Feature History - Russo-Japanese War

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  • @BonnieFluff
    @BonnieFluff 7 років тому +3594

    Stop, no, you can't take that. We were gonna build a railroad through here to try and get some warm water

    • @puchy110
      @puchy110 7 років тому +401

      How 'bout maybe you chill

    • @cv3489
      @cv3489 7 років тому +285

      Grand Wizard Miller so Russia builds their railway supervised by a shit ton of soldiers

    • @bigdan2811
      @bigdan2811 7 років тому +347

      And when the railroad was complete they downgraded to a fuckton of soldiers did I say downgrade I mean upgrade

    • @Matt-yy1jv
      @Matt-yy1jv 7 років тому +144

      Boats
      (Gun)boats

    • @smper3570
      @smper3570 7 років тому +68

      Bill Wurtz vid of japan history.

  • @DonMonaco
    @DonMonaco 7 років тому +2972

    Man, the Japanese have a fetish for crippling Pacific Fleets

    • @worsethanjoerogan8061
      @worsethanjoerogan8061 7 років тому +228

      Vanguard Actual Yeah I'm guessing they figured that it worked well against the Russians so why not try it again?

    • @SrGurkman
      @SrGurkman 7 років тому +253

      Dean Cutler they even did it against the German Pacific Fleet in WWI!

    • @partibananathurai5862
      @partibananathurai5862 7 років тому +75

      " so they will not be burn for ETERNITY in hell by the loving JESUS"
      Oh the irony

    • @Kardia_of_Rhodes
      @Kardia_of_Rhodes 7 років тому +65

      The Japanese tried Christianity once. Lets just say it didn't go so well.

    • @Lebdjev
      @Lebdjev 7 років тому +16

      And at the end, their pacific fleet has been annihilated.

  • @michalbilinski5338
    @michalbilinski5338 7 років тому +941

    * Wars *
    * Rebelions *
    * Starvation * Russia Sleep
    BOI THEYRE TOUCHING YOUR RAILWAY *REAL SHIT*

    • @obamajoker7166
      @obamajoker7166 7 років тому +15

      Michal Bilinski Im making this into a meme thanks

    • @obamajoker7166
      @obamajoker7166 7 років тому

      _lh3.googleusercontent.com/FU_Mebczr2d25PJs4THw-kcrlqenAO0Gy4jabss3txlBbm3mDZmf0Z0st7j0J6JWzvlhmR7sxQ_

    • @obamajoker7166
      @obamajoker7166 7 років тому

      _lh3.googleusercontent.com/jY_YKmQLvPTn5eaAZYVR0TKqb0i5Jb63oqnOnsH17AewBrQBSSu5KesxfbyHB3Y1w6dLww0LvA_

    • @obamajoker7166
      @obamajoker7166 7 років тому +7

      Fuck

    • @michalbilinski5338
      @michalbilinski5338 7 років тому +2

      Balls

  • @rogueskull7763
    @rogueskull7763 7 років тому +1384

    How on Earth do you mistake British ships for a Japanese Fleet in the middle of the Baltic Sea

    • @the_Kutonarch
      @the_Kutonarch 7 років тому +300

      RogueSkull Japan and Britain were allies, Japan was even buying navy ships from Britain.
      I guess the Russians thought that the Japanese would have sailors in Britain so that they could sail the ships back to Japan.
      But instead of sailing back, they thought they might attack their fleet instead.

    • @Mushroommate7
      @Mushroommate7 7 років тому +455

      With a few bottles of vodka you can mistake anything for anything

    • @pasztetomnomnom
      @pasztetomnomnom 7 років тому +36

      probably brits needed a reason to sabotage russians fighting their allies

    • @thedarklordreturns990
      @thedarklordreturns990 6 років тому +50

      russian cant into geography

    • @CapybaraTut
      @CapybaraTut 6 років тому +17

      Actually, there was a report according to which some Japanese mine ships moved from Japan to the Britan's shores. That's why Russians were on the alert. Then they noticed ships that didn't have lights at night so they confused it. Also, there were the misunderstanding between the admiral and other officers so ships started the attack without command.

  • @JackRackam
    @JackRackam 7 років тому +2056

    Boy, I knew this war was a flop for Russia, but that Baltic fleet takes the cake.

    • @Poctyk
      @Poctyk 6 років тому +144

      Fun fact kill ratio of that shitty fleet against unarmed fishermen was 2:3.
      Here is full story of that unmitigated disaster that was second Pacific squadron. It honestly deserves a movie.
      i.imgur.com/jIHYWdh.jpg

    • @NRH111
      @NRH111 6 років тому +16

      amazing you have my thanks sir

    • @Southwest-su7tr
      @Southwest-su7tr 6 років тому +35

      Russia literally lost all there modern battleships in that battle. Also japan had superior battleships built in the UK so basically japan was fighting a obsolete force.

    • @nedimgery-buyukyuksel513
      @nedimgery-buyukyuksel513 5 років тому +4

      they should make a movie about that baltic fleet

    • @BonnieTrueNorth
      @BonnieTrueNorth 5 років тому +9

      more like it takes the snake!

  • @TheKriviful
    @TheKriviful 7 років тому +1267

    My little country Montenegro, located on the Balkans declared war on Japan in 1904 to support the Russians, some soldiers were sent all the way to the east to fight. Funny thing is Montenegro and Japan made peace in 2006 :D So we were at war for 102 years and we didn't even know it :D

    • @Pavel_Gorbunov
      @Pavel_Gorbunov 7 років тому +159

      Russia is still at war with Japan. We didn't sign peace agreement yet.

    • @AimForMyHead81
      @AimForMyHead81 6 років тому +5

      O

    • @zakjaggs9761
      @zakjaggs9761 5 років тому +9

      @@Pavel_Gorbunov not true

    • @heretical_cuttlefish
      @heretical_cuttlefish 5 років тому +25

      TheKriviful
      It’s like Civ V city states

    • @slavicemperor8279
      @slavicemperor8279 5 років тому +48

      Not only that but Montenegrin soldier by the name of Lekso Saicic beheaded one of best Japanese swordsmen in duel during the war. I am from Montenegro and I am really sad NATO destroyed our long brotherhood with Russia.

  • @tubplunger
    @tubplunger 6 років тому +280

    How the hell did Russia manage to mistake British ships as Japanese, in the Baltic?!

    • @michaelho4014
      @michaelho4014 4 роки тому +20

      Drachinifel’s video on the Russian second Pacific squadron expands on this meme into over 30 minutes. Highly recommend. Once you watch it, the word Kamchatka will no longer be associated with Korean Air Lines flight 007, but now a ship that constantly hallucinates Japanese torpedo boats in the middle of the arctic circle.
      ua-cam.com/video/9Mdi_Fh9_Ag/v-deo.html

    • @sergei_bobrov
      @sergei_bobrov 4 роки тому +11

      Read book of Novikov-Priboy about the battle of Tsushima, there are very good explanations how it did in real life. All second maritime squadron was on paranoia from the first day. Admiral was stupid and self-confident. Japanese were more traned, modern, quality. And don’t forgot that Russia is better on ground and out fleet never was the best thing at the seas like our army, for examples. Fleet is like poor parents. Always was: first army, second army, third army..... Oh, yeas, fleet, take a little money. All this squadron knew that they go to die. So it was very stupid war for us, respect to japanese. We don’t like to remember this.

    • @samuelademeso9041
      @samuelademeso9041 4 роки тому +6

      Well too be fair the Japanese ships were designed by the British during the meiji restoration. So you cant necessarily blamed them

    • @AimForMyHead81
      @AimForMyHead81 3 роки тому +3

      @@samuelademeso9041 Actually, most Meiji era IJN ships were designed by the French. It was only after WW1, that the Japanese started designing their own ships.

    • @akramgimmini8165
      @akramgimmini8165 2 роки тому

      Good Question

  • @montaniusspiritum8439
    @montaniusspiritum8439 7 років тому +1978

    How about maybe YOU chill? 👉

    • @the_Kutonarch
      @the_Kutonarch 7 років тому +106

      Montanius Spiritum NO, how 'bout YOU Chill! 👈

    • @user-nv3ms4mt9j
      @user-nv3ms4mt9j 7 років тому +26

      oooooooh references

    • @fombocombo
      @fombocombo 7 років тому +35

      HEY IS THAT A BILL WURTZ REFRENCH?.

    • @Rert
      @Rert 7 років тому +59

      Japan was kind of scared of Russia.

    • @Dog-ei5hi
      @Dog-ei5hi 7 років тому +2

      Montanius Spiritum my railrode my problem

  • @HistoryTime
    @HistoryTime 6 років тому +268

    Loving the description of the Baltic Fleet

    • @zaviertamarapa4714
      @zaviertamarapa4714 3 роки тому +8

      Same I laughed so hard that I was yelled at.

    • @BlindAlanAlda
      @BlindAlanAlda 3 роки тому +5

      Also I throwed a couple of binoculars at it.

  • @sertengoodmen8819
    @sertengoodmen8819 7 років тому +518

    Every one talking about bill wurtz and battlefield 1, and all I want is to know more about them exotic animals and that pesky snake.

    • @doommagic
      @doommagic 7 років тому +72

      Ikr? What's the story behind those! I'm really curious now!

    • @bsbro
      @bsbro 7 років тому +18

      Yeah, I was hoping the narrator would dive into that before continuing on!

    • @MotherSoren
      @MotherSoren 7 років тому +28

      +Doommagic
      I believe its talking about when a ship went into the harbor at a madagascar port, and some of the sailors decided " hey let's buy some fucking Lemurs, chameleons, oxen and fukn parrots." they also bought other birds n vermin. Idk about the snake tho.

    • @Reilly-Maresca
      @Reilly-Maresca 7 років тому +13

      There was an article about that on the World of Warships forum back during the Alpha. I don't remember all of the details. But when he says they fired on themselves I mean they mistook each other for practice targets or something and fired several HUNDRED shells without scoring a hit. I read it a long time ago and I'm not sure.

    • @Calvin_Coolage
      @Calvin_Coolage 4 роки тому +2

      I recommend watching Drachinifel's video on the 2nd Pacific Squadron's wacky trip to learn more about the snake. There was also a cursing parrot.

  • @user-hd3ls6gg8p
    @user-hd3ls6gg8p 7 років тому +384

    Vodka Kings vs Banzai Ninjas

  • @dizzytheday5586
    @dizzytheday5586 7 років тому +1708

    Japan seems to have a tradition of declaring war after they attack it seems.
    Edit: 3 years since I originally posted this comment as a joke and I'm astounded that this comment has garnered so many replies and over 1k+ likes. Hope all that have commented so are doing well, and are safe.

    • @TLshadow1997
      @TLshadow1997 7 років тому +210

      Joshua Hauge so much for their "honor"

    • @theminipetabyte4610
      @theminipetabyte4610 7 років тому +77

      Joshua Hauge What lets a little attack stop a good war now?

    • @averagejacobinsubscriber
      @averagejacobinsubscriber 7 років тому +145

      Joshua Hauge it's not that uncommon actually.

    • @mutsuhitoyamato1919
      @mutsuhitoyamato1919 7 років тому +195

      TLshadow1997 the art of war (by sun tzu) prettty much says to do that, so

    • @1994CPK
      @1994CPK 7 років тому +64

      Chøy Sa Kantø
      bush gave Saddam 48 hours to abdicate and leave iraq, it was far from a sneak invasion.

  • @Ejosii
    @Ejosii 7 років тому +202

    Fun fact: Montenegro, a co-belligerent, only signed a peace treaty with Japan in 2006

    • @sinancothebest
      @sinancothebest 6 років тому +4

      what? really?!! That is hilarious

    • @spencer871
      @spencer871 6 років тому +30

      >When you forget about your war.

    • @AimForMyHead81
      @AimForMyHead81 6 років тому +1

      O

    • @MisterSpinalzo
      @MisterSpinalzo 3 роки тому +4

      Probably because Montenegro wasn't independent between 1918 and 2006.

    • @TheStarcoMarco
      @TheStarcoMarco 3 роки тому +3

      @@MisterSpinalzo Yeah but the war ended in 1905. 9 years before WWI and 13 years before Montenegro ceased to exists to joined Yugoslavia.

  • @sean668
    @sean668 7 років тому +91

    I like how you actually took the time to use each country's own rifle to match their flag, instead of just duplicating.

  • @a-10wartaboo77
    @a-10wartaboo77 7 років тому +439

    what about that bill wurtz reference with the russian railroad?

    • @jacques8221
      @jacques8221 7 років тому +1

      Philip Eng. also saw it hehe

    • @Kardia_of_Rhodes
      @Kardia_of_Rhodes 7 років тому +61

      Not entirely a reference. The reason Russia likes "warm water" is because other than Sevastopol and Rostov on Don, all of Russia's ports are inaccessible for about 1/3 of every year due to ice. No ports means harder to trade, harder to trade means harder to sustain economy, and harder to sustain economy means harder to quell the masses. This is the real reason Putin Wanted Crimea.

    • @tbush6657
      @tbush6657 7 років тому +15

      MAXZONE47 I saw the reference where russia sends the troops back, wait no they sent more troops in.

    • @Ara-gp4yj
      @Ara-gp4yj 7 років тому

      MAXZONE47 but the entire Black Sea is warm water

    • @jacques8221
      @jacques8221 7 років тому +1

      Travenzen. yeah but there is an issue with the black sea. it's on the OTHER SIDE of the planet.

  • @robertshuxley
    @robertshuxley 7 років тому +275

    4:40 so the Russians ran away from the battlefield...
    a shamefur dispray.

  • @johnc4122
    @johnc4122 7 років тому +260

    The Battle of Tsushima... now THERES a tale. With Russia's first Pacific squadron destroyed, they renamed the Baltic fleet the "Second Pacific Squadron" and told them to set sail for the Far East, relieve Port Arthur and destroy the Japanese fleet. And so, the absurd and epic journey of the Second Pacific Squadron began. The journey took months, and was hell. Most of the sailors were untrained peasants shanghaied into the whole thing, and Admiral Zinoviy Rozhestvensky and his second in command Nikolai Nebogatov, the poor guys put in charge, knew full well that they were all being sent to die. And thousands did. The battle wasn't so much as a battle as a massacre. The Russian ships, some modern, but many decrepit and obsolete vessels (referred to by Rozhestvensky as the "sink-by-themselves ships") were sunk one by one. The Russian fleet was crushed, and what remained of it was surrendered to the Japanese by Nebogatov (Rozhestvensky had been badly wounded) who was unwilling to see more of his men die pointless deaths. And of course, when he and Rozhestvensky returned to Russia, they were blamed for absolutely everything. The Tsar nearly executed them, but instead they were imprisoned, their naval careers ended and their names were forever tarnished.

    • @adamfrisk956
      @adamfrisk956 7 років тому +10

      Rozhestvensky - Rozhdestvensky - Рождественский - Christmassy.
      There's actually a really neat book about it.
      www.amazon.com/Tsushima-Soviet-Literature-English-Transaction/dp/0883554089

    • @kostam.1113
      @kostam.1113 7 років тому +9

      John C Those poor men, 1917 revolution was really imminent if original leadership was so inept.

    • @Fluetify1
      @Fluetify1 7 років тому +34

      Dont forget that on the way they nearly started a war with Great Britain, someone who you didn't want to mess with back then, especially on the sea. The incident was caused by a russian intelligence officer based in denmark, who was a huge fan of spy novels. So he told the fleet that there were japanese torpedo boats in the north sea(!). The russian fleet sunk some english fishers because they thought they were japanese. Also after the stops in africa the ships degenerated to zoos, effectively not able to shoot some of the cannons because they had snakes around it. Its an absolutely incredible story.

    • @ingvarjankowsky9363
      @ingvarjankowsky9363 7 років тому +1

      Rozhestvensky, not Rozhdestvensky :))) So, no any XMas :))

    • @adamfrisk956
      @adamfrisk956 7 років тому +1

      oh well...

  • @Generik97
    @Generik97 7 років тому +213

    Is that the battlefield 1 OST i hear playing in the background of your video?

    • @ObliviousPenguin
      @ObliviousPenguin 7 років тому +8

      Sure is, fam.

    • @TripleMpro221
      @TripleMpro221 7 років тому +16

      Generik Such a good ost

    • @JJTheBigDog
      @JJTheBigDog 7 років тому +4

      i had to pause the video, because i wasn't sure anymore, if i really had turned my ps4 off.

    • @sdhubbard
      @sdhubbard 7 років тому +1

      I noticed that too. Are there legal issues with that? I'm not knowledgeable enough to know so it's a legit question.

    • @johnkirsch5479
      @johnkirsch5479 7 років тому

      TripleMpro221 I love it myself. So, does anybody know of any similar OSTs?

  • @kyleliberty9978
    @kyleliberty9978 7 років тому +433

    Spanish-American war Of 1898?

    • @lizardbaron3727
      @lizardbaron3727 7 років тому +2

      +

    • @rmr9030
      @rmr9030 7 років тому +7

      Caused by a "Spanish" mine also called internal explosion in a foreing's country port
      Pd: yeah its cool i also want a video about that!

    • @ytglobersanglobersan5842
      @ytglobersanglobersan5842 7 років тому +18

      Nah, the war is pretty boring, the only interesting thing is the jet fuel can't melt steel beams that started it all

    • @Bryce-yw8hf
      @Bryce-yw8hf 7 років тому +9

      Technically they also wanted the Philippines and wanted to free Cuba as well.

    • @ShHeMiLeRe
      @ShHeMiLeRe 7 років тому +1

      Actually the explosion of USS Maine wasn't what started the war and the "furnish the picture and I furnish the war" is false. It did however bring many volunteers. No, what started the war was a political stalemate between US, Spain and Cuba. Each wanted something different and no one wanted to budge.

  • @fluffyjoe7890
    @fluffyjoe7890 7 років тому +125

    Damn no Sabaton song to comment this time.

  • @joonker9607
    @joonker9607 7 років тому +171

    Paraguayan War, Please.

    • @The51stDivision
      @The51stDivision 7 років тому +12

      Joonker TRIPLE ALLIANCE!

    • @basicpigeonbee
      @basicpigeonbee 7 років тому +5

      Joonker is that the one were like everyone in Paraguay died pretty much or is that a different south American war? or country.

    • @Ragmulokos
      @Ragmulokos 7 років тому +17

      That`s the one.

    • @gognamm2400
      @gognamm2400 7 років тому +15

      Joonker Also known as the gangbang of Paraguay.

    • @abtl1154
      @abtl1154 5 років тому +1

      Absolutely. Was one of the bloodiest wars in the history of this continent, and history basically forgot it...
      *DO IT FEATURE HISTORY. OR I SHALL STRIKE YOU DOWN IN THE NAME OF*
      *_H_* *_U_* *_E._*

  • @texasspirit8138
    @texasspirit8138 7 років тому +54

    "Downgrade.. to a fuck ton, did I say downgrade? I meant upgrade" and " stop, no, you can't take that. We were gonna build an railroad through here to try to get some warm water."

  • @theorganizer1273
    @theorganizer1273 3 роки тому +27

    The reason why Russia lost the war was because there was an “immortal” Japanese soldier who went on a rampage and took down multiple Russian soldiers in a trench with his bare hands after being shot in the neck by a Russian machine gunner...

    • @MmDx-tn8tt
      @MmDx-tn8tt Рік тому +2

      is that you Sugimuto !! from golden kamuy

    • @komradblin2189
      @komradblin2189 Рік тому +4

      bro watched too much anime

  • @ninjakirbys
    @ninjakirbys 6 років тому +10

    wow the production quality and attention to detail in these videos is always amazing, especially seeing all the nations with different period accurate rifles

  • @paulsbunionkream9932
    @paulsbunionkream9932 7 років тому +456

    *sigh* Once again, I'm able to get first comment. You plebs can't even rival my typing speed and Feature History expertise, let me know when you get out the slow lane and can come close to competing with my epic and godly talent.
    Nice video btw, just finished watching it.

    • @jack-oj4iu
      @jack-oj4iu 7 років тому +13

      DAMN FOILED AGAIN

    • @MrDoob-xo3sm
      @MrDoob-xo3sm 7 років тому +4

      stfu how sad are you

    • @jack-oj4iu
      @jack-oj4iu 7 років тому +8

      let me have my fun mate

    • @mythicaldust8670
      @mythicaldust8670 7 років тому +32

      Video - 7 minutes ago
      Comment - 9 minutes ago
      Well I'll be damned.

    • @williiamm23
      @williiamm23 7 років тому +1

      Mythical Dust theydidthemath

  • @PabloGonzalez-rv9gf
    @PabloGonzalez-rv9gf 7 років тому +48

    That baltic sea navy trip tho, we need a indiana jones kind of movie with drunken russians telling their stories of what they live in they trip through the coasts of the world.

    • @michaelho4014
      @michaelho4014 4 роки тому +4

      Drachinifel has an even longer video on this that includes Dogger Bank, the animals, Kamchatka “spotting Japanese torpedo boats”, frustrations, and all the shit that went down before Tsushima:
      ua-cam.com/video/9Mdi_Fh9_Ag/v-deo.html
      Once you watch it, the word Kamchatka will be forever ingrained as who spotted Japanese torpedo boats that were never actually there

  • @legosoilder3621
    @legosoilder3621 7 років тому +1

    This video and the video on the Meiji Restoration were amazing. I had been looking for something like this for a long time!

  • @MrMarlowe3488
    @MrMarlowe3488 5 років тому +18

    My great grandfather came to the US as a teenager because the Czar was sending troops out to the Jewish villages and rounding up all the boys 13 and up to be cannon fodder against the Japanese, so this has always been an event of minor fascination for me

  • @lun-classekranoplanmd-1604
    @lun-classekranoplanmd-1604 4 роки тому +14

    Japan: What are you doing?
    Russia: Yes

  • @karimkarimous357
    @karimkarimous357 7 років тому +3

    You have no idea how much i love your videos...

  • @TerminalEntity
    @TerminalEntity 7 років тому

    Love these videos never stop creating

  • @acephoenix7849
    @acephoenix7849 7 років тому

    Wow, you're really churning these out. Keep it up, keep your ground harness oiled, and have a nice day.

  • @Kriegter
    @Kriegter 4 роки тому +20

    Russia: ITS MINE
    Japan: SHUT UP MANCHURIA IS MINE
    Qing: stop fighting it's still my land you know

  • @maogenvivi
    @maogenvivi 7 років тому +20

    My family has a pretty long written record of what each family member did both on my mother and my father's side but only notable military service they had other than one single member in WWII was Russo-Japanese war. My great great great grandfather and two older sons died at battle of hill 203. We still have a huge gravestone made from a single boulder cut in half near our home

  • @darthcalanil5333
    @darthcalanil5333 7 років тому

    I loooove your style. Keep up the awesome work man

  • @frost587
    @frost587 7 років тому

    This is one of the best history channels on UA-cam and I found it only now! Rest assured, I subscribed. :)

  • @ginnrollins211
    @ginnrollins211 7 років тому +22

    You should do a special episode on The Football War between El Salvador and Honduras.

    • @doommagic
      @doommagic 7 років тому +2

      Yes. I want to see more detail about this, as I've only ever seen mention of it in one video about the "10 Dumbest Wars in History". I've seen various videos about the ridiculous Emu War, but this one needs more attention as well.

    • @ginnrollins211
      @ginnrollins211 7 років тому +3

      Doommagic Same with The War of The Stray Dog and that one time Nicaragua invaded Costa Rica because of a border error on Google Maps.

    • @doommagic
      @doommagic 7 років тому +3

      ginrollins211 I'd personally love to see more detail about the War of the Bucket between Bologna and Modena myself. Seriously, to this day, Bologna still wants that bucket back and Modena have it on display to mock Bologna's loss. XD

  • @Chris_0803
    @Chris_0803 7 років тому +45

    Look at Japan as the Great Britain of Asia. An island nation protected by ocean borders, with a homogenous people and culture, forced to become super efficient due to a lack of natural resources. Add to that a culture that effectively uses shame and notions of honor as a behavioral deterrent and there you have it...a successful country (historically speaking)

    • @theobuniel9643
      @theobuniel9643 6 років тому +13

      Great Britain as homogeneous? Hahaha..... Not really. Tell that to the Scottish.

    • @demilembias2527
      @demilembias2527 6 років тому +8

      Theo Buniel there's another similarity, actually...great Britain has their culturally different people to the north, the scottish, and Japan had theirs, the Ainu people of Hokkaido. Except with the latter case, most of them got wiped out by imperialism...

    • @demilembias2527
      @demilembias2527 6 років тому +1

      Altar of Freedom yeah but the comparison was that both culturally important island-based empires had untamed wildernesses to the north with people who they fought to dominate many a time. The Japanese analog to the extermination of indigenous peoples by the British and others would probably be what they did to the Chinese and pacific islanders during the early part of WWII

    • @demilembias2527
      @demilembias2527 6 років тому

      Altar of Freedom yeah I know obviously nothing in history works as a perfect analog to anything else. I'm just trying to draw comparisons as much as I can. To bring up interesting points.

    • @AimForMyHead81
      @AimForMyHead81 6 років тому

      Tobias The World-Weary o

  • @lancegalera
    @lancegalera 7 років тому

    i didnt get notified fast enough😞 LOVE UR VIDS❤

  • @lecoureurdesbois86
    @lecoureurdesbois86 7 років тому

    Just discovered your channel, love it!

  • @TheBrainSpecialist
    @TheBrainSpecialist 7 років тому +12

    Holy shit, two videos in one week? Thank you, dude!

    • @42exabyte17
      @42exabyte17 6 років тому

      ARE YOU... THE BRAIN-SPECIALIST?! :D

  • @General_Dave_1
    @General_Dave_1 7 років тому +8

    Awe yes my Favorite Swearing Australian with one of my Favourite wars in history! You are amazing!

    • @killersauresrex
      @killersauresrex 7 років тому +1

      General_Dave 1 I thought he was a Kiwi?

  • @Jack-zr7bw
    @Jack-zr7bw 6 років тому

    I appreciate your work feature history. Thanks for these videos.

  • @einarik1710
    @einarik1710 7 років тому

    good job on the art, I really like it

  • @highdefinitionapollo2189
    @highdefinitionapollo2189 7 років тому +561

    People like to call it the first war in recent history where an Asian country defeated a European country, even though out of all European countries, Russia was the most Asian, and out of all the Asian countries, Japan was the most European. (If that makes any sense)

    • @nodinitiative
      @nodinitiative 7 років тому +93

      Russia was in a sense, a "European power", Don't forget, its main armies were in Europe.
      Japan was lucky because of the lack of Russian intelligence in Japan, if the Russians knew the war was actually financially unsustainable for Japan and Japan would have been force to sue for peace by 1906 or 1907, then I'm sure Russia would have stayed the course.

    • @huynhtranhung
      @huynhtranhung 7 років тому +72

      nodinitiative Nah, the Russian empire was already weakened, that's why their troops were weak and undersupplied. Japan in the other hand, was raising up to be one of the most powerful countries in the world at that time. It's no coincidence that Hitler befriend to the Japanese before WW2.

    • @thesuperproify
      @thesuperproify 7 років тому +24

      that doesn't make sense, asian army have defeated europeans countless times in History

    • @highdefinitionapollo2189
      @highdefinitionapollo2189 7 років тому +45

      thesuperproify Key word being "recent"

    • @averagejacobinsubscriber
      @averagejacobinsubscriber 7 років тому +9

      Not after industrialization.

  • @sherifelsharkawyful
    @sherifelsharkawyful 7 років тому +20

    I know that it is quite obscure, but I really appreciate the effort you put into showing the accurate national flags and rifles of nations at the time of the events you are talking about. Not many historical videos pull it off this well, the attention to detail is simply magnificent!

  • @user-rz8cu9zj3e
    @user-rz8cu9zj3e 7 років тому +1

    2 videos in 2 weeks? We have been blessed.

  • @ahmetuyar2300
    @ahmetuyar2300 7 років тому

    Please further publishing videos I realy love this channel ❤️

  • @The51stDivision
    @The51stDivision 7 років тому +58

    It seems that Japan is somehow very fond of the idea of sneak-attacking enemy ports first before officially declaring war later...

    • @Hess512
      @Hess512 7 років тому

      Victory?

    • @NoName-im2fc
      @NoName-im2fc 7 років тому +2

      +Hess512 Well, a very costly victory with all its gains lost 4 decades later!

    • @arnold3768
      @arnold3768 4 роки тому +6

      I don't even understand what's the point of declaring war. Without it, the enemy won't be prepared and can give you easy victory. Japan and later, Hitler, knew all this.

    • @travelleryu
      @travelleryu 4 роки тому +2

      Every country does that

    • @michaelho4014
      @michaelho4014 4 роки тому +2

      Pearl Harbor was actually inspired directly by the British attack on the Italian port of Taranto in mid-1940. Before that, the Japanese did not have any confidence that a sudden air strike on a sitting fleet with carrier based planes could ever work. This was before they entered the war, which meant they had diplomats overseas who relayed everything back home in a lot of detail.

  • @dr.snabela2880
    @dr.snabela2880 7 років тому +4

    Can you make The Great Northern War video please?!

  • @Goulouk54000
    @Goulouk54000 7 років тому

    Again, a great video, bravo!!

  • @rawpgb
    @rawpgb 6 років тому

    Cool vid. I like this format.

  • @MrLolx2u
    @MrLolx2u 7 років тому +6

    When the 8-nation popped out together with the rifles, that's the most accurate and period correct rifles for each of the military that I have ever seen in such animated history video. Great job ya 16 year old kid.

  • @junont1675
    @junont1675 3 роки тому +3

    GOLDEN KAMUYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

  • @Unicorn-dl2hf
    @Unicorn-dl2hf 5 років тому

    Thanks this really helped me understand it. New subscriber :)

  • @theqbash
    @theqbash 4 роки тому

    Great video! Good timeline of events.

  • @jtenelikoHD
    @jtenelikoHD 7 років тому +244

    Australian accents and Intelligence
    Rarely ever mix

    • @FeatureHistory
      @FeatureHistory  7 років тому +176

      That's why I barely have either

    • @the_Kutonarch
      @the_Kutonarch 7 років тому +11

      jtenelikoHD Please, you wouldn't even know intellect if it came up and bit you on the arse.
      Besides, most foreigners don't even know what a normal Australian accent sounds like.

    • @jtenelikoHD
      @jtenelikoHD 7 років тому +2

      Talis - da - Man Haha mate I know VBs are green and sinking tinnies on a Saturday is a must

    • @gustavogomes1581
      @gustavogomes1581 7 років тому +31

      and he didn't even say cunt once

  • @Firebrass11
    @Firebrass11 7 років тому +21

    Some say that if you are early enough, daddy Feature will reply to you...

  • @fullmetalroyal1216
    @fullmetalroyal1216 7 років тому

    like no joke, i get excited every time i see you come out with a new video, no homo, might i suggest the crimean war? or the great game?

  • @ethancollins598
    @ethancollins598 4 роки тому

    i like that you got all the different service rifles for all the different nation, most history channels do put inn the effort this.

  • @stlettuce
    @stlettuce 7 років тому +8

    I love your Battlefield 1 music.

  • @taison5
    @taison5 6 років тому +5

    I love how at 4:05 you turned Scottish for a second...

  • @GelatoJRE
    @GelatoJRE 6 років тому

    Thanks for the video, this will help me greatly for my History Test

  • @NRH111
    @NRH111 5 років тому

    digging the mosin at :36 but technically it should be the full sized one with 3 rifle bands. Amazing video as usual cant wait for more content

  • @eminemishh
    @eminemishh 7 років тому +44

    The Japanese people are one of a kind. Disciplined, well mannered and unyielding.

    • @alanbernhardt6167
      @alanbernhardt6167 6 років тому +10

      eminemishh they are one of three countries outside of Europe I like

    • @AimForMyHead81
      @AimForMyHead81 6 років тому +10

      Heartburn52 Same, it's probably the only non European country I like

    • @yichenwang1600
      @yichenwang1600 5 років тому +1

      @@kennedy072 proud?

    • @mikael1891
      @mikael1891 4 роки тому +3

      @@yichenwang1600 He's just being american, pay the mutt no attention.

  • @Noah_Levy
    @Noah_Levy 3 роки тому +3

    3 years late to the party, but the British fishing boat shenanigans actually happened in the North Sea. The Baltic fleet's voyage to the Pacific is definitely a meme of legends, though.
    Otherwise, great video.

  • @coltonberry985
    @coltonberry985 7 років тому +2

    Could you please put some links and referencing to your sources? (I say this because I am studying this in my Modern History Class, and also did you know y'all know this was uploaded the day we discussed this topic?)

  • @lecterulyanov3853
    @lecterulyanov3853 7 років тому

    Cool video mate

  • @nodinitiative
    @nodinitiative 7 років тому +513

    Fun fact: Japan would have lost the war, if Russia had not commit to battle so soon or just made the war last for another year or two.
    The war kind of bankrupted Japan and that is why the Japanese government at that time were not happy they were not able to get a huge financial compensation for the war. lol.

    • @TheNorth15
      @TheNorth15 7 років тому +115

      Fun fact 2: Teddy Roosevelt actually wanted America to side with Japan simply because he was shocked and excited by the unexpected victories Japan was gaining over Russia until he thought the possibility that Japan may actually completely kick out Russia from East Asia.

    • @dimas3829
      @dimas3829 7 років тому +36

      Fun Fact 3,5: At the time after assasinaion attempt Japan was used to pay hugely for attacking foregniers and they were prepared even to give Russia some of their land as a sort of reconciliation. Emperor of Japan personally went to Russian's ship to give out his personal apology even though it was quite dangerous action for him to do.
      And yeah, that lifelong prisonment didn't lasted long, Asassin didn't live for a year after the court.
      By the way Nicolas 2 enjoyed some (japaneese hookers and) cool tatoo that japaneese master did on his arm before that and there are even photoes of him posing with it open to be seen.

    • @phileas007
      @phileas007 7 років тому +43

      Fun fact 5:
      The Tsar actually agreed to the Japanese ultimatum long before action started, being fully aware of the inadequate supply routes and much weaker navy in the region.
      However being an incompetent buffoon, couldn't manage to send the papers on time, the signed treaty arrived in Japan like 2 weeks after the start of action.

    • @CommanderJonny
      @CommanderJonny 7 років тому +23

      Fun Fact 6: Russia could've won the Battle of Mukden (and thus the war), but the Russian commander had his plan based off faulty intelligence; the Japanese received reinforcements from Port Arthur because Russia couldn't make up its mind and actually launch a decisive attack; and the Russian officers were overall generally incompetent to say the least, not to mention the top commander basically handicapped himself because he didn't like one of his immediate subordinates, and set him aside.

    • @joellaz9836
      @joellaz9836 7 років тому +12

      nodinitiative
      Japanese thought Teddy cheated them, but he actually wanted the Japanese to win, and he ensured that the treaty was as favourable to Japan as it could be. He didn't like the Russians. He wrote some horrible things about them.

  • @PicklePickle7
    @PicklePickle7 7 років тому +510

    Back then when Japan was capable of beating Russia

    • @huynhtranhung
      @huynhtranhung 7 років тому +101

      yo yo No don't you try them, the Japanese are crazy nationalists, they don't regret joining the Axis, they feel proud because of the Imperial regime despite all the disgraceful stuffs their ancestors had done in thr past, unlike the Germans.

    • @Memento--Mori
      @Memento--Mori 7 років тому +159

      Kosta M. Japan's warrior culture was crushed, look at them now. Weird freeks buying used panties from vending machines, watching anime, and obsessing over schoolgirls. Japan was cucked after WW2.

    • @joellaz9836
      @joellaz9836 7 років тому +60

      Straight outta Kerry
      Japan's warrior culture is destroyed ever since they got crushed. Now they spend their time with things like hello kitty.

    • @kostam.1113
      @kostam.1113 7 років тому +17

      Straight outta Kerry You are kinda right, at least they are still conservative to certain extent and care about their country.

    • @satriorama4118
      @satriorama4118 7 років тому +9

      Do read what happened in East Asia to Southeast Asia after Pearl Harbour. IJN kicking combined fleet of UK, US, Aussie to oblivion. The starting point for US are in Midway. And that's because they got lucky spotted DD Arashi chasing IJN Kidou Butai (Kaga, Akagi, Soryuu, Hiryuu)

  • @eltichi0294
    @eltichi0294 7 років тому

    Damm i LOVE your vídeos man they are so interesting :v

  • @arellavant
    @arellavant 4 роки тому +1

    These videos make my day as a history major :)))) u rock

  • @ravenknight4876
    @ravenknight4876 7 років тому +6

    The surprising thing is, that the Japanese Army won nearly all the battles in this war, but essentially always had larger casualties.

  • @MaxwellAerialPhotography
    @MaxwellAerialPhotography 7 років тому +61

    every mention of japanesse history from now til the end of the internet will be stained in History of Japan references.

    • @doommagic
      @doommagic 7 років тому +10

      And it will be all the greater for it, because Bill Wurtz is a brilliant fucking genius and that video is awesome as hell.

    • @ShredderZXTF2
      @ShredderZXTF2 7 років тому +5

      Doommagic No it won't, Bill Wurtz is annoying and unfunny as fuck.

    • @doommagic
      @doommagic 7 років тому +1

      ShredderZX Sounds like someone hates something just because it's popular. Also, you're wrong. If Bill Wurtz wasn't funny, his videos never would've exploded to the level that they did. He's got several musical videos on his channel, but none of them grew to the levels that History of Japan or History of the entire world, I guess did because they weren't funny and clever on the same level that those two videos were.

    • @knightartorias9137
      @knightartorias9137 7 років тому +4

      Doommagic go back to reddit

    • @doommagic
      @doommagic 6 років тому +4

      Knight Artorias I don't even have a reddit account. I just like fun videos, history, and geography.

  • @InternetFag
    @InternetFag 7 років тому

    I knew that background music sounded familiar,you have good tastes,my man.

  • @christiandiazmiranda2635
    @christiandiazmiranda2635 2 роки тому

    I really liked the video, I’m don’t understand English well, but with your video I felt that I understood all, thanks for doing videos of that quality.

  • @user-bu8hd5nf9w
    @user-bu8hd5nf9w 6 років тому +14

    死の恐怖を克服した兵士ほど強い兵士はいない(多分)

    • @Linneom
      @Linneom 4 роки тому

      マイアーレ oh boi

    • @Nietabs
      @Nietabs 3 роки тому

      What

  • @get2dachoppa249
    @get2dachoppa249 2 роки тому +4

    Surprised you didn’t mention that one of the negotiators of the Treaty of Portsmouth was then US president Teddy Roosevelt, and was awarded a controversial Nobel Peace Price from it.

  • @agedaliat01
    @agedaliat01 6 років тому +1

    Love this channel

  • @PatrickOliveras
    @PatrickOliveras 7 років тому

    You are getting fancy with your animations sir

  • @joujou264
    @joujou264 7 років тому +3

    The story of the Baltic fleet is hilarious, I encourage everyone to read up on it. I'm from Latvia, so it's especially funny to us how inept Russia was with it.

  • @luket.9113
    @luket.9113 6 років тому +3

    2:38
    Japan: Can you, maybe, chill?
    2:45
    Russia: How about maybe YOU chill!!!

  • @MrQwerman
    @MrQwerman 7 років тому +2

    Great video, keep it up. Also, can you add english subtitles, please? Sadly, I can't understand you so fast.
    Sorry for my bad english.

  • @renebarnard7139
    @renebarnard7139 4 роки тому

    Great video!

  • @sheo3811
    @sheo3811 7 років тому +24

    "Austria-Hungaria" is my favourite Country

    • @paultato8485
      @paultato8485 7 років тому +6

      IncognitoWallrus I loved Austria Hungaria too. Its right up there with Polandia Lithunia commonwealth.

    • @c.i.a.4618
      @c.i.a.4618 7 років тому +3

      Wait till a Serbian guy replies you ;-)

    • @badproductions7308
      @badproductions7308 6 років тому +6

      *Laughs in Serbian*

    • @christiancristof491
      @christiancristof491 6 років тому

      *Stares at you in Italic*

  • @APalebloodSky
    @APalebloodSky 7 років тому +5

    Thinking Japanese ships were in the Baltic sea was ridiculous.

    • @michaelho4014
      @michaelho4014 4 роки тому

      For people who are interested in more of the massive meme that is the Russian Second Pacific Squadron, Drachinifel has an even longer video on this that includes Dogger Bank:
      ua-cam.com/video/9Mdi_Fh9_Ag/v-deo.html
      Once you watch it, the word Kamchatka will be forever ingrained as who spotted Japanese torpedo boats that were never actually there

  • @northumbriabushcraft1208
    @northumbriabushcraft1208 4 роки тому

    you should do the pacific war, sino-vietnamise war, Russian civil war & winter/continuation war as a 2 part.
    love your videos!

  • @shaddict4418
    @shaddict4418 7 років тому

    Do you do these illustrations yourself? They are really good!

  • @bepsi6204
    @bepsi6204 7 років тому +24

    Hire a samurai...

  • @danishfarrell4653
    @danishfarrell4653 7 років тому +3

    Bill Wurtz references are clogging up the comment section and i love it

  • @neldatoroc4269
    @neldatoroc4269 10 місяців тому +2

    My Last Day-School Idol Tomodachi War is everyday alternative?

  • @TriatomicAI
    @TriatomicAI 7 років тому

    It would cool if you did more wars from the 1400s to the late 1700s. I find your Seven Years War, War of the Roses, and Thirty Years War vids the best of the bunch. Maybe even the Protestant Reformation?

  • @CollinYoung
    @CollinYoung 7 років тому +3

    2:30 "And Russia builds their railroad, supervised by a shit ton of soldiers. And then, when the railroad was done, they downgraded to a fuck ton. Did I say downgrade I meant upgrade."-Bill Wurtz

  • @unitedhistory7795
    @unitedhistory7795 7 років тому +63

    When mean old Russian's saw little Japanese men rolling in with their ships and army. Russia was kicked in right in the face twice on land and at sea. Made everyone think twice after facing someone so small. :D which leads to this big major problem for Russia. GOOD OLD FASHION Revolution :3

    • @smalhazi
      @smalhazi 7 років тому +43

      Russians don't like to remember this war. They truly believe, that russia has never been defeated, and it was just "strategic retreat".

    • @MenRot
      @MenRot 7 років тому +5

      ShoniMa they think it is betrayal, not retreat, but, ya, they don't love this war

    • @FatDragon73
      @FatDragon73 7 років тому +5

      Nah, we alwaws remember it as a disaster. Some people just don't wonna research it mach, defeats are kinda boring to stady...

    • @dimas3829
      @dimas3829 7 років тому +9

      +ShoniMa I am Russian and my point of view is that at the time Russian aristocracy stole most of the war funds, which led to this disaster, furthermore, it was more of some captains incompetence that sea battle was cripplingly lost, not a tsar fault. While Japan's establishment of the time was in patriotic fever, Russian one was enjoying the debauchery.
      Furthermore, while I do despise some army officers for their poor choices in the battles, I do value very highly glorious Russian diplomats and their astnoishing work that turned a crushing defeat in a mild inconvinience. All in all, Russia didn't pay a single ruble of contribution while Japan, which took a shitton of UK's credits was on a verge of starvation as an result of it and met with it's own pro-revolution forces as a result massacring it's own batshit-ctazy nationslists later on before moving on to massacre koreans and robing food from them.

    • @kostam.1113
      @kostam.1113 7 років тому

      United History At least they got their revenge 40 years later, Japan could have stayed even without Hokkaido.

  • @hentehoo27
    @hentehoo27 7 років тому

    Can't wait to see a video about the *Winter War*!

  • @MrDoob-xo3sm
    @MrDoob-xo3sm 7 років тому

    Hi there nice video :)

  • @fuckboyukraine7114
    @fuckboyukraine7114 7 років тому +26

    0:17 commies
    0:18 AUSTRIA!!! LONG LIVE THE REGRESSIVES!
    0:19 not austria :(
    0:20 Oh, its just Feature History, never mind..

  • @constantinexi6489
    @constantinexi6489 7 років тому +3

    Talk about the glorious mess that was the War of the League of Cambrai

    • @artman40
      @artman40 7 років тому +4

      "Teams are being scrambled!"

  • @pranishrai7740
    @pranishrai7740 7 років тому

    Nice video! Could you do one on the anglo-nepalese war?

  • @mohamednazirbasharat913
    @mohamednazirbasharat913 7 років тому +1

    Great videos! Can I ask which animation programme you use??