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James Holland

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
4177 total appearances

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

And he thinks, I can't afford to fight a war on two fronts. That's one of the reasons why Germany loses the war in 1914 to 18, is fighting on the Eastern Front, but also fighting on the Western Front at the same time. We've got to avoid that. But I've got to get rid of Britain, and Britain hasn't come out of the fight.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

And he thinks, I can't afford to fight a war on two fronts. That's one of the reasons why Germany loses the war in 1914 to 18, is fighting on the Eastern Front, but also fighting on the Western Front at the same time. We've got to avoid that. But I've got to get rid of Britain, and Britain hasn't come out of the fight.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

That's one of the reasons why Germany loses the war in 1914 to 18, is fighting on the Eastern Front, but also fighting on the Western Front at the same time.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

We've got to avoid that.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

But I've got to get rid of Britain, and Britain hasn't come out of the fight.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

Britain is still fighting in the back end of 1940, having won the Battle of Britain. And so maybe I'll go into the Soviet Union now while the Red Army is still weak. You know, we're not 100% ready ourselves, but let's hurry the whole thing forward. Because originally he'd been thinking of planning an operation in 1943 or 1944. So the idea is you take Poland out

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

Britain is still fighting in the back end of 1940, having won the Battle of Britain. And so maybe I'll go into the Soviet Union now while the Red Army is still weak. You know, we're not 100% ready ourselves, but let's hurry the whole thing forward. Because originally he'd been thinking of planning an operation in 1943 or 1944. So the idea is you take Poland out

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

Britain is still fighting in the back end of 1940, having won the Battle of Britain. And so maybe I'll go into the Soviet Union now while the Red Army is still weak. You know, we're not 100% ready ourselves, but let's hurry the whole thing forward. Because originally he'd been thinking of planning an operation in 1943 or 1944. So the idea is you take Poland out

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

Britain is still fighting in the back end of 1940, having won the Battle of Britain.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

And so maybe I'll go into the Soviet Union now while the Red Army is still weak.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

You know, we're not 100% ready ourselves, but let's hurry the whole thing forward.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

Because originally he'd been thinking of planning an operation in 1943 or 1944.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

So the idea is you take Poland out

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

you take out France and the low countries, you conquer most of Western Europe, you knock out Britain, so therefore you don't have to worry so much about the United States because they're over the other side of the Atlantic.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

You take out France in the low countries. You conquer most of Western Europe. You knock out Britain. So therefore, you don't have to worry so much about the United States because they're over the other side of the Atlantic. That then gives him, buys him the time to kind of rebuild up his strength for the all-out thrust on the Soviet Union.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

You take out France in the low countries. You conquer most of Western Europe. You knock out Britain. So therefore, you don't have to worry so much about the United States because they're over the other side of the Atlantic. That then gives him, buys him the time to kind of rebuild up his strength for the all-out thrust on the Soviet Union.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

You take out France in the low countries. You conquer most of Western Europe. You knock out Britain. So therefore, you don't have to worry so much about the United States because they're over the other side of the Atlantic. That then gives him, buys him the time to kind of rebuild up his strength for the all-out thrust on the Soviet Union.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

That then gives him, buys him the time to kind of rebuild up his strength for the all-out thrust on the Soviet Union.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

The failure to subdue Britain in 1940 changes all those plans and makes him think, actually, I'm going to go in early. And he's also been kind of, you know, he's hoisted by his own petard because he starts to believe his own genius. You know, everyone told him that, you know, he wouldn't be able to beat France in the low countries.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#470 โ€“ James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

The failure to subdue Britain in 1940 changes all those plans and makes him think, actually, I'm going to go in early. And he's also been kind of, you know, he's hoisted by his own petard because he starts to believe his own genius. You know, everyone told him that, you know, he wouldn't be able to beat France in the low countries.