Biggest Idiots In War

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History may have its fair share of heroes, but it has twice as many fools. From an arrogant general who was literally told that he was walking into a trap but went there anyway, to a braindead halfwit who killed 90% of his country’s male population in an unwinnable war, here are some of history’s biggest idiots.

🗓️ Topics Discussed
Torpedoman Lawton Dawson
General Luigi Cadorna
Publius Quinctilius Varus
Muhammad II of Khwarazm
Francisco Solano Lopez

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Further Reading:

Fact or Fiction?. U.S Naval Institute.Accessed 26/10/2024.


How a Navy Destroyer Almost Killed FDR with a Torpedo. Military. Accessd 26/10/2024.


Collections: Luigi Cadorna Was The Worst. A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry. Accessed 26/10/2024.


Size of the French Army in World War I. C.T Evans. Accessed 26/10/2024.


Arminius: Hitler’s barbarian hero. The Past. Accessed 27/10/2024.


Battle of Teutoburg Forest. World History Encylopedia. Accessed 27/10/2024.


Genghis Khan and the largest empire in history. Manchester Historian. Accessed 27/10/2024.


Genghis Khan, Trade Warrior. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Accessed 27/10/2024.


Carlos Antonio López. Britannica. Accessed 27/10/2024.


Francisco Solano Lopez: Who Was This South American Napoleon?. The Collector. Accessed 27/10/2024.


Timestamps:
Intro: (00:00)
Torpedoman Lawton Dawson: (00:24)
General Luigi Cadorna: (03:46)
Publius Quinctilius Varus: (07:36)
Muhammad II of Khwarazm: (10:19)
Francisco Solano Lopez: (13:12)

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