Andrew Roberts — Why Hitler lost WWII, Churchill as applied historian, & Napoleon as startup founder

Andrew Roberts is the world's best biographer and one of the leading historians of our time. Andrew Roberts is the world's best biographer and one of the leading historians of our time. We discussed Churchill the applied historian, Napoleon the startup founder, why Nazi ideology cost Hitler WW2, and drones, reconnaissance, and other aspects of the future of war. 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 * Transcript: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/andrew-roberts * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/andrew-roberts-leading-historian-on-warfare-from-napoleon/id1516093381?i=1000635692079 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4K7iPHdop3WnuBUXJmn7iJ?si=SAsedZ7qR4axISXsP-zYrA * Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒 00:00:00 - Post WW2 conflicts 00:10:57 - Ukraine 00:16:33 - How Truman Prevented Nuclear War 00:22:49 - Taiwan 00:27:15 - Churchill 00:35:11 - Gaza & future wars 00:39:05 - Could Hitler have won WW2? 00:48:00 - Surprise attacks 00:59:33 - Napoleon and startup founders 01:14:06 - Andrew's insane productivity