0:40 - Chapter 1 - Battle of wuhan 4:40 - Chapter 2 - Fall of tenochtilan 9:45 - Chapter 3 - Siege of athens & piraeus 12:40 - Chapter 4 - Siege of changchun

I lived in Wuhan back in 2015, they still celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Wuhan and commemorate it with air raid sirens going off throughout the city. Very odd thing to hear in the middle of the day and my students didn't know the right words to tell me what it really was... China considers it the turning point of WWII, similar to the battle of Midway or D-Day in Europe.

Simon should make a channel about all of Simons channels.

"War's tragedy is that it uses man's best to do man's worst." - Harry Emerson Fosdick

Love the channel, keep it up 👍

Happy new year Simon

Love Your Channel!

It never ceases to amaze me just how much history is not taught to us. The history most people know is so cherry picked that it's not even funny. Thank you so much for bringing this to us and in such an interesting way! Love all of your channels Simon!

Great videos

Great vid

Nothing but respect for all those brave souls who fought valiantly and gave up their lives for something greater than themselves.

Maybe someday you'll do a video on the Metis rebellion in Canada. I think it's a nuanced topic that still has ramifications for modern Canada.

The Aztec history is so interesting!! Thank you, Simon and team!

Another battle that should be remembered as one of the bloodiest in history was the Battle of Watling Street (61 AD). After suffering abuses by the Roman Empire, including forced taxation, flogging in front of her whole village, and the rapes of her daughters, Queen Boudica of the Iceni gathered together a great host of disaffected Britons to attack Roman settlements at Camulodunum and Londinium, with the aforementioned event proving to be a bloodbath as all of the city's citizens were forced to seek shelter in the Temple of Jupiter and were massacred at the holy site. In turn, Governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus ordered for two of his legions to act quickly in suppressing the revolt. the first of these, the IX, was understrength at 2,000 infantry and 200 cavalry and, when Boudica launched a successful ambush of the unit, all but the cavalry were killed. The other legion's general refused his order, which would ultimately lead to his demise as he committed suicide. Paulinus was able to gather one and a half legions to his command, with auxiliaries and refugees bringing his army to 10,000 men. Paulinus then selected a location whereby his few men could make a stand, a place which no was knows where it was. However, what was known about it was that Paulinus had selected a natural bottleneck, with a road at his center and his flanks covered by nearly impenetrable forests. Boudica's horde had as many as 80 to 100,000 warriors, with many women and children accompanying them in wagons. Her forces launched a frontal assault against the Roman defensive line, but were repulsed and when they tried to reform, found the wagons in their rear had been arranged in a kind of wall, blocking many from escaping. At best estimates, the Romans did lose as many as 1,000 soldiers but were able to inflict tens of thousands of casualties upon the Britons and caused Boudica to commit suicide along with her two daughters.

Oh Lord Almighty have mercy, the intern that makes the thumbnails discovered MidJourney.

Sad that The Battle of Schrute Farms didn't make the list...

Good job, oversll, but you repeat the outdated legend that the Aztecs mistook Cortez for a deity. Camilla Townsend in her groundbreaking "The Fifht Sun" has comprehensively debunked that theory. It originated with Aztec writers two generations after the conquest who couldn't make sense of the collapse of their empire. In reality, the volatile situation in the Cuenca de Mexico and the Spanish military strength (no, not horses and firearms, steel armour and steel swords) that made a direct confrontation risky. The Tlaxcalans had realized this after one day of battle when they managed to stop the Spaniards but lost on average ten warriors for one Spaniard killed. Hence their alliance with Cortez. Hence Moctezumas hesitation to risk losing too many warriors whom he needed to maintain the empire. Far more plausible than the deity legend.

Two questions. 1. Where'd you get that suit jacket from? I really like it. 2. Who's the terrifying apparition in the background at @15:55!?

The AI picture is just weird and brings down this channel a bit

What about the Great Australian Emu war fought at Drop Bear Ridge

I score 2/3 as I've known for decades that WW2 started in 1937 , including the atrocities of Nanking, and also Cortez' story. Neil Young wrote a song about him.

last time I was this early, we were at war and we still are sadly

Anyone know if there are an English copies of the White Snow Red blood book? Other than this video the only reference in English I’m picking up is an article in Seattle from 1990

What’s with everyone suggesting videos that Simon has already done? The emu war? Done. Taiping rebellion? Done. Siege of leningrad? Done. Y’all just be blurting ideas out n have no idea he’s already done it..

Aw brilliant Simon...and I suppose the rest of the rest of the team that make it possible 😂

More needs to be said about Cortez's plot armor.

Wow! I am an ardent student of WW2 with many a title read. You have shown me there is still more out there!!! Thank you!!!

4:41 Cortes landed in 1549!? Some typo errors here, I think. Cortes landed in 1519, I think.

One mostly unknown battle took place at river Frigidus in 394 A.D. it was the battle which broke the Western Part of the Roman empire, most of the Western field troops were destroyed by the Eastern Roman army. The troops of the Western empire never recovered from this defeat, about ten to twelve years later the Rhine border defence collapsed and Britain was abandoned.

I guess I'll be the dick who corrects the date: in 1549, Cortez had been dead since '47 from dysentery. He arrived on the mainland and founded Veracruz in 1519.

Some other battles i can think of Battle of Maritsa - 800 Ottoman Cav defeats a much greater force Night Attack at Targoviste - Wallachians fail to assassinate Mehmed Ii but were able to inflict massive casualties Battle of Cartagena de Indias - British fail to capture coastal forts and suffer lost of casualties Battle of Zapote Bridge - Succesful Filipino ambush armed with mostly melee Battle of Tigranocerta - Outnumbered Romans were able to 'collapse the Armenian Army under its own weight' with livht casualties

Love watching your channels when working but the audio editing on recent videos has been awful, unless there's been mic issues of course but it just sounds like badly applied compression.

Time to learn from Professor Simon Whistle

How many channels does this man have?

for ww1 i would say the siege of przemysl the longest siege of ww1 most people probably wouldn't have heard of it.

Can Ubisoft make an Aztec AC game already! Literally all I want to do is walk around the Aztec world. If there’s one thing Ubisoft can do it’s make a very beautiful and mostly historically accurate game world. Fighting conquistadors or having dual protagonists on both sides would be awesome!

How about a video on the Flying Tigers in China?

The Rape of Nanking is a horrific event that should never be forgotten.

2:10 Wuhan is on Yangtze River not Yellow.

Battle of Cuito Cuarnavale would be a good feature.

I am Greek and had no idea about that battle in Athens. I didn't even know that 200.000 people lived there. Seemed a little bit extreme number compared to what I have learnt.

In my (Dutch) education I've extensively covered these historical events. It's intriguing to revisit the fundamentals of these battles and observe the emphasis or omission of certain details in the video, providing insight into the inherent biases in the narrative you've presented here.

More than 3 times as many died in the siege of Leningrad than in the siege of Stalingrad. The Soviets admitted to 1,900,000 casualties but deliberately suppressed the actual numbers of 2,800,000 Soviet civilians and 3,436,000 military casualties, the Germans had virtually 0 civilian casualties and 580,000 military casualties. The Soviet casualties were much higher than the figures they gave and would have caused political problems in the USSR if the actual figures were divulged. The USSR in just 5 months at Leningrad had many times the total US casualties suffered in the entire war in both theaters)

Kinda surprised this isn't on Warographics...

Never is rather impossible to beat.

Update your website and let us know why you're no longer hosting some of your channels, please.

I.P. Daley

Some of your dates and geography are slightly off :p. No shade just worth double checking.

0:27 - "Today, we're going to look at 5 of them." But there are only 4 chapters. 🤔

Odd that this would go out on Sideprojects and not say... Warographics

Why is this man the face of so many youtube channels yet I can't think the name of a specific channel of his? Flawless huh?

That thumbnail is so cursed, lol

Rest in peace to those that passed away.

Cortes landed in 1519, not 1549!

Simon, you misrepresented the Aztec thing. It's a very complicated toppic but i suggest dj peach cobbler's 3 video's on it (+-2-2,5 HOURS) for a more in depth and informed explanation. Love your video's tho

After realizing what happens when you leave people alive to become insurgents, I finally understand why expensive wartime massacres occur at all.

We can talk about the battle of London too Simon…it’s okay little buddy…

2:22 ...we may not be that familiar with this specific crime against their own himanity, but the people of China remember and remain ghoulishly aware of what extents it's givernment, regardless of those in charge, is willing to go to in or to win or just not lose. There's no patriotic pride in that.

Being the "Second" Sino-Japanese War it's hardly "unprecedented".

Why don’t you do a story about all the things that the US done for China during the 1900’s. You could talk about stuff like the money given in aid and the help during World War Two.

Has this guy been Knighted yet?

You didn't do the "Fall of Tenochtilan" justice - the fighting for the city was long and grueling, going from street to street with cannon and demolishing every structure. The city was surrounded and blockaded, the populace starved to death, eating ground up brick dust and their leather belts. All traces of the Aztec culture were destroyed, from temples to books. Only 12 of their books are known to have survived the "cleansing" and that is a hotly debated subject, with only 2 of the books being definitively from before the invasion. When the city eventually surrendered the remain populace was enslaved and forcefully converted to Catholicism. What convinced the Aztecs that the Spanish were not gods was the way they kept "mistreating" the women.

The first Sino Japanese war can be considered as the beginning of the WW2 as Japanese were condemned in the United Nations for it occupation of Manchuria

The Taiping Rebellion of 1850s/60s killed 30 million but is just a footnote.

Victors choose what stories to tell

“tenoshitsland” 😂

Thank you for shining a light on the "forgotten ally", China. Who lost lost nearly 15 million people and started fighting the Japanese 4 years before the US

Lets gooo

I'm not sure, but wasn't Wuhan labelled as 'The Stalingrad of the East'?

"These more popular ones." Popular battles. Not sure if that adjective is appropriate.

As if hearing about these massacres of innocents isnt bad enough, I always find it more disturbing when countries such as China try and erase them from history.

The Battle of Singapore ?

One thing is sure, we don't have to worry ai will replace aerospace engineers soon 😂

China blowing up that dam reminds me of when honey bees kill giant wasps that enter their hive by vibrating and raising their body temperature until it kills the wasp aswell as a few of the bees. but it’s a sacrifice they’re more than willing to make Also bugs

The second sino Japanese war should be considered part of WWII

Nanjing? It’s known as Nanking here

Going Concern is a country…citizens will understand…

Okay, once you eat leather and grass, you have like four days left, so I doubt they wrote about it much, da?

Funny seeing all the "don't use AI" comments. Most people are against AI because of the whole skipping paying an artis part. But that's very much not the case here. Simon (who didn't make the thumbnail, by the way) paid for the editing/thumbnail, there's no issue here. But sure, let's bitch and complain about someone using the avaliable tools to do a job!

It's not hard to understand why the Central/southern North Americans may have been receptive to Cortes, when you consider that their overlords had Gods who demanded human sacrifice for their glory and he brought with him stories of a God who gave his only son as a sacrifice to forgive human sin. Pretty sure I'd be receptive to that message given the alternative. But, I will never not enjoy the graphic novel adaptation of Montezuma's Daughter in the Look and Learn folders I was gifted as a young boy. Mr Haggard knew how to tell a story.

Anyone else hear “Teno-shitland” instead of Tenochtitlán?

Didn't realize we had soo many pansies for fellow veiwers😅 Daaaayuumn..🤣

The easiest way to manage your money is to take it one step at a time and not worry about being perfect😊

Whats with the ai art thumbnail?

Ten-o-shit-land?

What in the fresh AI drug addled hell is this thumbnail, ffs.

The American Philippines war isn’t well known

I was in a fire fight in iraq once, a week later inwas home on r and r when i saw my fire fight on the news. They said the iraq army fought it. They were hiding at a check point when we did everything. Yea, stories u will never hear

They all modern. A better list: Siege of Baghdad by the Mongolias 1258, Battle of Yarmuk, Red chilfs threekingdoms, CaCao Vs Shou Battle (forgot the name), Chanpang, Han Vs Shoungluo/Huns, Qin Invation of Zhou and Qin Invation of Chu , Final Atla Battle against Rome, Rome invation of Carthage, Persia Invation of Athen.

Cortes invaded Mexico in 1519 not 1549

If you’re going to use AI garbage images, at least pay someone to make them look like someone who has actually seen an airplane once in their life made it.

Why the AI thumbnail?

Tenochtitlan is pronounced "teh-NOKCH-teet-laan"

Hernán Cortés is pronounced "er-NAN core-TEZ" (the 'H' is silent in Spanish).

Don’t overlook the fact that Mao & the Communists were not nearly as Formidable in fighting the Japanese as the Nationalists On Purpose That’s why they won the Civil War

The Korean War.

Some of your Aztec stuff wasn't accurate.

Jeez that thumbnail looks terrible. Add onto that the fact it is clearly ai generated and it just gets worse.

Wow, not even getting past the ad just stopped to comment on how shit the ai thumbnail is 😂

The ai thumbnail is cognitive dissonance fuel. Video, perfect as always