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Why our generals were more successful in World War II than in Korea, Vietnam or Iraq/Afghanistan
UC Berkeley Events · 3 HN recommenders · 3 recommendation months
Recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 months (2018–2024).
About this video
“Why our generals were more successful in World War II than in Korea, Vietnam or Iraq/Afghanistan” is catalogued as a lecture from UC Berkeley Events. Its recorded topics are Military history & warfare and Management, leadership & organizations, with tags such as thomas ricks, world war ii, firing, and management. These labels offer a subject map for the video; they do not provide a transcript or establish details beyond the public export. This guide uses catalog metadata and Hacker News stance counts rather than repeating the source summary.
Audience fit: people exploring Military history & warfare and Management, leadership & organizations may find it relevant. The source classifies its format as lecture and its level as general; those labels describe catalog intent, not guaranteed prerequisites or a specific teaching style. Review the video itself for details before using it as a reference.
Discussion snapshot: the export records 6 comments from 3 distinct recommenders over 3 months between 2018 and 2024. Its 6 available labels count 3 contextual references, 2 recommendations, 1 strong recommendation, 0 critical mentions, and 0 jokes. Most recorded mentions use the video as context for another discussion. No mention in this snapshot is classified as critical. This describes the available labels and should not be read as proof of unanimous agreement. These counts describe roles assigned to comments; they do not measure factual correctness or video quality. Each Hacker News item below links to its source comment for the full exchange.
Recorded details: the source lists UC Berkeley Events as the channel or speaker. Runtime is not included in this export. A verified YouTube publication date is not included. The first and last years above refer to Hacker News mentions, not the video's release year. No duration or release year has been guessed.
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- UC Berkeley Events
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- Hacker News mention years
- 2018–2024
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
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The a recommendation in “Peter principle” is tied to culture, firing, under-performing, and afghanistan; the linked thread preserves the original comment and its full context.
The commenter uses the video as context in “Against All Applications”, connecting it with fired, you're, weeks, and accomplishment.
The a strong recommendation in “Coding Interviews Are BS (largely)” is tied to best, dismissed, someone, and things; the linked thread preserves the original comment and its full context.