# ![@seanmunger Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:youtube::UCJPiFZP2Exfienos5SfskjA.png) @seanmunger Sean Munger

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"Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade: Historical Movie Analysis How historically accurate (or inaccurate) is the classic adventure film "Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade" Does the Holy Grail really exist What were the Crusades really about Was there really a Cross of Coronado Was the tank shown in the film accurate Is the Canyon of the Crescent Moon a real place What about that temple shown in the movie How does Venice work Were German Zeppelin airships like the way they were portrayed here Is that Charlemagne quote accurate Is Indiana Jones a good teacher In this deep dive video we'll answer all"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7hPjkW-F1PQ)  2022-09-05T01:16Z 206K followers, 189.5K engagements


"The Gulf of Tonkin Incident - Explained & Deconstructed In August [----] a confusing series of events brought the United States and North Vietnam into more direct conflict than they had been before. These events are poorly understood and have been greatly distorted in the popular consciousness since the Vietnam era. In this video well look at what happened what did not happen why it happened and what it means with emphasis on the political context of the events. You may be surprised what you didnt know about the Gulf of Tonkin incident Sources for this video included: Edwin Mose Tonkin Gulf and"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K02XztUrUik)  2024-12-23T20:00Z 206K followers, 222K engagements


"Oswald Acted Alone: JFK Assassination Solved (Part [--] of 2) For nearly [--] years the historical facts of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November [--] [----] have been obscured and distorted by innuendo lies and conspiracy theories. In this video series we'll examine the actual provable historical facts of the event which show unequivocally and without any doubt that Lee Harvey Oswald was the culprit and that he acted alone. With citations There are two parts to the series. Part [--] is here: https://youtu.be/DC8tO16xdrY Chapters 1-19 are in Part [--]. My website:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ptt1ti63IiE)  2022-08-03T02:21Z 206K followers, 269.5K engagements


"The Cult of Technology: From Railroads to AI Go to https://piavpn.com/seanmunger to get 83% off from our sponsor Private Internet Access with [--] months free Since the early stages of the Industrial Revolution society has generally had a profound faith in the positive transformative power of technology. However the historical record shows that faith may not be justified. In this video well look at numerous examples from the building of the railroads in the 19th century to the present artificial intelligence bubble of times when the costs and downsides of technology were ignored or minimized"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SmhLAaEi6xo)  2025-12-19T20:00Z 206K followers, 172.3K engagements


"The July Crisis Explained: How World War I Began In July [----] the assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo lit the fuse that burned down to the outbreak of the most destructive war in history up to that time. How did it happen The story is a very complex web of politics diplomacy ethnic rivalry psychology and technology. In this video we'll trace exactly how the July Crisis developed what was at stake and how all the major powers of Europe got pulled into a war that seemed almost unthinkable a month earlier--at least unthinkable to some. This"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZO2Kvr_idPE)  2023-10-28T02:02Z 206K followers, 323.3K engagements


"The Fall of the Monarchies Between [----] and [----] five of the world's most powerful monarchies--the Habsburgs of Austria-Hungary the Hohenzollerns of Germany the Romanovs of Russia the Osmanlis of the Ottoman Empire and the Aisin-Gioros of China--were all brought down by a spectacular chain reaction of events that were unprecedented in an earlier age. This deep dive video tells the story of how these five dynasties who at the beginning of the 20th century controlled the fates of a third of the world's population lost their power through the series of wars and revolutions that marked one of the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dmmH8C0PaFg)  2023-10-28T03:03Z 206K followers, 2M engagements


"TWA: The Rise & Fall Go to https://piavpn.com/seanmunger to get 83% off from our sponsor Private Internet Access with [--] months free TWA which stood for Transcontinental & Western Airlines and later Trans World Airlines was one of the most iconic institutions in the golden age of passenger air travel in the 20th century. In this video well trace its origin from a publicity stunt in the late 1920s to the pillar of the airline industry it eventually becameand then retreated from. Through all its triumphs and tragedies TWA was an airline uniquely shaped by the personalities who controlled its"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DgKic3RVMIo)  2026-02-13T20:00Z 206K followers, 47.7K engagements


"The Persian Gulf War: Explained & Deconstructed In [----] Saddam Hussein's Iraq invaded its neighbor Kuwait. Several months later an American-led military coalition waged a brief war to reverse the invasion. Though greatly overshadowed by subsequent events especially the [----] Iraq War the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War remains a pivot point of recent world history. In this video we'll go very deep to explain the context background causes political issues and aftermath of this highly important conflict and why it still matters. My Book The [--] Most Important Things in History:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mMJWJ9AtvjU)  2023-08-18T19:16Z 206K followers, 1.6M engagements


"1924: The Fascinating Forgotten Election Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan for unlimited access. [---] years ago Republican Calvin Coolidge who had only been on the job [--] months sought election in his own right as President of the United States. He succeeded but the story of the election not often told in any detail in history books is a fascinating and illuminating look at the tumultuous politics of America in the mid-1920s. Prohibition racial"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BPORWowONV8)  2024-01-30T20:00Z 206K followers, 1.1M engagements


"Did The U.S. Fund Bin Laden Long before Osama bin Laden masterminded and organized the September [--] [----] terrorist attacks he was tangentially involved with the Afghan resistance fighting the Soviets in the 1980s. Many people assume that because the U.S. sent significant amounts of aid to the Afghan rebels they must have been funding bin Laden--or even that (as some have alleged) he was a CIA agent. But is that really true What does the historical evidence say We drill into the murky history of the Afghan-Soviet War to try to reach the truth of this case. History Courses Online:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vz_33eyxuC4)  2020-12-15T16:00Z 205K followers, 49.5K engagements


"Garfield: The President Not The Cat Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use every day. James A. Garfield the 20th U.S. President is best known for the circumstances of his assassination in [----] the medical story that followed and the novelty of having the second-shortest administration in American history. But most people today can probably name more characteristics of Garfield the comic strip cat than facts about the life of the real"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p6xOWNj-H28)  2024-05-16T19:00Z 206K followers, 205.1K engagements


"China's Long Revolution 1900-1950 At the turn of the 20th century China was still ruled by a dowager empress last of an ancient dynasty that refused to engage with the modern world. Half a century later it was the Peoples Republic of China headed by Mao Zedong on track to become one of the most powerful nations on Earth. In this video well delve into the complicated story of Chinas tumultuous half-century and try to understand how it became what it is today. This video is dedicated to Dr. Jonathan Porter (1938-2024). CORRECTIONS: The KMT is not currently (2025) in power in Taiwan; I should"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0XxHvdERo78)  2025-10-17T19:00Z 206K followers, 277K engagements


"Franklin Pierce: The Saddest President Franklin Pierce 14th President of the United States is one of the most obscure and forgettable chief executives. Almost no one remembers him or can name a single thing he did while in office (1853-57). In reality the life of Franklin Pierce was an almost unending story of squandered opportunities alcoholism political missteps bad luck and deep personal tragedy. In this the most in-depth video on YouTube about Pierce you'll find out why he had all the right stuff to be one of the great presidents and why it all went so terribly wrong for him. This is a"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2X6-eGSd0LA)  2023-03-23T21:11Z 206K followers, 628K engagements


"Oswald Acted Alone: JFK Assassination Solved (Part [--] of 2) For nearly [--] years the historical facts of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November [--] [----] have been obscured and distorted by innuendo lies and conspiracy theories. In this video series we'll examine the actual provable historical facts of the event which show unequivocally and without any doubt that Lee Harvey Oswald was the culprit and that he acted alone. With citations There are two parts to the series. Part [--] is here: https://youtu.be/Ptt1ti63IiE (Chapters 20-37 are in Part 2). My website:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DC8tO16xdrY)  2022-08-03T02:19Z 206K followers, 549.2K engagements


"Iran-Contra Explained: The Wall of Crazy Scandal The Iran-Contra scandal of the 1980s is an incredibly complex and difficult chapter in recent American history. It's been eclipsed by more recent scandals and many people shy away from learning about it simply because it's so complicated. In this video I'll explain and deconstruct how and why the administration of Ronald Reagan and rogue elements within it like Oliver North and John Poindexter came to swap heavy weaponry with the terrorist sponsoring government of Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages and how money from these"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E6Ucn-Whh4g)  2023-02-09T21:50Z 206K followers, 1.5M engagements


"The Tools Cult: History of the Amway Motivational Tape Scam #AntiMLM For over [--] years a tiny elite at the top of a giant pyramid of grift have been enriching themselves by selling "motivational tools" mostly cassette tapes to Amway distributors. The behavior-altering effect of these tapes and their associated events are part of why many people refer to Amway as a cult. But how did the "tools cult" begin when and under what circumstances Who were Dexter Yager and Bill Britt the men whose idea the tools cult mostly was How and why did it become so lucrative Why did the Amway corporation try to"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P9nA3pqSaf8)  2022-11-13T02:14Z 206K followers, 826.7K engagements


"1872: The Strangest Presidential Election Of all the presidential elections in American history [----] was the weirdest. It wasn't close (President Ulysses Grant easily won re-election) and at first glance it looks like a snoozer but in reality the twists and turns of this election tested the very limits of the U.S. Constitution. It was the last election where one of the major parties decided to sit it out entirely the only one where one of the candidates died and possibly the most important election in the history of women's suffrage until the passage of the 19th Amendment. In this video we'll"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RY6p9411G_Y)  2023-07-28T23:00Z 206K followers, 361K engagements


"The Bounty: A Geographic History Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use every day. In April [----] about half of the crew of the British Royal Navy ship Bounty just out of Tahiti mutinied against her commander Lt. William Bligh. This event is well-known and often retold in popular culture but it also has a tremendous reach throughout the world and in recent history. In this video well look at all aspects of the Bounty phenomenon through the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gJuXqu9BD0Q)  2025-03-29T19:00Z 206K followers, 165.5K engagements


"The Rise And Fall of Pan Am From [----] to [----] Pan American Airways was not just an airline but an institution an aesthetic and an era in aviation history. This video traces the rise peak and tragic fall of Juan Trippes globe-spanning enterprise from its modest beginnings hauling mail to Cuba in the 1920s to the glorious clipper era of the flying boats and the great technological and commercial advances of the [---] and [---]. Pan Ams fall brought on by deregulation terrorism and a corporate deal gone bad is a tragic story. You may not have been around when Pan Am existed but hearing its story may"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gr-Utp9PqkQ)  2024-06-21T19:00Z 206K followers, 1M engagements


"The Fourth Crusade: Biggest Robbery in History Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use. In the early 1200s crusaders from Western Europe set out to capture Jerusalem. They didnt get anywhere near it. What they ended up doing was sacking and looting Constantinople capital of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire the richest and most cosmopolitan city in the Christian world. How and why did the mission get diverted and how did a holy war"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sY05MMZ_hiM)  2024-04-06T19:00Z 206K followers, 577.3K engagements


"Brazil In The World Wars You can go to my sponsor https://aura.com/seanmunger to try [--] days for free. Thats enough time to Aura to start scrubbing your personal info off these data broken sites without you lifting a finger. Brazil was the only country in Latin America that formally participated in both World War I and World War II each time as a member of the Allies. Though Brazils role isnt much talked about the whole period between [----] and [----] was vitally important to the emergence of the country as a modern economy and a major player on the world stage. In this video well examine what"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Q-0hPIQK24)  2025-09-02T19:00Z 206K followers, 114.9K engagements


"August 1939: Eve of War Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use every day. By the traditional reckoning World War II in Europe began with Germanys invasion of Poland on September [--] [----]. What was the world like during that last month of peace August [----] In this video well look not only at the political background of what was going on during that fateful month but what life was like what you could find at the theater or the ballpark the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1gLKZKQ8G6A)  2024-09-22T00:00Z 206K followers, 334.5K engagements


"The American Revolution: In Its Own Words You can go to my sponsor https://aura.com/seanmunger to try [--] days for free. Thats enough time to Aura to start scrubbing your personal info off these data broker sites without you lifting a finger. The revolt of the American colonies against Great Britain was one of the major events of world history. In this video you will experience the Revolution as its participants didthrough their own words. Almost this entire video consists of primary source documents from the Revolutionary era from acts of Parliament private letters of people both famous (like"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2fg6A4Vue9U)  2025-07-02T19:00Z 206K followers, 106.8K engagements


"Putin: The Rise To Power Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use everyday. Vladimir Putin President of Russia is one of the most powerful people in the world. It seems everybody has an opinion about him but how much do you really know about him and his background In this video well delve deeply into Putins history early life and back-story from his birth in a St. Petersburg slum under the repressive Soviet system to his accession as the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2vTh4eB33EE)  2024-08-09T19:01Z 206K followers, 404.7K engagements


"Bermuda Triangle: Does Anyone Still Believe In It For decades the myth that an unlucky stretch of the Atlantic Ocean eats ships and planes for reasons unknown has been a staple of popular culture and "woo" documentaries. Although the idea was debunked in the 1970s apparently it does still have its adherents. Here's why the story is all wet how it got started in the first place and how something as mundane as insurance can prove that the Bermuda Triangle doesn't actually exist. Lawrence David Kusche's book "The Bermuda Triangle Mystery--Solved":"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BY5LGdNZc7o)  2021-03-02T16:00Z 142K followers, 66.5K engagements


"Understanding September 11: The Origins of 9/11 Project (Part 1) The terrorist attacks of September [--] [----] were arguably the most important geopolitical event of the 21st century so far. Where they came from why Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda committed them and the historical context of the events are all factors that arent well understood by most people. Im offering an online class on my website SeanMunger.com that will provide this context. This video is the first of six that explain what the class is what youll learn and why its important. This video focuses on the big picture and the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MaGXbJJIqbw)  2024-10-21T19:00Z 206K followers, 47.5K engagements


"Columbos Cruise Ship: The Sun Princess / Spirit of London The episode of the Columbo TV mystery film series titled Troubled Waters broadcast in [----] sees the charming rumpled-seeming detective solving a murder aboard a cruise ship headed for Mexico. This video is not about that episode but rather is the story of the cruise ship on which it was set and filmed. Named the Sun Princess at the time of filming the ship built in Italy in [----] was originally called the Spirit of London and went through numerous changes refits subsequent names and various tribulations throughout her long career. How"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T_65sx7Po74)  2024-10-19T19:30Z 206K followers, 28.3K engagements


"Three Takes on September [--] - The Origins of 9/11 Project (Part 4) My online class The Origins of 9/11 launches November [--] [----]. Here are three sample video chapters from the class which will give you a sense of what well be covering and what the style is. The three chapters cover: the foundation of al-Qaeda by Osama bin Laden and others in Peshawar Pakistan in [----] (Chapter [--] of the class); a profile of Ramzi Yousef an al-Qaeda operative active in the early 1990s and associated with the [----] World Trade Center attack (Chapter [--] of the class); and an examination of some of the conspiracy"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cCEkvCdRlaY)  2024-11-08T20:00Z 206K followers, 44.7K engagements


"American Revolution 3: The Declaration and Slavery The Declaration of Independence does not mention slavery directly. That's not an accident In this video we examine the very telling paragraph that was left out of the Declaration blaming King George III for the slave trade and why this passage was left on the cutting room floor. Text of the passage that was left out: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/declaration-independence-and-debate-over-slavery/ My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SeanMunger Join my Email List:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cVvtDmjtRQ4)  2019-08-29T06:04Z 180K followers, [----] engagements


"Why Dont People Understand September [--] The Origins of 9/11 Project (Part 2) For an event that looms so large in recent history many people still have an incomplete understanding of the September [--] [----] terrorist attacksespecially the why question why did they happen The online class at my website SeanMunger.com on The Origins of 9/11 will fill you in on this missing understanding. This video is the second of four that explain what the class is what youll learn and why its important. The course launches Nov. [--]. There are only [--] slots available so get on the waiting list:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dIym_vFili8)  2024-10-28T19:00Z 206K followers, 28.9K engagements


"USS California: A Casualty of Pearl Harbor Many people have heard of the USS Arizona the U.S. battleship that was destroyed in the Pearl Harbor attack. This is the story of a lesser-known ship also damaged in the raid the USS California launched in [----] and which spent most of its career trying to avoid obsolescence. This is the story of the USS California before during and after the Pearl Harbor attack and World War II. Sean Munger's website and history classes online: https://www.seanmunger.com/ @Drachinifel 's excellent video on the specs of the California (not covered here):"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gwHuscuQ1CY)  2022-01-03T01:48Z 164K followers, 15.3K engagements


"Mexico in World War II Mexico was a member of the Allies in the Second World War and even sent a squadron of planes to fight the Japanese in the Philippines. But theres a great deal more to Mexicos involvement in the conflict than that and its a historical story thats not very well known. In this video well look deeply at the complicated context of 20th century Mexico the reasons why Mexico joined World War II what its leaders were trying to accomplish and how the war changed Mexican society despite the countrys small contribution on the actual battlefronts. Sources for this video included:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=j--cja_DITs)  2025-05-18T19:00Z 206K followers, 409.1K engagements


"USS Shangri-La: The Aircraft Carrier With the Funny Name The aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CV or CVS-38) is a bit of an outlier in the U.S. Navy fleet. First off what's with the name Launched in [----] the Shangri-La's life story bridges a transitional period of American history when the victory and certainty of the World War II era gave way to a much more complicated military and political picture marked by conflicts like Korea and Vietnam. How did this ship named after a location in a fantasy novel wind up moldering and forgotten in a shipyard in Philadelphia in the 1980s This video will"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lf0lPqSNRME)  2022-10-18T02:00Z 206K followers, 42K engagements


"Gladiator & The Fall of the Roman Empire: Historical Movie Analysis Would you be surprised to learn that the [----] historical action/drama film "Gladiator" is an uncredited remake of a much lesser-known film from [----] "The Fall of the Roman Empire" Both films have the same basic group of characters take place at the same time (180 CE) and are drawn from the same source material. In this deep dive video we'll examine both films and the events they're based on parse historical fact from Hollywood fiction and try to understand how and why our culture sees this story from imperial Rome as a"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rwOKcWJW2K4)  2022-08-19T06:46Z 206K followers, 122.9K engagements


"September 11: The Missing Piece The Origins of 9/11 Project (Part 3) Theres something about the terrorist attacks of September [--] [----] that usually doesnt get discussed: the reasons why they happened and what the men who did it Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda were trying to accomplish. It wasnt just random chaos. Im offering an online class at my website SeanMunger.com on The Origins of 9/11 which will fill in this missing piece. This is the third of four videos about the class before its launch on November [--] [----]. There are only [--] slots available and many people are interested so get on the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s4HJtTpDUwc)  2024-11-02T19:00Z 206K followers, 21.2K engagements


"1981: Britains Awful Year Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use every day. In [----] the United Kingdom was convulsed by a severe recession political turmoil racial strife police brutality and the most extensive wave of urban violence anywhere in the developed world during the decade of the 1980s. How did things go so terribly wrong In this video well examine the many causes and effects of Britains terrible year including the New Cross Road"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FaLUtmxl62s)  2025-02-08T20:30Z 206K followers, 198.2K engagements


"Why Nostradamus Didn't Predict Anything Michel de Nostradame a French apothecary who died in [----] wrote a book of mostly gibberish which has been celebrated hundreds of years after his death as the prescient work of the world's greatest "seer." In fact not a single one of Nostradamus's predictions to the extent they're even comprehensible has ever come true. The story of how Nostradamus came to be a thing in popular culture is a fascinating story of New Age counterculture and end times millenarianism gone horribly wrong. History Courses Online:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GoBw19kXqyM)  2020-12-08T16:00Z 204K followers, 411.2K engagements


"What Happened to the "Witches" of Carlos Castaneda In [----] several women associated with "Tensegrity" the belief system of 1970s New Age guru cult leader and literary hoaxer Carlos Castaneda vanished upon Castaneda's death. All but one of their cases remain unsolved. What happened to these women and why did they follow Castaneda in the first place The written article on which this video is based: https://www.seanmunger.com/blog/disappeared-the-women-of-tensegrity-missing-since-1998 My website: https://www.seanmunger.com/ New blog: https://www.gardenofmemory.net/ Chapters: 00:00-00:32:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=J6_5LAstxHE)  2018-07-03T05:50Z 202K followers, 191.6K engagements


"The Meaning of the Titanic The Titanic disaster of [----] has been endlessly rehashed and scrutinized in books films videos TV shows and every other kind of media. But few of these presentations try to pin down what the disaster really means and what its place is in history. In this video I will take a comprehensive look at the meaning of the Titanic disaster which involves the coming of World War I gender ethnicity colonialism technology philosophy and even music. This video goes in a lot of different directions--use the chapters to navigate Some selected sources mentioned in the video: BBC:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z4kNo_0F8r8)  2022-06-17T18:19Z 197K followers, 222.5K engagements


"Koscot: The Interplanetary Scam #AntiMLM Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan for unlimited access. In [----] former sewing machine salesman Glenn W. Turner started a multilevel marketing company Koscot Interplanetary that took America by storm in the next few years and made him a very rich manfor a short time. In reality Koscot and its sister company Dare to be Great Inc. were among the most brazen and audacious pyramid schemes in American history bilking"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zQDX9Q47NSI)  2024-03-02T20:00Z 206K followers, 360.8K engagements


"TWA: The Rise & Fall Go to https://piavpn.com/seanmunger to get 83% off from our sponsor Private Internet Access with [--] months free TWA which stood for Transcontinental & Western Airlines and later Trans World Airlines was one of the most iconic institutions in the golden age of passenger air travel in the 20th century. In this video well trace its origin from a publicity stunt in the late 1920s to the pillar of the airline industry it eventually becameand then retreated from. Through all its triumphs and tragedies TWA was an airline uniquely shaped by the personalities who controlled its"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DgKic3RVMIo)  2026-02-13T20:00Z 206K followers, 47.7K engagements


"The Cult of Technology: From Railroads to AI Go to https://piavpn.com/seanmunger to get 83% off from our sponsor Private Internet Access with [--] months free Since the early stages of the Industrial Revolution society has generally had a profound faith in the positive transformative power of technology. However the historical record shows that faith may not be justified. In this video well look at numerous examples from the building of the railroads in the 19th century to the present artificial intelligence bubble of times when the costs and downsides of technology were ignored or minimized"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SmhLAaEi6xo)  2025-12-19T20:00Z 206K followers, 172.3K engagements


"China's Long Revolution 1900-1950 At the turn of the 20th century China was still ruled by a dowager empress last of an ancient dynasty that refused to engage with the modern world. Half a century later it was the Peoples Republic of China headed by Mao Zedong on track to become one of the most powerful nations on Earth. In this video well delve into the complicated story of Chinas tumultuous half-century and try to understand how it became what it is today. This video is dedicated to Dr. Jonathan Porter (1938-2024). CORRECTIONS: The KMT is not currently (2025) in power in Taiwan; I should"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0XxHvdERo78)  2025-10-17T19:00Z 206K followers, 277K engagements


"Brazil In The World Wars You can go to my sponsor https://aura.com/seanmunger to try [--] days for free. Thats enough time to Aura to start scrubbing your personal info off these data broken sites without you lifting a finger. Brazil was the only country in Latin America that formally participated in both World War I and World War II each time as a member of the Allies. Though Brazils role isnt much talked about the whole period between [----] and [----] was vitally important to the emergence of the country as a modern economy and a major player on the world stage. In this video well examine what"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Q-0hPIQK24)  2025-09-02T19:00Z 206K followers, 114.9K engagements


"The American Revolution: In Its Own Words You can go to my sponsor https://aura.com/seanmunger to try [--] days for free. Thats enough time to Aura to start scrubbing your personal info off these data broker sites without you lifting a finger. The revolt of the American colonies against Great Britain was one of the major events of world history. In this video you will experience the Revolution as its participants didthrough their own words. Almost this entire video consists of primary source documents from the Revolutionary era from acts of Parliament private letters of people both famous (like"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2fg6A4Vue9U)  2025-07-02T19:00Z 206K followers, 106.8K engagements


"Mexico in World War II Mexico was a member of the Allies in the Second World War and even sent a squadron of planes to fight the Japanese in the Philippines. But theres a great deal more to Mexicos involvement in the conflict than that and its a historical story thats not very well known. In this video well look deeply at the complicated context of 20th century Mexico the reasons why Mexico joined World War II what its leaders were trying to accomplish and how the war changed Mexican society despite the countrys small contribution on the actual battlefronts. Sources for this video included:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=j--cja_DITs)  2025-05-18T19:00Z 206K followers, 409.1K engagements


"The Bounty: A Geographic History Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use every day. In April [----] about half of the crew of the British Royal Navy ship Bounty just out of Tahiti mutinied against her commander Lt. William Bligh. This event is well-known and often retold in popular culture but it also has a tremendous reach throughout the world and in recent history. In this video well look at all aspects of the Bounty phenomenon through the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gJuXqu9BD0Q)  2025-03-29T19:00Z 206K followers, 165.5K engagements


"1981: Britains Awful Year Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use every day. In [----] the United Kingdom was convulsed by a severe recession political turmoil racial strife police brutality and the most extensive wave of urban violence anywhere in the developed world during the decade of the 1980s. How did things go so terribly wrong In this video well examine the many causes and effects of Britains terrible year including the New Cross Road"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FaLUtmxl62s)  2025-02-08T20:30Z 206K followers, 198.2K engagements


"The Gulf of Tonkin Incident - Explained & Deconstructed In August [----] a confusing series of events brought the United States and North Vietnam into more direct conflict than they had been before. These events are poorly understood and have been greatly distorted in the popular consciousness since the Vietnam era. In this video well look at what happened what did not happen why it happened and what it means with emphasis on the political context of the events. You may be surprised what you didnt know about the Gulf of Tonkin incident Sources for this video included: Edwin Mose Tonkin Gulf and"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K02XztUrUik)  2024-12-23T20:00Z 206K followers, 222K engagements


"Three Takes on September [--] - The Origins of 9/11 Project (Part 4) My online class The Origins of 9/11 launches November [--] [----]. Here are three sample video chapters from the class which will give you a sense of what well be covering and what the style is. The three chapters cover: the foundation of al-Qaeda by Osama bin Laden and others in Peshawar Pakistan in [----] (Chapter [--] of the class); a profile of Ramzi Yousef an al-Qaeda operative active in the early 1990s and associated with the [----] World Trade Center attack (Chapter [--] of the class); and an examination of some of the conspiracy"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cCEkvCdRlaY)  2024-11-08T20:00Z 206K followers, 44.7K engagements


"September 11: The Missing Piece The Origins of 9/11 Project (Part 3) Theres something about the terrorist attacks of September [--] [----] that usually doesnt get discussed: the reasons why they happened and what the men who did it Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda were trying to accomplish. It wasnt just random chaos. Im offering an online class at my website SeanMunger.com on The Origins of 9/11 which will fill in this missing piece. This is the third of four videos about the class before its launch on November [--] [----]. There are only [--] slots available and many people are interested so get on the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s4HJtTpDUwc)  2024-11-02T19:00Z 206K followers, 21.2K engagements


"Why Dont People Understand September [--] The Origins of 9/11 Project (Part 2) For an event that looms so large in recent history many people still have an incomplete understanding of the September [--] [----] terrorist attacksespecially the why question why did they happen The online class at my website SeanMunger.com on The Origins of 9/11 will fill you in on this missing understanding. This video is the second of four that explain what the class is what youll learn and why its important. The course launches Nov. [--]. There are only [--] slots available so get on the waiting list:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dIym_vFili8)  2024-10-28T19:00Z 206K followers, 28.9K engagements


"Understanding September 11: The Origins of 9/11 Project (Part 1) The terrorist attacks of September [--] [----] were arguably the most important geopolitical event of the 21st century so far. Where they came from why Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda committed them and the historical context of the events are all factors that arent well understood by most people. Im offering an online class on my website SeanMunger.com that will provide this context. This video is the first of six that explain what the class is what youll learn and why its important. This video focuses on the big picture and the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MaGXbJJIqbw)  2024-10-21T19:00Z 206K followers, 47.5K engagements


"Columbos Cruise Ship: The Sun Princess / Spirit of London The episode of the Columbo TV mystery film series titled Troubled Waters broadcast in [----] sees the charming rumpled-seeming detective solving a murder aboard a cruise ship headed for Mexico. This video is not about that episode but rather is the story of the cruise ship on which it was set and filmed. Named the Sun Princess at the time of filming the ship built in Italy in [----] was originally called the Spirit of London and went through numerous changes refits subsequent names and various tribulations throughout her long career. How"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T_65sx7Po74)  2024-10-19T19:30Z 206K followers, 28.3K engagements


"August 1939: Eve of War Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use every day. By the traditional reckoning World War II in Europe began with Germanys invasion of Poland on September [--] [----]. What was the world like during that last month of peace August [----] In this video well look not only at the political background of what was going on during that fateful month but what life was like what you could find at the theater or the ballpark the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1gLKZKQ8G6A)  2024-09-22T00:00Z 206K followers, 334.5K engagements


"Putin: The Rise To Power Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use everyday. Vladimir Putin President of Russia is one of the most powerful people in the world. It seems everybody has an opinion about him but how much do you really know about him and his background In this video well delve deeply into Putins history early life and back-story from his birth in a St. Petersburg slum under the repressive Soviet system to his accession as the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2vTh4eB33EE)  2024-08-09T19:01Z 206K followers, 404.7K engagements


"The Rise And Fall of Pan Am From [----] to [----] Pan American Airways was not just an airline but an institution an aesthetic and an era in aviation history. This video traces the rise peak and tragic fall of Juan Trippes globe-spanning enterprise from its modest beginnings hauling mail to Cuba in the 1920s to the glorious clipper era of the flying boats and the great technological and commercial advances of the [---] and [---]. Pan Ams fall brought on by deregulation terrorism and a corporate deal gone bad is a tragic story. You may not have been around when Pan Am existed but hearing its story may"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gr-Utp9PqkQ)  2024-06-21T19:00Z 206K followers, 1M engagements


"How I Make History Videos: Behind the Scenes This video takes you behind the scenes to show how I make the long deep-dive historical videos that are now the mainstay of my channel. From ideas to topic selection outlining writing filming and editing heres the process from beginning to end. This video was made concurrently with the production of my main history video for June The Rise and Fall of Pan Am (expected to be out June [--] or shortly thereafter). Hope you enjoy this look behind the curtain. Special Thanks To: John Marcucci Austin Pierce Music includes Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6HP-bDjx3_w)  2024-06-19T22:20Z 206K followers, 19.2K engagements


"Garfield: The President Not The Cat Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use every day. James A. Garfield the 20th U.S. President is best known for the circumstances of his assassination in [----] the medical story that followed and the novelty of having the second-shortest administration in American history. But most people today can probably name more characteristics of Garfield the comic strip cat than facts about the life of the real"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p6xOWNj-H28)  2024-05-16T19:00Z 206K followers, 205.1K engagements


"The Fourth Crusade: Biggest Robbery in History Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan which is what I use. In the early 1200s crusaders from Western Europe set out to capture Jerusalem. They didnt get anywhere near it. What they ended up doing was sacking and looting Constantinople capital of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire the richest and most cosmopolitan city in the Christian world. How and why did the mission get diverted and how did a holy war"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sY05MMZ_hiM)  2024-04-06T19:00Z 206K followers, 577.3K engagements


"Koscot: The Interplanetary Scam #AntiMLM Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan for unlimited access. In [----] former sewing machine salesman Glenn W. Turner started a multilevel marketing company Koscot Interplanetary that took America by storm in the next few years and made him a very rich manfor a short time. In reality Koscot and its sister company Dare to be Great Inc. were among the most brazen and audacious pyramid schemes in American history bilking"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zQDX9Q47NSI)  2024-03-02T20:00Z 206K followers, 360.8K engagements


"1924: The Fascinating Forgotten Election Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed and think critically about whats happening around the world. Subscribe through my link to get 40% off the Vantage plan for unlimited access. [---] years ago Republican Calvin Coolidge who had only been on the job [--] months sought election in his own right as President of the United States. He succeeded but the story of the election not often told in any detail in history books is a fascinating and illuminating look at the tumultuous politics of America in the mid-1920s. Prohibition racial"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BPORWowONV8)  2024-01-30T20:00Z 206K followers, 1.1M engagements


"A History of Urban Poop Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed. Subscribe through my link for as little as $1/month or get 40% off the Vantage plan during their biggest sale of the year. Dealing with human wastes was a huge problem in cities at the beginning of the 19th century. The ways in which sewage and sanitation were handled (or not) often led to large-scale outbreaks of disease that killed thousands of people every year and sometimes even more bizarre and spectacular disasters like the Great Stink of London (1858) or the infamous SS Princess Alice sinking. By 1920"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cyHbzXC2IV8)  2023-12-27T20:03Z 206K followers, 429K engagements


"Watergate: A Geographic History Go to https://ground.news/munger to stay fully informed. Subscribe through my link for as little as $1/month or get 40% off the Vantage plan during their biggest sale of the year. In the early 1970s obsessed by media leaks and government secrecy Richard Nixon established a secret group of spies to collect information and disrupt his political enemies. In June [----] the spies broke into an office at the Watergate office building in Washington D.C. About two years later Nixon resigned the presidency in the wake of the scandal. You may know all this but do you know"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GUmLe8YtIck)  2023-11-26T20:00Z 206K followers, 871.9K engagements


"The Fall of the Monarchies Between [----] and [----] five of the world's most powerful monarchies--the Habsburgs of Austria-Hungary the Hohenzollerns of Germany the Romanovs of Russia the Osmanlis of the Ottoman Empire and the Aisin-Gioros of China--were all brought down by a spectacular chain reaction of events that were unprecedented in an earlier age. This deep dive video tells the story of how these five dynasties who at the beginning of the 20th century controlled the fates of a third of the world's population lost their power through the series of wars and revolutions that marked one of the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dmmH8C0PaFg)  2023-10-28T03:03Z 206K followers, 2M engagements


"The July Crisis Explained: How World War I Began In July [----] the assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo lit the fuse that burned down to the outbreak of the most destructive war in history up to that time. How did it happen The story is a very complex web of politics diplomacy ethnic rivalry psychology and technology. In this video we'll trace exactly how the July Crisis developed what was at stake and how all the major powers of Europe got pulled into a war that seemed almost unthinkable a month earlier--at least unthinkable to some. This"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZO2Kvr_idPE)  2023-10-28T02:02Z 206K followers, 323.3K engagements


"The Sandwich That Didn't Start World War I On June [--] [----] Gavrilo Princip a 19-year-old Bosnian Serb nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand on a Sarajevo streetcorner. This event ultimately triggered the outbreak of World War I. You may have heard that the only reason Princip was in the right place to kill the Archduke was because he stepped into a deli to get a sandwich at a lucky moment. The story actually isn't true but it's widely believed and often repeated especially on the internet as if it is. In this video we'll examine the sandwich myth how we know that it's most likely"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NbOjIw5d-MU)  2023-09-26T19:00Z 206K followers, 67.6K engagements


"Manson: A Geographic History In the summer of [----] ex-convict and rock star wanna-be Charles Manson led a bizarre cult of disaffected young people out of the wild hinterlands of Los Angeles to murder numerous victims most of them wealthy in the exclusive upper-class enclaves where they lived. These are some of the most infamous murders in 20th century American history. In this deep-dive video we'll examine Manson his cult and his murder spree by looking at the places most but not all of them in or around L.A. where they occurred as well as other places where events relevant to the story took"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zC5g1lxyygU)  2023-09-14T19:00Z 206K followers, 485K engagements


"The Persian Gulf War: Explained & Deconstructed In [----] Saddam Hussein's Iraq invaded its neighbor Kuwait. Several months later an American-led military coalition waged a brief war to reverse the invasion. Though greatly overshadowed by subsequent events especially the [----] Iraq War the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War remains a pivot point of recent world history. In this video we'll go very deep to explain the context background causes political issues and aftermath of this highly important conflict and why it still matters. My Book The [--] Most Important Things in History:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mMJWJ9AtvjU)  2023-08-18T19:16Z 206K followers, 1.6M engagements


"1872: The Strangest Presidential Election Of all the presidential elections in American history [----] was the weirdest. It wasn't close (President Ulysses Grant easily won re-election) and at first glance it looks like a snoozer but in reality the twists and turns of this election tested the very limits of the U.S. Constitution. It was the last election where one of the major parties decided to sit it out entirely the only one where one of the candidates died and possibly the most important election in the history of women's suffrage until the passage of the 19th Amendment. In this video we'll"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RY6p9411G_Y)  2023-07-28T23:00Z 206K followers, 361K engagements


"Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny: A Historian's Review Here is my historical context spoiler-free review of Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny (Indiana Jones 5) which picks up with the adventurer in [----] long past his prime. This is a brief capsule treatment of the film with a few words on the historical context of it including the Antikythera Mechanism and the Hofburg Spear (the so-called "Spear of Destiny") and my thoughts on how the new film stacks up against the previous installments in the franchise. I previously did a deep-dive analysis on Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade from 1989"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cH2bSlRbMq4)  2023-07-07T20:00Z 206K followers, [----] engagements


"Native American World War I Hero The Morning History Show No. [--] The Morning History Show for May [--] [----] (Season [--] Episode 4). Stories covered: six medieval manuscripts originally from Exeter England return there for a special exhibition; the fascinating life story of a Cree/Ojibwe man who fled a Native American assimilationist boarding school to join the U.S. Navy in World War I; the Chinese have been caught looting two famous British shipwrecks from World War II. Further reading: Exeter manuscripts:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kqmg_tVwgVI)  2023-05-31T13:00Z 206K followers, [----] engagements


"Fall of Constantinople The Morning History Show No. [--] The Morning History Show for May [--] [----] (Season [--] Episode 3). Stories covered: an ancient Egyptian mummy workshop and two tombs discovered near Cairo; an Irish blogger searches for records of Byzantine history in a medieval Irish chronicle; thoughts on the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks on May [--] [----] and its meaning in history. Further reading: Egyptian discoveries at Saqqara (with photos): https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/5/28/photos-egypt-unveils-ancient-mummification-workshops-and-tombs Barney Devine column on"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GF5tLH7ddqk)  2023-05-29T13:00Z 206K followers, [----] engagements


"Medieval Treasures Looted During WWII The Morning History Show No. [--] The Morning History Show for May [--] [----] (Season [--] Episode 2). Stories covered: a German church that sank into the ground in [----] is rediscovered; the British want to keep a ceremonial gun owned by an 18th century Indian ruler; new questions about medieval relics looted from Germany by an American Army officer during World War II. Further reading: Discoveries at Rungholt: https://www.iflscience.com/long-lost-medieval-church-found-in-sunken-town-that-vanished-in-1362-69106 Medievalists.net accounts of the "Great Wind" of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CQFnPZQ_5KM)  2023-05-27T13:00Z 206K followers, 10.9K engagements


"Bronze Age Bones on the Channel Islands The Morning History Show No. [--] The Morning History Show for May [--] [----] (Season [--] Episode 1). Stories covered: a Bronze Age skeleton is discovered in a surprising place; Norwegian researchers are unearthing a wharf from the Middle Ages; the wreck of a U.S. Navy destroyer sunk at the Battle of Okinawa has been found. Further reading: Alderney dig Bronze Age discovery: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-65690671 The King's Wharf in Oslo:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DKGcYufCgFY)  2023-05-26T13:00Z 206K followers, [----] engagements


"Mister Roberts: The Dark Backstory of a Beloved Film The [----] World War II comedy-drama film Mister Roberts starring Henry Fonda has been beloved by generations of fans. Even [--] years later it's still funny sharp and poignant. Based on a play which was itself based on Thomas Heggen's [----] novel Mister Roberts light-hearted though it is has a troublingly dark backstory and subtext. In this video I'll examine the film the phenomenon and the reality behind the story including the disturbing fate of the author Thomas Heggen and how the picture evokes the unresolved trauma of World War II veterans"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hJXYJr0oMUQ)  2023-04-11T18:02Z 206K followers, 67.1K engagements


"Franklin Pierce: The Saddest President Franklin Pierce 14th President of the United States is one of the most obscure and forgettable chief executives. Almost no one remembers him or can name a single thing he did while in office (1853-57). In reality the life of Franklin Pierce was an almost unending story of squandered opportunities alcoholism political missteps bad luck and deep personal tragedy. In this the most in-depth video on YouTube about Pierce you'll find out why he had all the right stuff to be one of the great presidents and why it all went so terribly wrong for him. This is a"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2X6-eGSd0LA)  2023-03-23T21:11Z 206K followers, 628K engagements


"Iran-Contra Explained: The Wall of Crazy Scandal The Iran-Contra scandal of the 1980s is an incredibly complex and difficult chapter in recent American history. It's been eclipsed by more recent scandals and many people shy away from learning about it simply because it's so complicated. In this video I'll explain and deconstruct how and why the administration of Ronald Reagan and rogue elements within it like Oliver North and John Poindexter came to swap heavy weaponry with the terrorist sponsoring government of Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages and how money from these"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E6Ucn-Whh4g)  2023-02-09T21:50Z 206K followers, 1.5M engagements


"Christmas in Byzantium What was Byzantine Christmas Like What was Christmastime like in the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire I'm glad you asked Obviously it was a highly religious holiday but you might be surprised how different Christmas was to the Greeks of the Middle Ages compared to our modern traditions. Forget about Christmas trees (a 19th century invention) red Starbucks cups or [--] hours of "A Christmas Story" and instead get ready for illegal desserts oranges stuffed with coins and kids dressed up like goats and camels. You may never see Christmas the same way again. Please forgive my"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rnLSsqp9u4c)  2022-12-19T01:56Z 206K followers, 10.8K engagements


"The Mystery Gold of Byzantine Emperor Theophilus - Where Did It Come From #byzantine_empire In the year [---] CE Theophilus the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor was loaded. He sent a bunch of expensive gifts to the Abbasid Caliph and his own throne was solid gold with golden lions and birds that moved around and made noise. But his empire had just been through a civil war several costly foreign wars and by all means shouldn't have been as prosperous. So where'd Theophilus's loot come from all of a sudden In this video we'll try to get to the bottom of the mystery of Theophilus's riches. My"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tlWL7cmKa-w)  2022-12-11T03:14Z 206K followers, 11.9K engagements


"The Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628 The last of the many wars between the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire and the Sasanian (Persian) Empire in the 7th century CE was one of the most consequential military conflicts in world history. Yet few people today have heard of it and most history classes ignore it. What happened What was it about Why was it so important In this video I'll explain the origins events and aftermath of this incredible world-shaking duel between two of the most powerful empires of the early Middle Ages. My website: https://www.seanmunger.com My Ko-fi:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jnZ85Jta7vU)  2022-12-04T21:04Z 206K followers, 18.4K engagements


"How Ocean Liners Won World War I The First World War was full of technology and equipment but one of the most important and arguably decisive elements wasn't a weapon at all: the luxury liner. This video explains the role of passenger liners in World War I why the Allies could use them (and why Germany couldn't) the place of the liners in military and logistical strategy and how they ultimately pushed the Allied powers over the finish line. This is a story of the war you may not have considered before now My website: https://www.seanmunger.com My Ko-fi: https://Ko-fi.com/seanmunger My"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pqyw9IBlWZY)  2022-11-24T02:43Z 206K followers, 12.7K engagements


"USS Vincennes: Ship Overshadowed The career of the cruiser USS Vincennes (CG-49) which lasted from [----] to [----] was overshadowed by one single event: the tragic shooting down of Iran Air Flight [---] over the Persian Gulf on July [--] [----]. Although that event is undeniably part of the Vincennes's story this video seeks to tell the history of the ship from beginning to end including her historical context the reasons she was built and her career before and after the disaster. As interesting as it is she can never quite get out from under the shadow of that tragic event that defined her. My"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7EriKwdQM)  2022-11-21T00:49Z 206K followers, 30.3K engagements


"Amway Tools Cult Scam: Extras & Commentary #AntiMLM This is a companion piece to my main video about the history of the Amway motivational tape scam and cult in which I talk about some of the things I left out of the main video my historical sources and how the main video was researched and made. There are numerous subjects relevant to the tools scam that are worth mentioning and I thought it was worth explaining why some of them didn't make the final cut. The main video (WATCH THIS FIRST): https://youtu.be/P9nA3pqSaf8 My website: https://www.seanmunger.com My Ko-fi:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9_DJxgKeqdk)  2022-11-13T02:15Z 206K followers, 13.7K engagements


"The Tools Cult: History of the Amway Motivational Tape Scam #AntiMLM For over [--] years a tiny elite at the top of a giant pyramid of grift have been enriching themselves by selling "motivational tools" mostly cassette tapes to Amway distributors. The behavior-altering effect of these tapes and their associated events are part of why many people refer to Amway as a cult. But how did the "tools cult" begin when and under what circumstances Who were Dexter Yager and Bill Britt the men whose idea the tools cult mostly was How and why did it become so lucrative Why did the Amway corporation try to"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P9nA3pqSaf8)  2022-11-13T02:14Z 206K followers, 826.7K engagements


"USS Shangri-La: The Aircraft Carrier With the Funny Name The aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CV or CVS-38) is a bit of an outlier in the U.S. Navy fleet. First off what's with the name Launched in [----] the Shangri-La's life story bridges a transitional period of American history when the victory and certainty of the World War II era gave way to a much more complicated military and political picture marked by conflicts like Korea and Vietnam. How did this ship named after a location in a fantasy novel wind up moldering and forgotten in a shipyard in Philadelphia in the 1980s This video will"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lf0lPqSNRME)  2022-10-18T02:00Z 206K followers, 42K engagements


"Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade: Historical Movie Analysis How historically accurate (or inaccurate) is the classic adventure film "Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade" Does the Holy Grail really exist What were the Crusades really about Was there really a Cross of Coronado Was the tank shown in the film accurate Is the Canyon of the Crescent Moon a real place What about that temple shown in the movie How does Venice work Were German Zeppelin airships like the way they were portrayed here Is that Charlemagne quote accurate Is Indiana Jones a good teacher In this deep dive video we'll answer all"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7hPjkW-F1PQ)  2022-09-05T01:16Z 206K followers, 189.5K engagements


"Gladiator & The Fall of the Roman Empire: Historical Movie Analysis Would you be surprised to learn that the [----] historical action/drama film "Gladiator" is an uncredited remake of a much lesser-known film from [----] "The Fall of the Roman Empire" Both films have the same basic group of characters take place at the same time (180 CE) and are drawn from the same source material. In this deep dive video we'll examine both films and the events they're based on parse historical fact from Hollywood fiction and try to understand how and why our culture sees this story from imperial Rome as a"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rwOKcWJW2K4)  2022-08-19T06:46Z 206K followers, 122.9K engagements


"Oswald Acted Alone: JFK Assassination Solved (Part [--] of 2) For nearly [--] years the historical facts of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November [--] [----] have been obscured and distorted by innuendo lies and conspiracy theories. In this video series we'll examine the actual provable historical facts of the event which show unequivocally and without any doubt that Lee Harvey Oswald was the culprit and that he acted alone. With citations There are two parts to the series. Part [--] is here: https://youtu.be/DC8tO16xdrY Chapters 1-19 are in Part [--]. My website:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ptt1ti63IiE)  2022-08-03T02:21Z 206K followers, 269.5K engagements


"Oswald Acted Alone: JFK Assassination Solved (Part [--] of 2) For nearly [--] years the historical facts of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November [--] [----] have been obscured and distorted by innuendo lies and conspiracy theories. In this video series we'll examine the actual provable historical facts of the event which show unequivocally and without any doubt that Lee Harvey Oswald was the culprit and that he acted alone. With citations There are two parts to the series. Part [--] is here: https://youtu.be/Ptt1ti63IiE (Chapters 20-37 are in Part 2). My website:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DC8tO16xdrY)  2022-08-03T02:19Z 206K followers, 549.2K engagements

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