DGRVP- Why America Might Start Buying F-16s Again (Page 18 of 60)
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It breaks my heart/pisses me off that clicking on ANY YT link (even to play it here on arfcom) now crashes my Brave browser! Major PITA!!! |
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" --- Sigmond Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis
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Originally Posted By Former11BRAVO: It breaks my heart/pisses me off that clicking on ANY YT link (even to play it here on arfcom) now crashes my Brave browser! Major PITA!!! You update Brave to the newest version? https://community.brave.com/t/brave-crashing-when-opening-youtube/626159/5 |
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Documentary on the Gutenberg printing press. Thought I had posted it before, but not finding it. Is This The Most Important Machine From The Medieval Era?  Is This The Most Important Machine From The Medieval Era? |
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Interesting discussion around Covid and Climate change among other things. Net Zero Must Go - Matt Ridley  Net Zero Must Go - Matt Ridley 00:00 Introduction 02:36 The Covid Lab Leak Lies In The Scientific Community 08:13 Was It A Coverup? 13:25 Will People Listen If There's Another Pandemic? 23:14 Is Gain Of Function Research Worth It In The Long-Term? 27:06 Getting Funding 30:09 Climate Change 34:18 We're In A Period Of Warming 42:12 Would You Scrap Net-Zero? Should We Reduce Carbon Emissions? 47:55 Greta Thunberg 50:00 The Great Man Theory Of Science 01:00:14 What's The One Thing We're Not Talking About That We Should Be? |
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Interesting presentation about the history and creation of the CIC. The Brain of the Carrier Group: The Combat Information Center  The Brain of the Carrier Group: The Combat Information Center This lecture will begin with the genesis of the shipboard combat information center (CIC) in World War II from the Guadalcanal campaign (1942) up through that at Okinawa (1945). From there it will move to a discussion of the development of the CIC on aircraft carriers through the Cold War and its current incarnation as the Combat Direction Center about US carriers (CVNs). Dr. Kuehn author served as a CDC officer from 1998-2000 aboard the aircraft Carrier USS John C. Stennis. Dr. John T. Kuehn is a Professor of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). He is a Major General William Stofft Professor Emeritus and served as Fleet Admiral Ernest King Visiting Professor of Maritime History at the Naval War College from 2020-2021. He retired from the U.S. Navy 2004 at the rank of commander after 23 years, serving as a naval flight officer (NFO) flying land and carrier-based aircraft. The Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. |
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Interesting discussion around some points found at the Capps site in Alabama. Book Chapter/Paper: Book Chapter/Paper Rewriting the American Stone Age: H. Blaine Ensor  Rewriting the American Stone Age: H. Blaine Ensor |
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Interesting presentation around the Chumash communities in southern California area. Mapping Chumash Communities -- Dr. John R. Johnson  Mapping Chumash Communities -- Dr. John R. Johnson Mapping Chumash Communities Dr. John R. Johnson - Curator Emeritus of Anthropology at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Following Cabrillo’s voyage in 1542, certain Chumash towns and villages began appearing on maps resulting from Spanish exploration. Mission records during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries provide crucial information on settlement locations and populations. Anthropologists, particularly Kroeber and Harrington, began working on comprehensive mapping of Chumash communities beginning in the early twentieth century. One of the sources that proved invaluable was placename lists recorded by a literate Ventureño man named Juan Estevan Pico. Interviewing elders whom he knew, Pico documented the names and locations of Chumash towns and villages along the coast between Point Conception and Malibu, inland areas of the Ventureño region, and the Channel Islands. Subsequent maps of Chumash rancherías have built upon and refined the work of Kroeber and Harrington by incorporating archaeological evidence, mission register data, and other sources. Having established the complete settlement pattern, other studies become possible, including determining population distributions, discerning geographic patterns of recruitment to the missions, and reconstructing intervillage sociopolitical relationships. Dr. John Johnson served 37 years as Curator of Anthropology at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and since retirement in 2023 holds the position of Curator Emeritus. He taught an anthropology course on Indigenous Peoples of California Indians for 18 years at UC Santa Barbara. Dr. Johnson’s written contributions include more than 100 studies regarding the cultures, history, and ancient past of California’s Native peoples, especially emphasizing the Chumash Indians of the Santa Barbara region. Presented to the Pacific Coast Archaeological Society (PCAS) on January 9, 2025. |
Hopefully I'm not duping this one   Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #472 |
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Originally Posted By anothermisanthrope: Hopefully I'm not duping this one  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUkBz-cdB-kNope it was in my queue to watch 
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Found in another thread, but worth the repost Most Gangster General Of WW2 - "Terrible" Terry Allen  Most Gangster General Of WW2 - "Terrible" Terry Allen |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: Nope it was in my queue to watch Originally Posted By DaGoose: Originally Posted By anothermisanthrope: Hopefully I'm not duping this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUkBz-cdB-kNope it was in my queue to watch Breakdown of timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 0:49 - First hard problem 6:16 - Navier–Stokes singularity 26:26 - Game of life 33:01 - Infinity 38:07 - Math vs Physics 44:26 - Nature of reality 1:07:09 - Theory of everything 1:13:10 - General relativity 1:16:37 - Solving difficult problems 1:20:01 - AI-assisted theorem proving 1:32:51 - Lean programming language 1:42:51 - DeepMind's AlphaProof 1:47:45 - Human mathematicians vs AI 1:57:37 - AI winning the Fields Medal 2:04:47 - Grigori Perelman 2:17:30 - Twin Prime Conjecture 2:34:04 - Collatz conjecture 2:40:50 - P = NP 2:43:43 - Fields Medal 2:51:18 - Andrew Wiles and Fermat's Last Theorem 2:55:16 - Productivity 2:57:55 - Advice for young people 3:06:17 - The greatest mathematician of all time |
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Interesting discussion around the coming China and Taiwan conflict. Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict | SRS #209  Erik Prince & Erik Bethel - The China / Taiwan Conflict | SRS #209 CHAPTER MARKERS 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:34 Taiwan's Historical Context 05:31 China's Modern History and Economic Policies 08:38 Surveillance and Social Control in China 17:35 Governance and Economic Systems 24:42 China's Belt and Road Initiative 46:54 Geopolitical Concerns: Taiwan and China 01:31:47 Taiwan's Defense Strategy 01:35:45 Cybersecurity Threats 01:53:25 Unrestricted Warfare 01:55:14 Fentanyl Crisis as a Weapon 01:59:43 American Innovation and Resilience 02:08:59 Global Implications of Taiwan's Fall 02:15:30 Conclusion and Call to Action |
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Interesting discussion around a lot of different subjects. David Kipping: Alien Civilizations, Megastructures, Spacecraft, and Artificial Intelligence  David Kipping: Alien Civilizations, Megastructures, Spacecraft, and Artificial Intelligence OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 00:01:05 Astronomy or Aliens? 00:12:00 Three Big Obstacles to UFO Science 00:23:59 What is the Kardashev Scale of Alien Civilizations? 00:33:46 How To Detect Alien Civilizations with Heat Signatures 00:47:22 Does Alien Life Need Water to Exist? 00:55:54 When Did the First Life Form in the Universe? 01:07:23 Is the Universe Filled with Ancient Alien Civilizations? 01:16:45 What Is the Great Filter Hypothesis For Alien Life? 01:19:31 Artificial Intelligence, Aliens, and the End of Humanity 01:25:05 How Rare Is the Creation of Life From Nothing? 01:37:28 What Are Alien Megastructures? 01:47:07 Can We Engineer the Sun to Live Longer? 01:54:35 Should We Look for Alien Life on Exomoons? 02:01:33 Could We Find Alien Life on Planets in the Interstellar Medium? 02:13:35 What Is a Warp Drive and Why Can’t We Build One? 02:21:47 On Time Travel and the Best Time Machines 02:26:40 What Are the Best Interstellar Propulsion Technologies? 02:34:07 Was Oumuamua an Alien Spacecraft? 02:43:09 Are the TicTac UFOs Alien Spacecraft? 02:56:58 Do We Live in a Simulation? 03:00:17 What Is Quantum Immortality? |
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Interesting discussion around various subjects in WW2. James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles | Lex Fridman Podcast #470  James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles | Lex Fridman Podcast #470 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Episode highlight 0:26 - Introduction 1:13 - World War II 11:11 - Lebensraum and Hitler ideology 18:23 - Operation Barbarossa 34:36 - Hitler vs Europe 56:22 - Joseph Goebbels 1:06:17 - Hitler before WW2 1:11:12 - Hitler vs Chamberlain 1:33:18 - Invasion of Poland 1:37:55 - Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact 1:45:56 - Winston Churchill 2:09:56 - Most powerful military in WW2 2:32:18 - Tanks 2:42:17 - Battle of Stalingrad 2:55:09 - Concentration camps 3:04:40 - Battle of Normandy 3:18:32 - Lessons from WW2 |
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Interesting video on different human species. The skulls of different variants on display was interesting as I hadn't seen that many at one time before. Homo Sapiens VS The Lost Human Species: Why We Survived  Homo Sapiens VS The Lost Human Species: Why We Survived |
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Interesting discussion around Ancient Egypt. The diary of Merer was interesting. Ancient Egypt: From The First Dynasty to Cleopatra  Ancient Egypt: From The First Dynasty to Cleopatra |
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Interesting discussion around Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Easter Island Historian Explains Moai, Chief Birdman And European Invasions  Where Did Easter Island's MASSIVE Stone Faces Come From? |
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Logarithms! The Invention That Saved Science  The Invention That Saved Science Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - 1) Kepler and Tycho 05:08 - 2) Arithmetica Integra 07:12 - 3) Kepler and Tycho cont'd 12:10 - 4) Burgi 16:51 - 5) Napier 22:25 - 6) Kepler Reads Napier 24:35 - 7) Briggs 25:34 - 8) The Rudolphine Tables 26:41 - 9) The Age of the Logarithm |
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Hadn't heard of either of these before. Two Ancient Megasites You Might Not Know About (since we pretty much just found them!)  Two Ancient Megasites You Might Not Know About (since we pretty much just found them!) |
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Discussion by Niall on several things around his new University that he is a trustee. He is pretty spot on about using AI while younger and in school Niall Ferguson: What Technophiles Should Learn from Medieval Universities  Niall Ferguson: What Technophiles Should Learn from Medieval Universities |
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After skool video. Pretty good summary of some of the dangers of AI. Is AI Apocalypse Inevitable? - Tristan Harris  Is AI Apocalypse Inevitable? - Tristan Harris In this episode, Tristan Harris explores the 2 most probable paths that AI will follow, one leading to chaos and the other to dystopia. He explains how we can pursue a narrow path between these 2 undesirable outcomes. Tristan Harris is a prominent technology ethicist known for his influential critique of the attention economy and persuasive design in tech. Tristan is Co-Founder of the Center for Humane Technology (CHT), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to align technology with humanity’s best interests. He regularly briefs heads of state, technology CEOs, and US Congress members, in addition to mobilizing millions of people around the world through mainstream media. Tristan has explored the influences that hijack human attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs, from his childhood as a magician to his coursework in Stanford’s Persuasive Technology Lab to his leadership as a Design Ethicist at Google. Today, he studies how major technology platforms wield dangerous power over our ability to make sense of the world and leads the call for systemic change. In 2020, Tristan was featured in the two-time Emmy-winning Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma. The film unveiled how social media is dangerously reprogramming our brains and human civilization. It reached over 100 million people in 190 countries across 30 languages. As a co-host of the top-rated technology podcast, Your Undivided Attention, he explores the drivers behind social media’s race for attention, its destabilization of society, and potential solutions. |
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Interesting paper on the Kalambo Falls structure. Supposed to be around 475K years old. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06557-9 |
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Short video on the Laschamp excursion. Neanderthals Extinction and the Magnetic Anomaly 41000 Years Ago  Neanderthals Extinction and the Magnetic Anomaly 41000 Years Ago 0:00 Laschamp excursion 41000 years ago 1:30 Neanderthals and humans 2:35 New study expands on these assumptions 3:40 Aurora effects and modeling in the study 6:00 Human evolution - clothes and sewing 7:10 Ochre pigment and sunscreen 8:30 So what does this mean? 8:50 Criticisms 10:00 Conclusions |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: Hadn't heard of either of these before. Two Ancient Megasites You Might Not Know About (since we pretty much just found them!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7n3myhFKAMThat's pretty neat and strange. Usually China is very much against archaeology and pays farmers to plant trees on hills suspected to be archeological sites, or otherwise making them off limits without government approval, which is nearly impossible to obtain. Seeing the couple they have actually excavated is pretty cool. There's hundreds more found by satellite which haven't been excavated and won't be in the near future according to the government. Maybe this one excavated was explored because it had some historical impact while the others which may be older do not? |
The person who complains most, and is the most critical of others has the most to hide.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
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Originally Posted By brass: That's pretty neat and strange. Usually China is very much against archaeology and pays farmers to plant trees on hills suspected to be archeological sites, or otherwise making them off limits without government approval, which is nearly impossible to obtain. Seeing the couple they have actually excavated is pretty cool. There's hundreds more found by satellite which haven't been excavated and won't be in the near future according to the government. Maybe this one excavated was explored because it had some historical impact while the others which may be older do not? Originally Posted By brass: Originally Posted By DaGoose: Hadn't heard of either of these before. Two Ancient Megasites You Might Not Know About (since we pretty much just found them!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7n3myhFKAMThat's pretty neat and strange. Usually China is very much against archaeology and pays farmers to plant trees on hills suspected to be archeological sites, or otherwise making them off limits without government approval, which is nearly impossible to obtain. Seeing the couple they have actually excavated is pretty cool. There's hundreds more found by satellite which haven't been excavated and won't be in the near future according to the government. Maybe this one excavated was explored because it had some historical impact while the others which may be older do not? Yeah, it's a strange one for sure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimao |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: Short video on the Laschamp excursion. Neanderthals Extinction and the Magnetic Anomaly 41000 Years Ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFHduHvxU2M0:00 Laschamp excursion 41000 years ago 1:30 Neanderthals and humans 2:35 New study expands on these assumptions 3:40 Aurora effects and modeling in the study 6:00 Human evolution - clothes and sewing 7:10 Ochre pigment and sunscreen 8:30 So what does this mean? 8:50 Criticisms 10:00 Conclusions |
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Originally Posted By TexasSheepdog: I wonder if the cosmic radiation was enough to break DNA and introduce mutations. Originally Posted By TexasSheepdog: Originally Posted By DaGoose: Short video on the Laschamp excursion. Neanderthals Extinction and the Magnetic Anomaly 41000 Years Ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFHduHvxU2M0:00 Laschamp excursion 41000 years ago 1:30 Neanderthals and humans 2:35 New study expands on these assumptions 3:40 Aurora effects and modeling in the study 6:00 Human evolution - clothes and sewing 7:10 Ochre pigment and sunscreen 8:30 So what does this mean? 8:50 Criticisms 10:00 Conclusions Well I believe it does that now. Question would be is if the mutation would be viable in the long term. |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: Well I believe it does that now. Question would be is if the mutation would be viable in the long term. You'd probably see an increase in mutations during this period, many non viable but possibly some beneficial. That goes for basically all life forms, aside from whats in the ocean most likely. |
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Good short video. Miyamoto Musashi - How to Master Your Emotions  Miyamoto Musashi - How to Master Your Emotions |
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Pretty good short video on life in ancient Rome. What Was Daily Life in Ancient Rome Really Like? - Gregory Aldrete  What Was Daily Life in Ancient Rome Really Like? - Gregory Aldrete |
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Video on the life of a peasant in the middle ages. His channel has a lot of related stuff. What did MEDIEVAL PEASANTS do all day?  Did MEDIEVAL PEASANTS really live that BADLY? |
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Interesting discussion of the Goldbach Conjecture. The Obviously True Theorem No One Can Prove  The Obviously True Theorem No One Can Prove 0:00 What is Goldbach’s Conjecture? 4:33 Goldbach and Euler 7:03 The Prime Number Theorem 11:16 The Genius of Ramanujan 14:57 The Circle Method 27:31 Proving the Weak Goldbach Conjecture 32:40 Math vs Mao 36:06 Back to Chen Jingrun 37:15 How you can prove the Strong Goldbach Conjecture |
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Pretty good breakdown on how we don't know how many were killed. How many died in the Mongol conquests?  How many died in the Mongol conquests? 0:00 40–60 million? 1:48 Historical demography 5:56 McEvedy & Jones isn't reliable 6:40 Iran 9:49 China 11:15 Unlike McEvedy, I actually read Durand 11:48 Origin of the myth in Chinese census numbers 14:28 Unreliability of medieval Chinese censuses 20:06 Reported numbers for Song and Yuan periods 22:19 Mongol numbers unreliable for 4 reasons 22:38 1. Incomplete geographic coverage 23:44 2. No increase in southern population from refugees 26:24 3. Erratic variations in numbers 27:17 4. Unusually low reported household size 29:59 Extraordinary claims require some kind of evidence 32:09 Sometimes we just don't get to know |
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Pretty good overview of the Council of Nicaea from a historical point of view. What people get wrong about the Council of Nicaea  What people get wrong about the Council of Nicaea 0:00 Introduction 3:00 What was discussed at the Council 6:29 The Fourth-Century Mind 10:32 The Council of Nicaea 13:05 Arianism strikes back 21:27 The return of the homoousion 22:49 How the Council was historically significant 27:43 How the Council was not historically significant |
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Interview with Justice Alito around a variety of subjects. Justice Alito: Dobbs, A Color Blind Constitution, And The Balancing Of Power | Uncommon Knowledge  Justice Alito: Dobbs, A Color Blind Constitution, And The Balancing Of Power | Uncommon Knowledge |
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Interesting discussion around US Navy logistics in the early 1900s up until the end of WW2. US Navy Logistics - From Small Beginnings... (1900-1942)  US Navy Logistics - From Small Beginnings... (1900-1942) US Navy Logistics - ...to Supply the Endless Hordes (1942-1945)  US Navy Logistics - ...to Supply the Endless Hordes (1942-1945) |
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Short video on the Battle of the Coral Sea. Battle of the Coral Sea - The Worlds First Carrier vs Carrier Battle  Battle of the Coral Sea - The Worlds First Carrier vs Carrier Battle |
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Interesting breakdown on the combat ranges of aircraft from carriers. Carrier Aircraft Range - How close do you have to get?  Carrier Aircraft Range - How close do you have to get? 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - The problem of on-paper vs actual range 00:04:55 - Targets Moving 00:06:46 - You don't leave immediately 00:07:57 - You don't fly straight at the target 00:09:14 - You might not be at cruise speed 00:09:55 - Weather! 00:10:49 - You might have to go find the target! 00:12:08 - Payload Weight 00:13:44 - Payload Type 00:14:49 - Combat vs Cruise Fuel Consumption 00:16:32 - Enemy Opposition 00:17:41 - Ideal vs Travelled Altitude 00:19:04 - Additional Systems 00:20:12 - Specific Example (TBF-1C Avenger) |
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Interesting video on a F1 engine maker in the late 50s/early 60s. Heard the name before, but hadn't heard the full story. Coventry Climax: The Forklift Company That Dominated F1 - A History  Coventry Climax: The Forklift Company That Dominated F1 - A History |
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Interesting video on the CIA's Paramilitary operations. CIA’s Secret Army is Unhinged  CIA’s Secret Army is Unhinged |
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Good video on the battle of the Philippine Sea. Battle of the Philippine Sea - Hellcat Ascendancy  Battle of the Philippine Sea - Hellcat Ascendancy |
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Wish they would have tested this monster in combat to see if it actually worked or not. The Helmover Torpedo - The Battleship Eraser  The Helmover Torpedo - The Battleship Eraser |
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Good overview of the life/career of Belisarius. Belisarius: The Last of the Great Roman Generals  Belisarius The General Who Saved Rome From The Barbarians Chapter Timeline: 00:00 02:07 Background: Goths, Huns and the fall of the Roman Empire 09:42 Arian Christianity 14:12 Emperors Justin I and Justinian 15:21 The Persians 19:20 The Iberian War 22:05 6th Century Roman Army Organisation 24:13 The Persian War of 527AD 40:33 The Greens and the Blues and the Nika Riot 52:40 The Vandal War 1:14:00 The Gothic War 1:47:04 The Lazic War 1:49:51 Back to Italy 1:54:07 Later Years and Legacy |
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Pretty good documentary on Captain James Cook. Captain James Cook: The incredible true story of the World's Greatest Navigator and Cartographer  Captain James Cook: The Man Who Mapped the World 00:08:10 Whitby, the Walkers and his apprenticeship 00:09:42 The Quakers 00:20:00 Royal Navy career in Canada and charting development 00:31:15 Circumnavigation 1: The Venus Transit expedition 00:41:41 Tahiti 00:45:03 New Zealand and Tupaia's Maori mediation 00:48:43 The New Holland Coast 00:53:51 Shipwreck and Aboriginal interaction 00:56:29 Rounding the top end and claiming New Holland 00:58:27 Disaster in Batavia 01:01:00 Circumnavigation 2: the 60th Parallel and terra incognita 01:06:00 Honours back home 01:07:17 Circumnavigation 3: Hawaii, Alaska and the Northwest Passage 01:11:25 Conflict and death in Hawaii 01:17:26 The "Noble Savage"? 01:18:46 Legacy and conclusion |
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Good presentation on Lord Sir Thomas Cochrane. The Real Master and Commander - The true story of Lord Sir Thomas Cochrane RN  The Real Master and Commander - The true story of Lord Sir Thomas Cochrane RN |
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Good documentary on the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation of the world. The Incredible Story of the Magellan-Elcano Circumnavigation 1519-1522  Magellan & Elcano – The First Voyage Around the World |
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Interesting documentary on Barbarossa. Barbarossa: Scourge of the Mediterranean  Barbarossa The Supreme Ottoman Admiral Chapter Timeline: 02:01 Background - Rise of the Ottoman Empire 04:42 Janissaries 15:04 Mediterranean Ship Design 30:34 Djerba 34:21 Bougie 45:24 Algiers 1:17:04 Tunis 1:22:11 The Battle of Preveza |
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Good documentary on Thomas Paine. The Forgotten Father of Western Democracy: Thomas Paine  Thomas Paine – The Man Who Changed the World with Words |
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Interesting video on the Knights of St. John and the siege of Malta in 1565. Knights of St. John and the Great Siege of Malta 1565  The Knights of St. John: Jean de Valette & the Epic Siege of Malta (1565) |