Austro-Hungarian House of Cards I THE GREAT WAR Week 185

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6 жыл бұрын

The situation for Austria-Hungary is dire, even after the success in Italy and the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk. Strikes and mutinies break out across the Empire and the emerging drive for ethnic self determination by the subjects of the Empire are worrying to the leaders of the Habsburg Empire.
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Gilbert, Martin. The First World War. A Complete History, Holt Paperbacks, 2004.
Hart, Peter. The Great War. A Combat History of the First World War, Oxford University Press, 2013.
Hart, Peter. The Great War. 1914-1918, Profile Books, 2013.
Stone, Norman. World War One. A Short History, Penguin, 2008.
Keegan, John. The First World War, Vintage, 2000.
Hastings, Max. Catastrophe 1914. Europe Goes To War, Knopf, 2013.
Hirschfeld, Gerhard. Enzyklopädie Erster Weltkrieg, Schöningh Paderborn, 2004
Michalka, Wolfgang. Der Erste Weltkrieg. Wirkung, Wahrnehmung, Analyse, Seehamer Verlag GmbH, 2000
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@SlaphappyMongoose 6 жыл бұрын

"If that sounds confusing...... don't worry it'll only get worse." That is the best description I've heard of politics in YEARS.

@Tracer_Krieg 6 жыл бұрын

"This isn't a House of Cards. This is a Game of Thrones." -Best Quotes of Indy Neidell, 2018

@tibne2412 6 жыл бұрын

Look at these troops running into no mans land, what is this? Some kind of Suicide squad?

@nathanazar1748 6 жыл бұрын

You mean most cringeworthy

@peterlynch1458 6 жыл бұрын

I thought he was going to say "This is Orange is the New Black".

@chaplainjamesthicc305 6 жыл бұрын

Roll those credits baby

@TheNN 6 жыл бұрын

*DING*

@karlivonhabsburg2645 6 жыл бұрын

This is a very tough situation for the Empire - but I'm certain we will live through it!

@hussainpainter52 6 жыл бұрын

lol

@owainlloyddavies7107 3 жыл бұрын

Which empire -_-

@stevensamuels4041 2 жыл бұрын

They could have won , If IT make Peace to italy early -mid1918.

@callehammar2743 6 жыл бұрын

You should tip Netflix, I would watch that! "HOUSE OF CARDS - AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EDITION"

@BonJoviworstbandever 6 жыл бұрын

Difference is instead of a thriller it would be a black comedy

@callehammar2743 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but I mean I like black comedy, don't you?

@marclefleur6158 6 жыл бұрын

"The last edition, for more drama :)

@joehoe222 6 жыл бұрын

Why Netflix if you have Indy for free? :D

@rezajafari6395 6 жыл бұрын

+joehoe222 you can pirate from Netflix

@varovaro1967 6 жыл бұрын

Wilson forgot the 15th Point: this channel must absolutely go on when the war is over... lest we forget...

@NormanMStewart 6 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: A survivor of the sinking of the Tuscania later died during the eruption of Mount St. Helens, May 18, 1980. He never left his house near the mountain.

@NormanMStewart 6 жыл бұрын

The name is Harry Truman (not the President)

@nerdymidgetkid 6 жыл бұрын

Last time I was this early, something something Conrad von Hotzendorf.

@vaclavholek4497 3 жыл бұрын

5:25 "...it'll take a moment to explain..." that's a mild understatement, Indy!

@VladTevez 6 жыл бұрын

The Italians made to US an offer they couldn't refuse...

@maxxxstrong4577 6 жыл бұрын

V. Athanasiou A spicy meatball.

@fuzzydunlop7928 6 жыл бұрын

*gesticulates emotively*

@mariocassina90 6 жыл бұрын

you cracked me :D

@Zamolxes77 6 жыл бұрын

They sent Mario to fix White House plumbing.

@craigconner1466 6 жыл бұрын

Considering the American occupation of the Philippines and other Spanish territories after their victory over Spain only 20 years before, their suspicion of Italian motives seem more than a little hypocritical, however well founded they were.

@michaelhenry3234 6 жыл бұрын

Politicians as a whole are hypocritical. And that's why the war started really, politics.

@grayflaneur4854 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, Murica.... or some other load of tripe! 😉

@CodyMacArthurFett 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe, maybe not. After all, it's not like those annexations were popular in America at the time, never mind later. Due to the changing nature of the American government and political system it's entirely possible for a president to say with a straight face that they do not support something that their predecessor not only supported by fought a bloody war to achieve. That said, Wilson was a racist power-hoarding jackass who damaged American democracy significantly. He certainly did not have a leg to stand on lecturing the Europeans when he had spent so much time trying to make American more like them.

@ericcarlson3746 6 жыл бұрын

Politicians, and humans in general. :)

@ericcarlson3746 6 жыл бұрын

Worth remembering there was a substantial share of US population that opposed the Spanish War, opposed the annexations, and the U S Senate actually voted down the annexation of Hawaii. Yet in the 20 years sine we were still in PR and the Philippines.......... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newlands_Resolution

@Autobotmatt428 6 жыл бұрын

We have gotten very political the last few weeks.

@wierdalien1 6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Arenson lots of politics are tied to the war

@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын

It's also what usually happens in winter. More machinations, less fighting.

@wierdalien1 6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Arenson wars been happening a few years peoples are getting frayed

@Autobotmatt428 6 жыл бұрын

Even thought we call this "modern war" the lack of fighting in winter does remind me more of the older ways of war. Like During the American Civil war or The American Revolutionary war.

@wierdalien1 6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Arenson we still cant fight in the winter, even WW2 slowed down in the western front.

@bsmnt23 6 жыл бұрын

This video here is probably the main reason WW1 is kind of bypassed in most 20th century history classes. I've been reading about the background politics for the Great War for a long time, and watching this channel for longer, and my head is still spinning. My high school history teacher (who was a fantastic teacher, BTW) would talk for hours on the cultural and political background on any given topic we'd go over, but when it came to the WW1, he'd just shake his head and say "Europe being Europe" and cover the broad strokes to get past it. Now I do wish I could go back and talk with him about it.

@ilpazzo1257 6 жыл бұрын

"Europe being Europe" as an European I somewhat identity in that

@thebronywiking 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we europeans are rather strange. Hej from Sweden!

@bsmnt23 6 жыл бұрын

Cool, half my family is Swedish. Skol! to Sweden!

@thebronywiking 6 жыл бұрын

Skål! To you too.

@htoodoh5770 6 жыл бұрын

Hej, medmänniska. Jag är halv människa och halv övermänsklig.

@silvioevan11 6 жыл бұрын

2:24 3:05 6:07 Cartoons from that time were goddamn perceptive and hilarious ;-)

@oreradivojevic837 6 жыл бұрын

Wolf has helmet and mustaches like Wilhelm

@joshualock3372 6 жыл бұрын

yes

@joshualock3372 6 жыл бұрын

silvioevan11 thats true

@LangeE612 6 жыл бұрын

I almost don't want the war to end...

@BuddyStoll 6 жыл бұрын

Emile you wouldn't be saying that 100 years ago...

@jdgomez775 6 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, there's a sequel. Plus, a few filler episodes(wars) that tie in the two. You don't need to watch the fillers, but it helps a bit.

@nurruddinjohnson5474 6 жыл бұрын

who i cought up! i found this channel while surfing youtube and got hooked, started from year one and here i am, cant wait for the next episode to be uploaded!

@Budisa35 6 жыл бұрын

Austro-Hungarian House of Cards and Game of Thrones DAMN

@slappatuski3903 6 жыл бұрын

Omg!! This background music! I love it!

@AlanDeAnda1 6 жыл бұрын

Perer The Great Hi, your majesty.

@eternalvirgin2227 6 жыл бұрын

Karl is one of my favorite monarchs.

@nightdragonx123 2 жыл бұрын

Oof that "Game of Thrones" line at the end gave me chills

@LuizAlexPhoenix 6 жыл бұрын

That is why every Empire falls, it just builds up to a point where no man can rule alone and everyone wants his head. Sadly, some people still don't understand it

@alexanderward5286 6 жыл бұрын

You’re Correct.

@Rikarth 6 жыл бұрын

It's more to ruling than your comment suggests. Read The Dictators Handbook. It talks about the rules for rulers.

@ninoschier9528 6 жыл бұрын

I think there is a point when time kills the Empire if it's not modernizing permanently. The whole Austro-Hungarian construction was completely outdated by 1900. It was a thing belonging to the middle ages where one autocrat rules over multiple nations but with all the Nation states and Nationalism it had to break as modernization wasn't all the rage with the Emperor (who was born 9 years after Napoleon died and had seen Napoleon III rise and fall, had seen the unification of Germany without Austria, the Crimean war, the colonization of Asia and Africa) and the nobility espacially the Hungarian Magnats. A partition into 4-5 different parts for something like Austria-Hungary-Austrian Yugoslavia-North Slavia-Transylvania would have helped much. Franz Ferdinand even had some plans for United States of Greater Austria where Austria would have consisted out of 15 states united under the Emperor.

@allisonandysarah 6 жыл бұрын

I love that you said Game of Thrones. That's what I've thought about every episode of the show so far. If people like Game of Thrones so much they should read a history book

@brokenbridge6316 4 жыл бұрын

The Austro-Hungurian Empire was finished by this time I give Emperor Karl props for trying to hold it together. But in the end he could only do so much. Great job.

@archstanton6102 6 жыл бұрын

Please do something or anything on the Ghurkhas or Kukri on Indi's desk. I work with these guys. The Regt with the most Victoria Crosses in British Army. 3 in The Great War.

@japeking1 6 жыл бұрын

That was just stunning exposition. Brilliantly done. You lot really are getting better and better..... or is it the war just getting worse and worse?

@Le_GingerBeardMan 6 жыл бұрын

I have been binge watching this series like crazy and have finally caught up! Now to watch all the specials and Out of the Trenches!

@doubledouble4g379 6 жыл бұрын

Why does all of this remind me of all those E.U bailout talks a few years back?

@leonk7201 6 жыл бұрын

Love the videos keep it up, always enjoy listening to you when playing HOI IV

@CrazyCodger 6 жыл бұрын

you know the jokes about playing 3d chess? these machinations feel like 7d

@thebronywiking 6 жыл бұрын

No, 1914D Chess. ;)

@mattcohen261 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, Indy! You rock!!!👍

@maxmustermann9058 6 жыл бұрын

If only Italy would have stayed neutral. There were no urgent reasons to join and as it is so many lives were lost for so little gain and the impact of the war contributed greatly to the rise of fascism in Italy, which in turn also greatly boosted and shaped the rise of nazism in Germany. Personally I believe the Entente would have won anyway sooner or later, largely due to the naval blockade.

@LuizAlexPhoenix 6 жыл бұрын

Germany broke Russia, not Austria Austrians weren't very effective against the Russians.

@KKKKKKK777js 6 жыл бұрын

Well yes, but 44 more Austrian divisions couldnt hurt right? And imagine the spring offensive on the western front suppurted by the Austrian army? Or those troops helping in Romania or Solonica freeing up more german divisons for the western front.

@maxmustermann9058 6 жыл бұрын

It would change a lot of things, I am just stating my personal belief, depending on different factors it could go either way. For example without the italian naval support in the mediterranean the Entente could decide that Gallipoli would be too risky, which would actually be better for them. Over-reliance on austro-hungarian troops in the east could prove to be a mistake and enable a russian breakthrough. Without Italy there is a fair chance that Romania would not have joined either which means an ally less, but Romania was also seen by some as a liability and as more beneficial as a neutral nation, because Germany would be less likely to try to go through it into Russia. Without Romanias entry Falkenhayn would probably keep being the chief of staff for a while which would change a lot of things, without some of Hindenburgs and Ludendorffs moves like sending Lenin or building the Hindenberg line to minimize the need of troops in the west it is possible that the eastern front would not have fallen as fast. The far east would have been a loss to the Central Powers anyway, likely the african front as well soone ror later and ultimately I think it is less likely for the Central Powers to win both the eastern and western front before american support comes in full, (especially considering the internal strife in Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire) assuming that the US still joins, which while up for debate I think is relatively likely. I think a sooner peace treaty would be more likely with the Entente less confident and Cental Powers still surrounded and with less overall resources.

@christianweibrecht6555 6 жыл бұрын

KKKKKKK777js This war proved that properly using troops is more important than using more

@KKKKKKK777js 6 жыл бұрын

True. The other sad consequence of Italy being neutral would be, thah the world would never learn of Cadornas "genius".

@ninoschier9528 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best episodes of them all!

@YourTypicalMental 6 жыл бұрын

Only Indy could make something as confusing as Central Power/boshivek peace negotiations sound thrilling!

@brody7314 6 жыл бұрын

I started the series a few months ago and finally caught up!

@ericcarlson3746 6 жыл бұрын

Thats what I call bingewatching- 185 episodes plus whatever "out of the trenches" and biographies as caught your attention!

@brody7314 6 жыл бұрын

No regrets

@davehoskins2393 6 жыл бұрын

The fact that the allies made the promise to Italy then broke it was wrong. But leave it to politicians who are experts in breaking their word.

@sk8terguy99TV 6 жыл бұрын

Another day, another great episode!

@delvescoa 6 жыл бұрын

A very complex situation explained clearly. One of the best episodes.

@KUDO1973 6 жыл бұрын

Great as usual, Indy and Team! However, it would be valuable to remember, that while Germans thought the Russian socialists and the bolsheviks in particular, were just a vessel for the German Cause, the bolsheviks themselves, and Trotsky in particular - as a keen internationalist, thought the Germans served their purpose as a vessel for the Worldwide socialist revolution. And for now bolsheviks are trying hard to get rid of their German sponsors and establish Post-Imerial Russia as a starting pod for Worldwide revolution. Each party at B.-L. was just trying to use the other side as it was intended, not taking into account the wishes of the other side. And that was the root of tensions.

@baron_von_brunk 6 жыл бұрын

So the poor old ostrich died for nothing. . .

@11Kralle 6 жыл бұрын

...didn't someone hungry shot that ostrich because he was bizarre???

@Isildun9 6 жыл бұрын

Some bloke called Archy Duke shot an ostrich because he was hungry.

@notbadsince97 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining why these days there's a war on where ages ago, where there wasn't a war on and the moment when there not being a war on went away.

@remy1234ish 6 жыл бұрын

By gum, I love history--Henry the Eighth and his 6 Knives--all that

@theoldtree2595 6 жыл бұрын

Nice game of thrones reference at the end there Indy and as usual awesome work to you and the team hope you all are doing well :)

@bigrigjoe5130 6 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for those 151+ Americans Worked and trained to go to war just to die on a boat on the way :/ Imagine their families

@troystaunton254 2 жыл бұрын

I feel more sorry for the guys who were KIA at 10:59am on the 11/11/18 imagine surviving the entire war just to die seconds before the end.

@kstreet7438 6 жыл бұрын

Hello Indy and crew. Have y'all covered the cost of a solider. Was just wondering because I've heard since ww2 it's 100x more expensive. Also I've learned so much more from this channel then high school!

@blackpenman 6 жыл бұрын

Blah b Keep in mind that many armies nowadays are volunteer only, and most certainly aren't on the scale of those in the world wars. Smaller armies generally means more money is spent on each soldier.

@angelG14 6 жыл бұрын

damn, the music made this episode so epic. one of the best episodes so far... keep it up guys, you rock!

@rmr9030 6 жыл бұрын

your videos get better and better, ive followed you since the beggining, love the channel congrats to the crew

@nikola12nis 6 жыл бұрын

The amount of money USA made out of ww 1 is crazy...i guess there they learned that war is a lucrative thing when not fighting on its own land...

@maxkwasny4112 6 жыл бұрын

Well it also came down to the fighting going on in Europe and not America. Their industry and other money making facilities were damaged or destroyed while the US sold things and kept their facilities up and running.

@markwolfshohl6562 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Nicola....man can I buy a vowel on that last name😎

@franzhuschka9837 6 жыл бұрын

Very interresting as always.

@AirTerranean 6 жыл бұрын

Hello to everyone at 'The Great War'. You guys talk of the machinations within both the Austro-Hungarian and the German high commands, and how the conflicting demands risk toppling the entire edifice. Given that this is so, isn't it in the interests of the German high command to try and secure better terms that would allow the Austrians to continue fighting? Or are they simply not aware of how fragile their ally's situation is.

@kreol1q1q 6 жыл бұрын

They were aware. But they didn't particularly care. The widespread view among the German staff was that they were "shackled to a corpse", as the phrase goes.

@mws3779 6 жыл бұрын

This is one of the greatest channels on KZfaq.

@AshishGupta-ql9lq 6 жыл бұрын

last time i was this early kevin spacey was a terrible president

@Autobotmatt428 6 жыл бұрын

Is it to soon to make a house of card joke?

@rcpwProductions 6 жыл бұрын

nah

@grayflaneur4854 6 жыл бұрын

But, he's still a terrible human being so little has changed. 😃

@massaweed420 6 жыл бұрын

Man, I was expecting a cheeky "This. This, is modern war." line, the Game of thrones quote threw me for a loop...

@frankbedek6051 6 жыл бұрын

You are a genius at summation.

@mariopinot9884 4 жыл бұрын

Love it.

@MrPoopeater91 6 жыл бұрын

Hello Indy! When you finish with The Great War series I hope you continue on and do World War II in the same style. I greatly enjoy this series. Especially the chance to follow the war on a week by week bases. Its almost like reading the daily newspaper and i would like to see you do this with WW2 as well!

@Dollt28 6 жыл бұрын

Nicely done video

@Nmax Жыл бұрын

Superb history lesson

@gaslightstudiosrebooted3432 6 жыл бұрын

The Iron Thrones are falling

@maxsmodels 6 жыл бұрын

There is such a thing as a no win scenario and this was it.

@MrShaneVicious 6 жыл бұрын

I believe "Wully" Robertson was the 1st man in the history of the British army to start as a private and eventually become a Field Marshal

@jsma9999 6 жыл бұрын

Brest-Litovsk Is getting hot

@divaybishnoi2773 6 жыл бұрын

Game of thrones? Which means you can die at any moment?!

@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын

yes, not so much sex though.

@tommasorucci4088 6 жыл бұрын

The Great War A secret romance between Hotzendorf and Cadorna would make everything more interesting

@markvorobjov6185 6 жыл бұрын

I guess it was not so true in brothels for soldiers and officers :D

@airmackeeee6792 6 жыл бұрын

The Central Powers send their regards.

@divaybishnoi2773 6 жыл бұрын

Bob Smith my name is woodrow wilson. I want you to know that.

@theodore-jef5664 6 жыл бұрын

Nothing like starting the day off with a cup of coffee, and a breakfast sandwich to go along with my weekly dose of The Great War.

@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын

Bon appetite ;)

@Dreadnought26 6 жыл бұрын

Damn that was a powerful conclusion by Indy

@tateodom8552 6 жыл бұрын

Very ncie, very, very nicevideo :D Hopingfor more!:)

@whiteboygaming-xt3ng 6 жыл бұрын

You have to be a time traveler to Know these things great video

@Mike-tg7dj 6 жыл бұрын

Oh what a tangled web we weave....

@drpapa26 5 жыл бұрын

This episode made my head explode

@bthanbeethan5590 6 жыл бұрын

that was such a good out-tro

@Rockbagaren 6 жыл бұрын

Just on time :D

@stefanb5869 6 жыл бұрын

I have finally catched up with the series , haha !

@enveenva5584 6 жыл бұрын

Oh hey ur over 800k now congratulations!

@kona6812 6 жыл бұрын

Charls that one Imperialist Next goal 1000000!

@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@thechad6501 6 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for the viedeo its brilliant and intéressant 😉 But dont forget to say that in the battle of the marne 1914 some french from the fith army with the british went into the gap... not only the british. Youre videos are the best

@Duke_of_Lorraine 6 жыл бұрын

A House of Cards and no sexual scandal about the main actor ? Unsubbed.

@Seadog7981 6 жыл бұрын

Duke of Lorraine no who is the pedo in HoC.

@mrmonty03 6 жыл бұрын

Duke of Lorraine *Unwatched

@lfteri 6 жыл бұрын

Duke of Lorraine syphilis and incest not enough for you, huh?

@frinkls5347 6 жыл бұрын

Who knows Emperor Franz was beatified a saint. So that makes him immediately suspicious.

@teutonicbohemian 6 жыл бұрын

I love you.

@samholdsworth3957 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Indy!

@waltcs1 6 жыл бұрын

Quite the cluster f$ck! Enough to give any sane person a headache

@aid8226 6 жыл бұрын

I’m utterly lost.....

@Patrick_3751 6 жыл бұрын

Gah! Politics, war, and ethnic minorities makes a complicated mess....But it's freakin' awesome to learn about!

@alimuhamadibrahimibnalyacc1051 6 жыл бұрын

I have never heard about an indipendent sibirian republic before. Mayby you make a special about that.

@DotepenecPL 4 жыл бұрын

Well, Istria still has a significant Italian population nowadays, I believe it wasn't any smaller a hundred years ago.

@awesomeleaf9059 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Indy and crew, I’ve been a big fan of the show since early 1916 and the show has really cultivated my love for history. However, I have a European history class with friends not as adamant about the war as I am and we are approaching the World War 1 unit. So my question for out of the trenches is this: could you briefly summarize the long lasting social and economic effects of the war on Europe? Thanks, and keep up the great work.

@Jamie-kg8ig 6 жыл бұрын

That'll probably come in 2019 or something like that.

@milesjenkins1405 6 жыл бұрын

You could watch "The War of The World" a documentary series covering WW1 till now. It covers social and economic effects etc.

@awesomeleaf9059 6 жыл бұрын

Miles Jenkins Thanks, I’ll check it out.

@DYLANJJK94 6 жыл бұрын

I just realized while watching " The Ottoman Lieutenant" that "The War to End All Wars" was actually "The War to End All Empires."

@NerevarOfficialReal 6 жыл бұрын

Well now, that wasn't complicated at all.

@here_we_go_again2571 Жыл бұрын

I find it almost unbelievable that an experienced leader, like Franz Josef (having experienced first hand, Germany's land greed), could have been so naive about the strength of Russia, England, France, Italy and he didn't even consider the USA (a new land and sea empire)! I wonder if he was beginning to go senile?

@donnabanning3747 6 жыл бұрын

Alright! The new episode!

@bogdan6785 6 ай бұрын

I've been thinking lately, also judging from the perspective of post-war European political map: of all the victorious nations, Italy had the smallest gains and they were obtained through large human losses. Which leads me to another idea: they had the weakest motivation to enter the war in the first place. They sacrificed hundreds of thousands of young men for South Tirol, which is not even so overwhelmingly Italian in the first place and has little to no economic value or strategic importance. They entered the slaughter house for some mountains. You can't really count Dalmatia or the Greek Islands or Istria or the Isonzo Valley as valid national objectives, since they were no more than some nostalgic and imperialistic ambitions of somehow restoring a long-lost glory of a long-last Roman Empire. They were not territories inhabited by Italians longing to return to the Fatherland, but just some politicians' fantasies.

@KOMMUNIST1918 6 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks a lot for the show, this episode was awesome as usual ;) but is there any chance that something is happening in the salonika front. Haven’t heard anything from there in ages ?

@leonbosnjak9078 6 жыл бұрын

An interesting story. Once all Italian claims to the eastern shore of the Adriatic have been refused, they resorted to something like this: If a naval attack would come towards us from future Yugoslavia, it would come at dawn as naval attacks usually do, and since the Sun rises from the East, our ships and coastal guns wouldn't be able to see Yugoslav ships. That's why we need the eastern shore.

@patrickc9726 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Keep up the great work! Just wondering, what are your plans for the channel after the war "ends" later this year?

@kevin2harty 6 жыл бұрын

I bet indie was delighted when he wrote that line at the end this is not a house of cards its a game of thrones

@ted5834 6 жыл бұрын

Indy, A question for out of the trenches. Did Bulgaria have any naval presence in the black sea and a usable airforce? Great work on this channel.

@ebergarcia1793 6 жыл бұрын

Man what a mess

@Ashfielder 6 жыл бұрын

Wanted to hear the House of Cards theme in the intro, but alas.

@criffermaclennan 6 жыл бұрын

The tuscania is actually only a matter of miles off the shores of islay in Scotland, think its around, 4-6 miles off if I remember right

@xJavelin1 6 жыл бұрын

Finally you've said it: This IS a Game of Thrones! It always has been. But the Starks have never understood that. Until now. Because now Winter (the End) is Coming!

@eduardkarpoev2109 6 жыл бұрын

My brain went OOF

@jyotiradityaguleria907 6 жыл бұрын

I'm early, which means I'm late to bed

@Random0taku 6 жыл бұрын

Question for out of the trenches: What DID the Bolsheviks disclose, with all the secret treaties and agreements going on in Europe, and what impact did that have on the post-war situation? Or maybe even on the war situation itself in the last year of the war?

@manofsteel7052 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Indy and the crew, i live the show it is reslly good and i aleays wanted to know this but did Austro Hungry had their own tanks during WW1 and where did they use them? Keep up the good work love you!!

@janrudnicki6111 6 жыл бұрын

Regency Council did not recognize the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ,

@ZoborWarrior 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Indy, the show is great! Is there a special episode of the traison of Alfre d Redl, the colonel of austrian imperial intelligence servire, who sold the austrian mobilization plans to the Russians shortly before the war?

@TheSciuzzo 6 жыл бұрын

Ahoy Indy, how about a special on Suke Bator: the Mongolian national hero? You guys have already researched Mongolia's history already when you did the special on Roman von Ungern-Sternberg.

@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын

Can't really say we researched it in depth, it was what we found about US in the area.

@TheSciuzzo 6 жыл бұрын

I see thanks for answering, still hope to see something about Mongolia though, WWI played a pivotal role in that country independence.

@ElBandito 6 жыл бұрын

So did WWII.

@TheSciuzzo 6 жыл бұрын

Even if at the time it was under heavy USSR influence Mongolia was already an independent state.

@ElBandito 6 жыл бұрын

It wasn't until near the end of WWII, in the Yalta Conference that Stalin forced the Western nations to officially recognize the sovereignty of Mongolia as a nation. And China by then had no choice but to accept those decisions.