Yeah, Sky TV in the UK did a kind of reality show / reconstruction of the boat journey to South Georgia. Same boats, same clothing, navigation kit, etc. When they landed on South Georgia they were assessed by medical professionals to see who could do the final journey over the mountain and glacier. Most of them were pulled because of early signs of frostbite. Really drove home how impressive the original trip was.
You should check out "Skeletons on the Zahara" if you liked that one. American sailors shipwrecked on the African coast and enslaved. Another great survival book, but deadly heat instead of cold
I’ve been looking for good book recommendations and I just found your channel, I’ve been trying to read more books lately but often times I get sick of them half way through. Your channel is awesome and I can’t wait to try out some of your book recommendations
The banana king was here in New Orleans, in fact his house is now the president of Tulane's house. The term "Banana Republic" was coined because of him. Incredible story.
Great video. None of these books grabbed my interest but I hope you keep doing these videos because I love reading about history and always looking new ones.
Have him read "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors". It's about the Battle off Samar, the US Navy's finest hour. It's on the Navy's recommended reading list.
I would add "Crazy Horse and Custer" by Stephen Ambrose. The way the lives of these 2 American icons paralleled each other on the way to their fateful meeting at the Little Big Horn is fascinating.
Endurance is fantastic. I cannot stress that enough. Read it then read these: Shackleton - The Biography South by Sir Ernest Shackleton Who Was Ernest Shackleton? Shackleton’s Boat Journey
props on endurance, shackleton is one the people we use to study for effective management techniques. to keep his entire crew alive after cracking up in the arctic is a feat that is truly incredible.
Excellent!! Sounds like some exceptional reads. Will pick up two that were of most interest. Russia and bananas…Red notice and the fish that ate the well.
Shadow Divers is an incredible book. As a diver, it was a bit scary the first time I went back into the water after reading it, but the book details a very unusual circumstance.
No star. No spoiler alert for ENDURANCE. Great film/video narrated by Liam Neeson. Truly amazing story. Voyage out on a ship called "Basket of Puppies" instead of something like "Endurance".
Great! Just ordered River of Doubt and Endurance. I'll also STRONGY recommend The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World by Riley Black
I read Endurance and Shadow Divers. Both are excellent. The PBS science program Nova did an episode on the Shadow Divers story. It is titled Hiter's Lost Sub and can be watched on RUclips. Another excellent book about Germany's U-boats is Operation Drumbeat by Michael Gannon.
One of my favorite books along these lines is: "The Invention of Nature" by Andrea Wulf A biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the most famous person whom really really do not know. However, we do know many of the people who would not have influenced us but for his influence of them. Realistically, River of doubt would probably not have happened but for Humboldt. A short list: Darwin, Emerson, Thoreau, Muir, T. Roosevelt, The Hudson School of artists The personal adventures & feats of Humboldt easily rival those of Shackleton & TR
The Banana wars weren't only in South America, they happened in Central America mainly. 36 years of war in my country. Thanks, gringos. Hope the bananas were worth it.
Shackleton's adventure is one of the most juicy maratime tales I have read, I read about him a long time ago and it has haunted me since. But spoiler, they ate the dogs. Sorry.
The submarine off the coast of N.J. Was because they were reconning the east coast to attack. It was so secretive that not even the German command knew about it. The divers found a spoon with a sailors name on it and did old fashioned detective work. The sub didn’t have enough fuel to get back across the Atlantic. I saw it years ago on a documentary.
My favorite part of Endurance is when three men try to capture three emperor penguins to eat. The first man shoots his dead and drags it aboard, the second gets concussed by his and needs help subduing it, and the third just leads his aboard the boat by the flipper amicably.
A highly respected member of our church (in Australia) ran a banana business called Chiquita. Only much later did I find out the sordid history of that company. Not sure if he knew about it, and cant ask as he has passed on.
SUVOROV SUVOROV SUVOROV SUVOROV. A MUST read for anybody, The Last Republic, Icebreaker, the Shadow of Victory (not sure if the last one is translated to english) but it’s SO good and SO worth reading. Absolutely insane
It's hard for me to make time for any fiction because there's so much great nonfiction which to me is WAY more worthwhile. BTW, "The Orientalist" by Tom Reiss might be the best book I've ever read. That's a ridiculous thing to say but that's how good it is.
Which version of river of doubt is better? The one Teddy Roosevelt himself wrote or the other author? I wasn't sure which one to do so I ordered Roosevelt's version lol
All good books I am sure, but the one history book every true American must read is A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn. More than any other book, it is essential to understanding modern history.
Endurance is insane. If it wasn't nonfiction you'd say that the story was simply unbelievable. If ever you think you're having a tough time, read Endurance and you'll realise you aren't.
The Last Battle by Stephen Harding, detailing the Battle of Castle Itter, the only known battle in WWII where members of the Wehrmacht, American army and the SS fought together to protect French prisoners from an SS assault squad.
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Book mentioned
1. Red notice
2. River of doubt
3. Fish That Ate the Whale
4. Endurance
5. Shadow divers
thanks for the list!
Thank you for listing them. You rock.
Thank you.
@@zornob1439 thanks 👍
Can I ask who the authors are?
Endurance is the most extraordinary survival story ever written. Utterly fascinating.
Those guys were tough. It's hard to believe that everybody lived through all that.
Yeah, Sky TV in the UK did a kind of reality show / reconstruction of the boat journey to South Georgia.
Same boats, same clothing, navigation kit, etc.
When they landed on South Georgia they were assessed by medical professionals to see who could do the final journey over the mountain and glacier.
Most of them were pulled because of early signs of frostbite.
Really drove home how impressive the original trip was.
Shackleton’s leadership skills were absolutely amazing!
You should check out "Skeletons on the Zahara" if you liked that one. American sailors shipwrecked on the African coast and enslaved. Another great survival book, but deadly heat instead of cold
Another fan of Endurance. A must read.
I’ve been looking for good book recommendations and I just found your channel, I’ve been trying to read more books lately but often times I get sick of them half way through. Your channel is awesome and I can’t wait to try out some of your book recommendations
Glad I can help! Thanks for the kind words
The banana king was here in New Orleans, in fact his house is now the president of Tulane's house. The term "Banana Republic" was coined because of him. Incredible story.
The River of Doubt is an incredible read
Great video. None of these books grabbed my interest but I hope you keep doing these videos because I love reading about history and always looking new ones.
Thank you! Will do!
Great line up. My fav: Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins.
Read it 3x!
My 8 yr old son is currently reading Shadow Divers. He’s obsessed with WW2.
I wished I was reading at 8. Video games ruined my academic growth.
Kudos to u to expose him to such an interesting thing n develop book reading habbit
Have him read "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors". It's about the Battle off Samar, the US Navy's finest hour. It's on the Navy's recommended reading list.
@@ostrich67 thank you! 😊
Congratulations , and kudos to the young man, that is very nice and impressive...
I would add "Crazy Horse and Custer" by Stephen Ambrose. The way the lives of these 2 American icons paralleled each other on the way to their fateful meeting at the Little Big Horn is fascinating.
Endurance is unbelievably fantastic and true. What a book
"King Leopould's Ghost", certainly should be on that list.
Ahh yes heard this rec a couple times
The kind of history people need to know about.
12 years a slave
Jewish Tripe. Lookup "Alternative Hypothesis" refutation of the King Leopold guilt-tripping
Endurance is my favorite ❤️
I’ve read 3 of the 5! Never heard of the first one or last one, but now I have to check em out :) Thanks!
Those all sound fascinating, but I'm too busy watching shorts to read any books.
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me too
Red notice is amazing! Forgot about it till u mentioned it as I haven't read it in a while
Thank you for mentioning Red Notice one of the most underrated true stories of all time
Endurance is fantastic. I cannot stress that enough. Read it then read these:
Shackleton - The Biography
South by Sir Ernest Shackleton
Who Was Ernest Shackleton?
Shackleton’s Boat Journey
props on endurance, shackleton is one the people we use to study for effective management techniques. to keep his entire crew alive after cracking up in the arctic is a feat that is truly incredible.
Red notice sounds intriguing, gotta look into that. Good job on the video!
Thank you!
it's really interesting that the businessman in question is a grandson of the leader of the communist party of USA, Earl Browder.
Awesome recs 👌🏻
Excellent!! Sounds like some exceptional reads. Will pick up two that were of most interest. Russia and bananas…Red notice and the fish that ate the well.
Shadow Divers is an incredible book. As a diver, it was a bit scary the first time I went back into the water after reading it, but the book details a very unusual circumstance.
Eclipse by Alan Moorehead, Tyrannicide Brief by Geoffrey Robertson, Double Cross by Ben Macintyre, Napoleon by Vincent Cronin, 1968 by Mark Kurlansky.
Great collection! Thanks.
Red notice. Should be a movie
This is the best video I’ve seen the last 20 days. Thanks!
No star. No spoiler alert for ENDURANCE. Great film/video narrated by Liam Neeson. Truly amazing story. Voyage out on a ship called "Basket of Puppies" instead of something like "Endurance".
Great! Just ordered River of Doubt and Endurance.
I'll also STRONGY recommend The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World by Riley Black
I've read three of these and they're all amazing!
Shadow Divers is a great read.
Shadow divers is amazing
I’m 74. Read 2 already. Both great!!
I've read the last 2 - fantastic.
I'll give the rest a go
Cheers
Red Notice story sounds familiar. Fish That Ate the Whale. Both sound fascinating. Thanks for the suggestions.
I read Endurance and Shadow Divers. Both are excellent. The PBS science program Nova did an episode on the Shadow Divers story. It is titled Hiter's Lost Sub and can be watched on RUclips. Another excellent book about Germany's U-boats is Operation Drumbeat by Michael Gannon.
Can confirm that River Of Doubt is an incredible book about a story most people have never heard.
Great picks !!!!
At last some useful video
Great, made my list!
I used to eat at Banana King in Paterson NJ, and I can vouch for it's tastiness
One of my favorite books along these lines is:
"The Invention of Nature" by Andrea Wulf
A biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the most famous person whom really really do not know. However, we do know many of the people who would not have influenced us but for his influence of them.
Realistically, River of doubt would probably not have happened but for Humboldt.
A short list:
Darwin, Emerson, Thoreau, Muir, T. Roosevelt, The Hudson School of artists
The personal adventures & feats of Humboldt easily rival those of Shackleton & TR
I’ve read Endurance, and River Of Doubt. Just reading the latter tired me out. Very good book.
Edurance and Shadow Diverver are GREAT Books
Shadow divers is awesome!!!
Thank you.
River of Doubt is incredible. Haven't read the others though.
My Dad and I read Red Notice right before he passed. Great read! It explains so much about Russian affairs
The Banana King one, sounds bananas 🍌
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
It will blow up your mind about the southwest after the Mexican-American war.
Correct
The Banana wars weren't only in South America, they happened in Central America mainly.
36 years of war in my country.
Thanks, gringos.
Hope the bananas were worth it.
Shackleton's adventure is one of the most juicy maratime tales I have read, I read about him a long time ago and it has haunted me since. But spoiler, they ate the dogs. Sorry.
I read River of Doubt in high school. Great read.
could add the Batavia by Peter Fitzsimons in there, about a Dutch ship that wrecks off the
coast of Western Australia - real lord of the flies
The submarine off the coast of N.J. Was because they were reconning the east coast to attack. It was so secretive that not even the German command knew about it. The divers found a spoon with a sailors name on it and did old fashioned detective work. The sub didn’t have enough fuel to get back across the Atlantic. I saw it years ago on a documentary.
Read the book two years ago … did not know there was a documentary. Thank u
My favorite part of Endurance is when three men try to capture three emperor penguins to eat. The first man shoots his dead and drags it aboard, the second gets concussed by his and needs help subduing it, and the third just leads his aboard the boat by the flipper amicably.
A highly respected member of our church (in Australia) ran a banana business called Chiquita. Only much later did I find out the sordid history of that company. Not sure if he knew about it, and cant ask as he has passed on.
Bernal Diaz del Castillo is a must read
Great choices.
River of Doubt is a great read. Would recommend Destiny of the Republic by the same author.
SUVOROV SUVOROV SUVOROV SUVOROV. A MUST read for anybody, The Last Republic, Icebreaker, the Shadow of Victory (not sure if the last one is translated to english) but it’s SO good and SO worth reading. Absolutely insane
Nobody has to “co-opt the CIA” into getting them to coup governments in South America. They have their own motivations and interests.
Endurance should be made into a movie.
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons (1869) John Wesley Powell. An amazing voyage and adventure.
River of Doubt is captivating
It's hard for me to make time for any fiction because there's so much great nonfiction which to me is WAY more worthwhile. BTW, "The Orientalist" by Tom Reiss might be the best book I've ever read. That's a ridiculous thing to say but that's how good it is.
Shackleton was the name of an Owl City album, nice to know the history behind it.
You didn't mention blitzed, which is always mentioned yet historically inaccurate. Well done 👍
I read Shadow Divers. I was up all night; could NOT put it down!
"The unecessary war " is a fantastic book about WW2
these are not history books, i smile at this kid, good video lol
Red Notice very enlightening.
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I read shadow divers! Fantastic book and
Great information on how modern divers can operate so deep
Are these books fictional, non fictional or a mixture of both?
Edit: I like to read total non fictional books.
I suggest Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by Julien Rubenstein
Which version of river of doubt is better? The one Teddy Roosevelt himself wrote or the other author? I wasn't sure which one to do so I ordered Roosevelt's version lol
All good books I am sure, but the one history book every true American must read is A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn. More than any other book, it is essential to understanding modern history.
Endurance was crazy
thanks
That banana guy is actually the reason the phrase "banana republic" exists
Another great historical read is The Alchemy of Air
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Shadow Divers is great.
Charlie, you’re the banana king Charlie!
Endurance is insane. If it wasn't nonfiction you'd say that the story was simply unbelievable. If ever you think you're having a tough time, read Endurance and you'll realise you aren't.
have em all
The Last Battle by Stephen Harding, detailing the Battle of Castle Itter, the only known battle in WWII where members of the Wehrmacht, American army and the SS fought together to protect French prisoners from an SS assault squad.
King Leopold goes should be on this list but it's really just a primer for how the world's always going to be
Red Notice was amazing.
Such a fun read
Red notice is very interesting but clearly written by a financial prospector not a practiced writer. The detail is insane
German sub off the coast of NJ and nobody can figure out why it's there? I can clear that up for you. It's a little event called World War 2.
I think in the Fish that Ate the Whale, they toppled a government that was in Central America, which is in North America technically.
And don't forget "Shadow Divers Exposed: The Real Saga of the U-869"
It's not "colliding," it's colluding.
I'd add "A Spy Among Friends" by Ben Macintyre
2nd, 3rd and 4th are the worthy reads.
Check out Batavia's Graveyard. It's insane but true.
River of Doubt and Endurance are very good books.
Howard Zinn peoples history of the United States.
Candice Millard is really great. Endurance, everyone else was trapped, Shackleton was on vacation