World War II Part 1: Crash Course US History #35
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Hi, I’m John Green, this is Crash Course U.S. history, and today we’re going to talk about a topic so huge to history buffs that we can only discuss a tiny, little fraction of it. I am of course referring to paratroopering. No World War II. World War II is the only historical event that has, like, its own cable channel. Well I should say it used to have its own cable channel. These days the History Channel is of course devoted primarily to lumberjacks and oh my gosh is that guy really going to shoot an alligator. Who knew how nostalgic we could be for documentaries about Joseph Stalin. Mr. Green, Mr. Green. Finally we get to the good stuff: like Patton, and Rommel, and Churchill, and Eisenhower, Stalingrad, Gomer Pyle! Oh I’m sorry to disappoint you, M...
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Hi, I’m John Green, this is Crash Course U.S. history, and today we’re going to talk about a topic so huge to history buffs that we can only discuss a tiny, little fraction of it. I am of course referring to paratroopering. No World War II. World War II is the only historical event that has, like, its own cable channel. Well I should say it used to have its own cable channel. These days the History Channel is of course devoted primarily to lumberjacks and oh my gosh is that guy really going to shoot an alligator. Who knew how nostalgic we could be for documentaries about Joseph Stalin. Mr. Green, Mr. Green. Finally we get to the good stuff: like Patton, and Rommel, and Churchill, and Eisenhower, Stalingrad, Gomer Pyle! Oh I’m sorry to disappoint you, M...
