Dan Carlin's series Death Throes of the Republic is also fantastic re: Rome's history and eventual downfall. http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh http://www.da

Dan Carlin's series Death Throes of the Republic is also fantastic re: Rome's history and eventual downfall. http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh Edit: this was also posted below along with Ghosts of the Ostfront, brilliant as well. For a fantastic dissertation on History, humanity and the overall pessimism of a historian (and, the discussion on systemic structures needed to prevent war (the EU as an example): http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hharchive/Show-25---The-Dyer-Outlook/Dyer-Gwynne-war http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hharchive/Show-25---The-Dy...