{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ice, Ice Baby: How the Wintertime Invasion of Russia Became Hitler's SS (Stupidest Strategy)","description":"What Was He Thinking? France\u2019s nineteenth-century wintertime invasion of Russia gave us Tolstoy\u2019s War and Peace, Tchaikovsky\u2019s 1812 Overture, and Napoleon\u2019s worst ass-kicking to date. Yet, evidently, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler doesn\u2019t read novels, listen to classical music, or study history. Because he\u2019s about to repeat the diminutive French general\u2019s monumental strategic blunder. And it's snow wonder it doesn't go well for Mr. Goosestep. Learn all about Opertion Barbarossa in this episode. More Blundering Brainstorms to Come The next episode of "100 of the Worst Ideas in History, the Podcast" is in production and on its way to you. Watch for it wherever you get your podcasts. And remember to subscribe, like and comment. For 99 other examples of historical, hysterical stinkin\u2019 thinkin\u2019 from the past, get your copy of popular book "100 of the Worst Ideas in History," available at Amazon.com and better retailers everywhere. Audiobook now available at Audible.com and other platforms.   ","author_name":"100 of the Worst Ideas in History","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/527698","html":"