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← The German war machine could only ever win lightning wars, because it was always the weaker side.

14 connected korrents · 11 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 18 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about war.

Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under Russia Russia Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The German war machine could only ever win lightning wars, because it was always the weaker side. The German war machine could only ever winlightning wars, because it was always theweaker side. Last stated a year ago 19 Sept 2025 NO Norman Ohler — holds since 2025-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The phrase Nazi war machine is a misnomer: only the spearhead of the German army was mechanised and industrialised, and the rest of it was nothing of the kind. — tap to centre the map on it The phrase Nazi war machine is amisnomer: only the spearhead of theGerman army was mechanised andindustrialised, and the rest of itwas nothing of the kind. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Operation Barbarossa should never have come close to being a victory; the Germans got as far as they did because of Red Army and Soviet incompetence, not German prowess. — tap to centre the map on it Operation Barbarossa should neverhave come close to being a victory;the Germans got as far as they didbecause of Red Army and Sovietincompetence, not German prowess. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generalship and bravery can move the Second World War by months, but it was a war of numbers, and past a certain point its outcome was already inevitable. — tap to centre the map on it Generalship and bravery can move theSecond World War by months, but itwas a war of numbers, and past acertain point its outcome wasalready inevitable. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: The familiar narrative of the war — useless Britain, the world's best German army beaten only because Hitler was mad — is an artefact of how the world looked in the 1970s and 1980s, not of how it looked in 1939. — tap to centre the map on it The familiar narrative of the war —useless Britain, the world's bestGerman army beaten only becauseHitler was mad — is an artefact ofhow the world looked in the 1970sand 1980s, not of how it looked in1939. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Germany had already lost the war by the beginning of December 1941, once one enemy had become three in six months. — tap to centre the map on it Germany had already lost the war bythe beginning of December 1941, onceone enemy had become three in sixmonths. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw poweris being drawn right now, and Europehas to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago 10 Sept 2025 UL Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Europe is weak spiritually and militarily in the face of Russia — tap to centre the map on it Europe is weak spiritually andmilitarily in the face of Russia Last stated 2 years ago 19 Feb 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Partnering with Russia was a strategic mistake for Beijing, because it is the United States and Europe that hold the markets and the technology. — tap to centre the map on it Partnering with Russia was astrategic mistake for Beijing,because it is the United States andEurope that hold the markets and thetechnology. Last stated 4 years ago 4 Mar 2023 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2023-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Political censorship is very popular worldwide — tap to centre the map on it Political censorship is very popularworldwide Last stated 2 years ago 7 Jan 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-01-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: American overregulation and labor-market rigidity make elevators far more common in Europe than in the US. — tap to centre the map on it American overregulation andlabor-market rigidity make elevatorsfar more common in Europe than inthe US. Last stated 4 months ago 28 Jun 2026 JB Josh Barro — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans are largely unaware that they are ruled by people who are obsessed with Europe. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are largely unaware thatthey are ruled by people who areobsessed with Europe. Last stated 5 days ago 18 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans have listened too long to European culture, and the American spirit is suspected of being timid and imitative — tap to centre the map on it Americans have listened too long toEuropean culture, and the Americanspirit is suspected of being timidand imitative Last stated 189 years ago 31 Aug 1837 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are
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