minions do or who did they serve in World War II?
13:01 Chinas famine was caused because the Chinese farmers were supposed to kill 4 pests including sparrows, which ate some corn. However, after a large amount of them has been code. Locusts didn’t have their natural predator anymore which meant they could spread like wildfire and destroy their farms
Human negligence is terrifying
fun fact, Napoleon was actually average height for his time. It was British propaganda that popularized his shortness.
This is some dog F tier content with zero historical basis
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Nah alexanders troops took the right decision, they barely managed to defeat minor border chieftains in India Alexander lost his horse in the battle and was mortally or atleast serious wounded. If they had gone up against the larger empires in india they would've surely been wiped out to the last man.
Actually, some historians argued that Alexander’s troops refusing was a GOOD decision because there’s a possibility that they might lose. The Macedonians were about to fight an Indian army 5 times their size and in strong defensive position. Also, unlike King Porus, who was a regional Punjab power, they were about to face the Nanda Empire, one of the most powerful Indian Empires in history
Basically the odds were not in Alexander’s favor.