Attack on Titan and World History
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02/22/25 • 94 min
On Today's episode, we nerd out on the hit anime Attack on Titan, and dive into it's parallels in modern world history.
Major spoilers for those who haven't watched; You've been warned!
Links to our other stuff on the interwebs:
https://www.youtube.com/@BroHistory
https://brohistory.substack.com/
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On Today's episode, we nerd out on the hit anime Attack on Titan, and dive into it's parallels in modern world history.
Major spoilers for those who haven't watched; You've been warned!
Links to our other stuff on the interwebs:
https://www.youtube.com/@BroHistory
https://brohistory.substack.com/
#322
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