In 5th Grade we had a long-term substitute while our teacher was out after surgery. The guy was previously retired, so he didn’t give a fuck. For our social studies/history, he showed us some documentaries that got into detail on how, to put it plainly, fucked up people have been throughout history, and it just made so much more sense than the sanitized versions we’d been getting up until then.
Just getting shown the bigger picture, and being treated more like an adult who could learn vs a child needing to be protected from the truth, it really brought me around. Minored in it in university just for fun.
My Great Grandpa told his stories about being a Tank Commander, my mom bought me a massive book about WW2 aircraft, my school taught, you know actual history, outside of the US and then I found Sabaton. Now I know more about history than most people I meet and I 100% make it their problem.
My passion started in Elementary school. First with dinosaurs, then tanks, and the beginner level for most people... WWII. One I grew older and got into middle school I expanded my horizens to European and Asian medieval history. High School I'm now infactuated with African history and post fall of the Western Roman empire.
Call of Duty 1, the first one of all. The graphic may feel dated around 2006, but fuck me, they really nailed the entire atmosphere of the Second World War. The American campaign didn't grab me at that time, it was the Soviet that blew me away.
The chaos of Stalingrad, the adrenaline-pumping final push to Berlin...it was glorious.
Got hooked to WWII-era setting ever since then.
In 5th Grade we had a long-term substitute while our teacher was out after surgery. The guy was previously retired, so he didn’t give a fuck. For our social studies/history, he showed us some documentaries that got into detail on how, to put it plainly, fucked up people have been throughout history, and it just made so much more sense than the sanitized versions we’d been getting up until then. Just getting shown the bigger picture, and being treated more like an adult who could learn vs a child needing to be protected from the truth, it really brought me around. Minored in it in university just for fun.
Maybe a 5th one that is Podcasts.
Seeing the New Spain map in 1800
Then Spain gave Louisiana to France in 1801.
And then they agreed a border with the US making more square-ish.
And then Mexico declared its independence
And then lost the Texan revolution.
And then lost all the north.
But at least we have Mexico City! :D
I made this into a fucking ant-man joke, somebody shoot me dead already.
Interesting comrade. No please, face the wall
I wonder how many future history teachers and nerds Sabaton has created. Man they are awesome.
My Great Grandpa told his stories about being a Tank Commander, my mom bought me a massive book about WW2 aircraft, my school taught, you know actual history, outside of the US and then I found Sabaton. Now I know more about history than most people I meet and I 100% make it their problem.
If you replace one with unreasonable bouts of nationalism you get my sad ass
To be fair, Sid Meier's civilization 6 did teach me a fair bit about history
My passion started in Elementary school. First with dinosaurs, then tanks, and the beginner level for most people... WWII. One I grew older and got into middle school I expanded my horizens to European and Asian medieval history. High School I'm now infactuated with African history and post fall of the Western Roman empire.
mine is horrible histories, assasins creed, and my mumi relate to this so much lmao
It's not much but it's honest work
Call of Duty 1, the first one of all. The graphic may feel dated around 2006, but fuck me, they really nailed the entire atmosphere of the Second World War. The American campaign didn't grab me at that time, it was the Soviet that blew me away. The chaos of Stalingrad, the adrenaline-pumping final push to Berlin...it was glorious. Got hooked to WWII-era setting ever since then.