Myth of the 20th Century

During the first and second world wars, Spain remained neutral and largely unscathed by the fighting. But between the wars, Spain was embroiled in an internal conflict that quickly drew in foreign powers from the Soviet Union, the fascist world, and the democratic capitalist nations of the West. This Spanish Civil War raged for three years and destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure, and revealed to everyone the strategies and tactics that made and broke roughly equally matched forces fighting over deep-seated ideological issues. Karl Dahl, joining us to discuss what happened and how the rightist forces under Francisco Franco managed to pull off a victory by carefully orchestrating different factions and solidifying that victory after the war, applies those lessons to modern day America.-- Brought to you by --Very special guest Karl Dahlhttps://x.com/CaudilloDahlbooks:Faction - https://www.amazon.com/Faction-Karl-Dahl/dp/1082596450Faction: With the Crusaders - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CTV28BH7/with Adam Smith--New: Hard Copies of Exit Strategy now Available! http://www.lulu.com/shop/adam-smith/exit-strategy/paperback/product-24191334.html- http://myth20c.com~~-- Donations --~~BTC: 16UQ6ukmTjz4Z7Ce4n23bN6tKGnU7XkPeQ- https://myth20c.wordpress.com/books/- http://theamericansun.com- http://twitter.com/myth20c- myth20c@tutanota.com- http://gab.ai/myth20c-- References --- Mine Were of Trouble, Kemp (1957) - https://thepillarist.com/review-mine-were-of-trouble-peter-kemp-1957-mystery-grove-publishing-2020/- Memorias de la Conspiracion (1931-1936), Lizarza (1986) - https://archive.org/details/memoriasdelacons0000liza- Sons of Anarchy, Sutter (2008)- Carlism and Crisis in Spain - 1931-1939, Blinkhorn (2022) Get full access to The American Sun at theamericansun.substack.com/subscribe

After the bloodiest conflict in history, where all sides piled millions of bodies in burnt-out husks of once great European cities, the victors of WWII decided to prosecute the war further upon the former leaders of their vanquished enemy. In November 1945, mere months after the official surrender of Germany and Japan, the International Military Tribunal convened on the German city of Nuremberg to present evidence of “crimes against humanity” by the Nazi high command. Their guilt was all but predetermined, yet the way in which the American, British, French and Soviet delegations would make their case was far from decided. Tonight we reconvene with Thomas777 to discuss how this trial was planned, organized, and carried out to lay the moral framework for the post-WWII globalist regime that we live in today.The World at War Episodes covered in this episode:25 - “Reckoning (April 1945)” - Post-war Europe including the Alied occupation of Germany, demobilisation, the Nuremberg Trials and the genesis of the Cold War. The episode concludes with summations about the costs and consequences of the war. Interviewees include Charles Bohlen, Stephen Ambrose, Kay Summersby, Lord Avon, W. Averell Harriman, Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Hartley Shawcross and Noble Frankland-- Brought to you by --Very special guest Thomas777- Books: https://www.imperiumpress.org/product-page/steelstorm, https://imperiumpress.org/shop/steelstorm-ii/- Thomas’ Podcast - https://realthomas777.substack.com/s/mindphaser-official-podcast-of-the- Steelstorm - https://realthomas777.substack.com/s/steelstorm- Thomas TV - https://www.youtube.com/@7homas7V- Telegram - https://t.me/s/WOODPILEDISPATCH- Substack - https://realthomas777.substack.com/- Gumroad - https://7homas777.gumroad.com/- Website - https://7homas777.com/- Thomas’ CashApp - $7homas777- X: https://x.com/ThomasCyr777with Nick Mason and Adam SmithNew: Hard Copies of Exit Strategy now Available! http://www.lulu.com/shop/adam-smith/exit-strategy/paperback/product-24191334.html- http://myth20c.com~~-- Donations --~~Ethereum: 0x4d3617C1C5b466E2BE1aD1F7D85C03DBBa6F6bb7BTC: 16UQ6ukmTjz4Z7Ce4n23bN6tKGnU7XkPeQ- https://myth20c.wordpress.com/books/- http://theamericansun.com- http://twitter.com/myth20c- myth20c@tutanota.com- http://gab.ai/myth20c-- References --- Profiles in Courage, Kennedy (1956)- Nuremberg: The Last Battle, Irving (1996)- Understanding the Left, DeAnna (2025) - https://www.amren.com/videos/2025/11/understanding-the-left/-- List of Nuremberg Defendants -- Get full access to The American Sun at theamericansun.substack.com/subscribe

Over the course of WWII, the United States, having no territory attacked or taken save a few islands in the Pacific, managed to supply nearly 50% of Britain’s food, almost all of its petroleum, and upwards of 40% of various strategic raw materials and food stuffs the Soviet Union needed in their respective fights with Nazi Germany. This program, authorized almost a year before the attacks on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in late 1941, was entitled Lend-Lease, and by the end of the war funneled 90% of its budget of war material towards the European Theatre - despite America not having been attacked by a European power. Roosevelt wanted war with Germany, and he was going to do it with or without the Japanese attack. Tonight, we are joined by returning guest Dark Enlightenment to discuss how America’s involvement in WWII decisively tipped the scales in favor of an Allied victory, and how unlikely that feat would be possible again in a future war given our current demographic, governance and industrial deficits.The World at War Episodes covered in this episode:7 - “On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939-1942)” - The opposition by factions to the United States of America’s entry into the war, Lend Lease, U-boat attacks on Atlantic convoys and American responses, the mobilization of America after Pearl Harbor, the loss of the Philippines, the Doolittle Raid, Midway and Guadalcanal. Interviewees include W. Averell Harriman, George Ball, Norman Corwin, Ken Galbraith, John J. McCloy, Edison Uno, Paul Samuelson33 - “From War to Peace” - Professor Stephen Ambrose interviewed-- Brought to you by --Very special guest Dark Enlightenmentsome of Dark’s previous appearances on Myth:- The American Dream - Cities, Promise and Peril - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/the-american-dream-cities-promise-and-peril/- Critical Infrastructure - Scale Up, Power Down - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2018/05/30/critical-infrastructure-scale-up-power-down/- The Powerbroker - Urban Planning and the Battle for New York City - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2020/09/24/the-powerbroker-urban-planning-and-the-battle-for-new-york-city/- Prisoners of Geography - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2024/09/29/prisoners-of-geography/with Adam SmithNew: Hard Copies of Exit Strategy now Available! http://www.lulu.com/shop/adam-smith/exit-strategy/paperback/product-24191334.html- http://myth20c.com~~-- Donations --~~BTC: 16UQ6ukmTjz4Z7Ce4n23bN6tKGnU7XkPeQ- https://myth20c.wordpress.com/books/- http://theamericansun.com- http://twitter.com/myth20c- myth20c@tutanota.com- http://gab.ai/myth20c-- References --- A Bridge Too Far, Attenborough (1977)- Falling Down, Schumacher (1993)- Starship Troopers, Verhoeven (1997)- Ford V Ferrari, Mangold (2019)- Soldiers of Reason - The RAND Corporation - with Thomas777, Myth of the 20th Century (2024) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2024/07/15/soldiers-of-reason-the-rand-corporation-with-thomas777/- Nuclear Expert Predicts How Launching a Single Nuke Could Wipe Out All of Humanity, Tucker Carlson (2025) - https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-ivana-hughes- Have Women Ruined Everything? - Interview with Helen Andrews, Meghan Daum (2025) - https://www.theunspeakablepodcast.com/p/have-women-ruined-everything- The World at War - Part XI - Kamikaze - Unconditional Surrender, Myth of the 20th Century (2025) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/the-world-at-war-part-xi-kamikaze-unconditional-surrender-myth20c-ep305/- Official munitions production of the United States by months, July 1, 1940 - August 31, 1945, Civilian Production Administration - https://www.source-closet.com/source/41- The Morgenthau Plan Would Have Resulted In the Deaths of 25 Million Germans - https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/morgenthau-plan.html- Membership of the 118th Congress: A Profile - https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47470- Ryan McBeth YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/RyanMcBethProgramming- Buffalo Airways - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Airways- Lend-Lease - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease— Graphics — Get full access to The American Sun at theamericansun.substack.com/subscribe

In the final year of WWII, the overwhelming weight of the Allied assault on the Third Reich brought into full focus the severity of Germany’s situation. From the east, the Red Army went from recapturing Soviet territory to advancing into Axis countries. From the west, the successful American and British landings at Normandy help prompt a failed coup attempt on Hitler’s life a month later, and from the air German cities continued to be incinerated - military and civilian populations alike. In the movie ‘Der Untergang’ portraying the final days in Berlin at the Führerbunker, Hitler states “in a war like this, there are no civilians.” From the perspective of the millions of rapes of German women by the Soviets and the American air corps strafing columns of fleeing German refugees - Hitler’s statement appears accurate. Tonight we are rejoined by Thomas777 to discuss the chaotic situation in the German high command in the final months, and the difficult decisions that were made as to how to best lose an increasingly un-winnable war.The World at War Episodes covered in this episode:19 - “Pincers (August 1944- March 1945)” - Operation Dragoon, the liberation of Paris, the Allied occupation of France and the faiture of Operation Market Garden, the Warsaw Uprising, the Battle of the Bulge and the crossing of the Rhine. In the East, the Romanan coup and the Soviet advance through Ukraine to East Prussia. Interviewees include Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks, Wynford Vaughan Thomas, General Sir Kenneth Strong.21 - “Nemesis: Germany (February-May 1945)” - The invasion of Germany by the Allies, the bombing of Dresden, and the events in the Führerbunker during the Battle of Berlin. Interviewees include Albert Speer, Traudl Junge, Carola Stern, Elena Rzhevskava, Heinz Linge, Eberhard Bethge, Major Anna Nikulina and Friedrich Luft-- Brought to you by --Very special guest Thomas777- Books: https://www.imperiumpress.org/product-page/steelstorm, https://imperiumpress.org/shop/steelstorm-ii/ - Thomas’ Podcast - https://realthomas777.substack.com/s/mindphaser-official-podcast-of-the- Steelstorm - https://realthomas777.substack.com/s/steelstorm- Thomas TV - https://www.youtube.com/@7homas7V- Telegram - https://t.me/s/WOODPILEDISPATCH- Substack - https://realthomas777.substack.com/- Gumroad - https://7homas777.gumroad.com/- Website - https://7homas777.com/- Thomas’ CashApp - $7homas777- X: https://x.com/ThomasCyr777with Adam Smith and Nick MasonNew: Hard Copies of Exit Strategy now Available! http://www.lulu.com/shop/adam-smith/exit-strategy/paperback/product-24191334.html- http://myth20c.com~~-- Donations --~~BTC: 16UQ6ukmTjz4Z7Ce4n23bN6tKGnU7XkPeQ- https://myth20c.wordpress.com/books/- http://theamericansun.com- http://twitter.com/myth20c- myth20c@tutanota.com- http://gab.ai/myth20c-- References --- Gruesome Harvest, Keeling (1947)- A Bridge Too Far, Attenborough (1977)- Hitler’s War, Irving (1977)- The War Path: Hitler’s Germany 1933-1939, Irving (1978)- After the Reich: The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation, MacDonogh (2007)- Hellstorm: The Death of Nazi Germany, 1944-1947, Goodrich (2014)- Operation Sunrise: how the Americans conducted secret negotiations with the Nazis, Pravda (2025) - https://switzerland.news-pravda.com/en/switzerland/2025/04/20/3275.html- Nemmersdorf massacre - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemmersdorf_massacre— Graphics — Get full access to The American Sun at theamericansun.substack.com/subscribe

In the minds of many Americans - arguably owing to the canonization of D-Day by Hollywood movies - the battle to take Europe from the Germans began in earnest on June 6th, 1944, when American, British, and Canadian troops successfully established a beachhead on French soil for the first time after the Reich's takeover of France in 1940. But to the Germans, and almost certainly to the Soviets, who had been fighting ferociously in the East for 3 years to the tune of over 10-15 million dead, the Normandy landings were a footnote in much greater civilization struggle. Nonetheless, the sheer technical and logistical feat of the western invasion, which comprised the largest flotilla ever assembled at over 5,000 ships, and the meticulous planning and over 1 million various soldiers and support personnel it took demonstrated to the Germans the writing was on the wall in terms of the sheer firepower they were about to face on not just one major front but two - and how attempts at suing the Western allies for peace were looking less and less likely to succeed.The World at War Episodes covered in this episode:17 - Morning (June-August 1944)-- Brought to you by --Very special guest Thomas777- Books: https://www.imperiumpress.org/product-page/steelstorm, https://imperiumpress.org/shop/steelstorm-ii/ - Thomas’ Podcast - https://realthomas777.substack.com/s/mindphaser-official-podcast-of-the- Steelstorm - https://realthomas777.substack.com/s/steelstorm- Thomas TV - https://www.youtube.com/@7homas7V- Telegram - https://t.me/s/WOODPILEDISPATCH- Substack - https://realthomas777.substack.com/- Gumroad - https://7homas777.gumroad.com/- Website - https://7homas777.com/- Thomas' CashApp - $7homas777- X: https://x.com/ThomasCyr777with Adam Smith and Nick MasonNew: Hard Copies of Exit Strategy now Available! http://www.lulu.com/shop/adam-smith/exit-strategy/paperback/product-24191334.html- http://myth20c.com~~-- Donations --~~Ethereum: 0x4d3617C1C5b466E2BE1aD1F7D85C03DBBa6F6bb7BTC: 16UQ6ukmTjz4Z7Ce4n23bN6tKGnU7XkPeQ- https://myth20c.wordpress.com/books/- http://theamericansun.com- http://twitter.com/myth20c- myth20c@tutanota.com- http://gab.ai/myth20c-- References --- Invasion 1944, Spiedel (1950)- The Longest Day, Annakin, Marton and Wicki (1962)- Rommel: The Trail of the Fox, Irving (1977)- Saving Private Ryan, Spielberg (1998)- We Stand Together - Band of Brothers Documentary (2001)- Operation Overlord’s Colonel Alexis von Roenne, Johnson (2002) - https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/operation-overlords-colonel-alexis-von-roenne/- Der Untergang, Hirschbiegel (2004)- Inside the People's Liberation Army, Cowan (2021)— Graphics — Get full access to The American Sun at theamericansun.substack.com/subscribe

In 480BC at the Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas led a valiant defense of Sparta with a contingent of 300 men against the overwhelmingly numerically superior Persian army, tens of thousands of whom the Spartans and Greek allies killed in the 3 day struggle. While the ultimate outcome of Thermopylae was a tactical defeat and loss of life for the defenders, the fact that they held off such a force for as long as they did inspired the entire Greek world, calling up the courage and bravery of more men to ultimately end the Persian invasion for good. As our 300th episode, we take the time to reflect on our past 10 years of podcasting, and consider the trends, topics and trepidations that brought us here to begin with, thanking all of you who have been with us in our shared struggle for a better culture, society, and of course the truth. In the words often attributed to Leonidas, however, what ultimately binds us is that "we are not fighting for glory; we are fighting to keep our country free."-- Brought to you by --Nick Mason, Hans Lander and Adam SmithShout Outs:Nick's Substack: https://nicomas88.substack.com/p/the-world-pigJames LaFond's new book: https://www.jameslafond.com/author-in-print/american-spartacus-in-printNew: Hard Copies of Exit Strategy now Available! http://www.lulu.com/shop/adam-smith/exit-strategy/paperback/product-24191334.html- http://myth20c.com~~-- Donations --~~Ethereum: 0x4d3617C1C5b466E2BE1aD1F7D85C03DBBa6F6bb7BTC: 16UQ6ukmTjz4Z7Ce4n23bN6tKGnU7XkPeQ- https://myth20c.wordpress.com/books/- http://theamericansun.com- http://twitter.com/myth20c- myth20c@tutanota.com- http://gab.ai/myth20c-- References --- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Heinlein (1966)- Civilization, Meier (1991)- Insurgency: Sandstorm, New World Interactive (2018)- Half-Life, Valve (1998)- StarCraft, Blizzard (1998)- Rome: Total War, Activision (2004)- People's Republic, Schlichter (2016)- Uncle Ted’s Cabin, Myth of the 20th Century (2017) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/uncle-teds-cabin/- Ryan Dawson - War by Deception and the Origins of Israel, Myth of the 20th Century (2018) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2018/03/28/ryan-dawson-war-by-deception-and-the-origins-of-israel/- 2019 - Year in Review, Myth of the 20th Century (2019) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2019/12/18/2019-year-in-review/- The Israel Lobby, Myth of the 20th Century (2019) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2019/08/02/the-israel-lobby/- Icebreaker - Who Started the Second World War?, Myth of the 20th Century (2019) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2019/07/03/icebreaker-who-started-the-second-world-war/- Civil War II - America Unraveling - John Mark, Myth of the 20th Century (2019) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2019/04/10/civil-war-ii-america-unraveling-john-mark/- The Z Man - Reaching the Tipping Point, Myth of the 20th Century (2019) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2019/10/09/the-z-man-reaching-the-tipping-point/- The Machine that Built the World, Myth of the 20th Century (2020) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2020/12/12/the-machine-that-built-the-world/- Beowulf - After Dark, Myth of the 20th Century (2021) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2021/01/21/beowulf-after-dark/- Cadillac Desert - The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Myth of the 20th Century (2022) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2022/08/30/cadillac-desert-the-american-west-and-its-disappearing-water/- Camp of the Feints - India vs. Pakistan, Myth of the 20th Century (2025) - https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/camp-of-the-feints-india-vs-pakistan/- RIP Zman: Last of the Old Order, Neoliberal Feudalism (2025) - https://neofeudalreview.substack.com/p/rip-zman-last-of-the-old-order- Azerbaijan, Armenia publish text of US-brokered peace deal, Papachristou and Bagirova (2025) - https://www.aol.com/news/azerbaijan-armenia-publish-text-initialed-133502582.html- Tucker Carlson and Darryl Cooper on the True History of Jeffrey Epstein and Ongoing Cover-Up, Tucker Carlson (2025) -- Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare, Fishman (2025)- Kirksville Today - https://www.kirksvilletoday.com/- Antiwar.com Get full access to The American Sun at theamericansun.substack.com/subscribe