Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2020-11-03
Books mentioned on #136 – Dan Carlin: Hardcore History
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Dan Carlin discussed Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler, From Here to Eternity by James Jones, The Secret History of the Mongols by Urgunge Onon, and The Next 100 Years by George Friedman. Lex Fridman discussed The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is an autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler that outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany.
Discussed“if you believe hitler's writings for example mein kampf which you know is written by a guy who's a political figure who wants to get so i mean it's about as as believable as any other political tract would be”
Where to get it
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From Here to Eternity
Discussed“james jones who wrote uh uh books like from here to eternity fictional accounts of the second world war”
Where to get it
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The Secret History of the Mongols
Discussed“unless we don't have the mongol point of view per se i mean there's something called the secret history of the mongols and there's things written down by mongolian overlords through people like persian and chinese scribes later we don't have their point of view”
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L.
Discussed“i've uh i've recently almost done with the rise in the fall of the third reich it's one of the historical descriptions of hitler's rise to power nazis rise to power”
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The Next 100 Years
The Next 100 Years by George Friedman is a geopolitical forecasting book that attempts to predict global conflicts, technological shifts, and the rise and fall of superpowers over the course of the twenty-first century.
Discussed“i read a book a while back i want to say george friedman the stratfor guy wrote it was something called the next hundred years i think it was called”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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