"The propagandists saw to it that whoever lost the war would feel absolutely and irredeemably wronged, and whoever won would have enormous difficulties in dealing with any sense of reason or rationality with the populations of the defeated nations. " - Indiana Neidell Very well written (^o^), nice setting up for Versailles and aftermath.
I am from Toplica. I am so proud that you mentioned the Toplica uprising. I lost 1 grandfather in the uprising and the other on Kolubara. Keep the good work up :)
Kuhlfurst sorry we bulgarians shouldn't treated you like that ...but you did the same thing to the bulgarians in FYROM. Look at them now they call us tatars and think that they are ,,ancient macedonians''.
I'm pretty sure i am addicted to this channel. I check daily for new uploads, almost had a mini heart attack when i saw this upload on my subscription.
About the mexican reaction on Zimmerman telegram. In the culmination of his victory against villists and zapatists, mexican revolutionary leader, Venustiano Carranza proclaimed a new Constitution at feb 5, 1917. In this context the german invitation was not rapidly rejected by Carranza and other revolutionary leaders. In fact, during the US occupation of Veracruz in 1914, Carranza was the most critic voice against US intervention even above Villa. Also, during the Villa chasing by US troops in Chihuahua in 1916, some sporadic combats took place between US troops and Carrancists newborn federal army. The most important incident was The Carrizal affair. So, the mood between the triumphant revolutionaries in Mexico and the US was not very nice at the time of Zimmerman telegram. The final decision of Carranza to not support Germany was based in economics. The huge oil exports which supported the carrancists victory were send to Great Britain and France, so switching the exports to Germany surely was not a easy job considering the GB blockade. Also, the guns and ammunitions of Mexico were provides by US. Also, the country was exhausted by the revolutionary struggle, the most of the people wanted peace.
Very informative comment, thanks. Our schools teach very little history of 20th century US - Mexico relations. The controversial movie by Sam Peckinpah, "The Wild Bunch", teaches more than the normal high school curriculum, lol!
+Царъ Самуилъ You have raised a meaning of a word 'troll' to a whole new level. You are literally everywhere, spewing your pro-bulgarian, anti-everythingnotbulgarian aggressive propaganda.
Indy, I have spent the last couple of weeks discovering his channel and catching up. You and your crew are amazing for putting this together! I learned so much about this war thanks to you guys. And I didn't even come for Battlefield 1!
@5:39 Whoever chose that specific picture of Wilson, good job! It made me laugh because it fits perfectly with the text about his reaction of the Zimmerman telegram.
I love this channel. As an American, World War One is often overlooked because of how long ago it was and America's duty in the war. We truly didn't have to experience the hardship that the European countries did during this time so it is easily forgotten. However, thanks to Indy and the team I am able to learn more and share more to show others how important this war actually was. Keep up the great work guys!
Nelson NoName, Do you not feel Rork's Drift might have been a minor incident against an unarmed enemy and a golden propaganda opportunity. 11 VC's in 48 hours seems a little suspicious.
And the carnage just dragged on and on and....... I can perfectly imagine the sheer desparation of the British and French soldiers and many civilians at home, who at this stage thought the war would never end.
some of bulgarians still didn't get over horror of defeat. above me is the one, talking shit about something irrelevant , I guess that's the EU value as well... bulgarian bot 1
I am enjoying watching current episodes, as well as rewatching old 1915 episodes, which can be confusing at times. I thought Indy's commentary was particularly dynamic in this episode. Pleased to hear the New Zealanders successfully trench raiding this week. More information about this dangerous and increasingly complex tactic would be welcome.
Hi Indie and the Great War Crew! Salutations from Republic of Georgia. I have a question for the OOTT section regarding the Georgian participation in the war. From what I have read and researched Georgians fought both with the Russians and the Germans. I would REALLY appreciate if you could shed more light on this matter. Thank you and keep up the good work, Gaumarjos!
Just recently discovered the channel and have been binging it. I am fascinated by the entire weirdness of the Zimmermann Telegram and really always have been since first hearing about it in 11th grade U.S. History class. My reaction to it was similar to Wilson's baffled reaction in the recent film The King's Man. The entire idea of Mexico attacking the U.S. seemed totally insane and out of nowhere and it wasn't until recently that I dug deeper into this and realized Germany was basically using Mexico since 1914 to mess with the U.S. and keep America preoccupied while the war raged overseas. Pershing's failed attempt at capturing Pancho Villa in 1916 was a tipping point that emboldened Germany to send the telegram, but I couldn't help but wonder if Villa himserf was being used as a quasi German asset in Mexico. I read up a bit more and sure enough he may well have been just that, receiving 340,000 dollars from Felix Sommerfeld (Germany's head of secret service in Mexico under Madero), routed through a St. Louis bank and then into Mexico. The DOJ never 100% proved Sommerfeld was aiding Villa in his attack across the U.S. border in New Mexico and he was released after the war.
What strikes me, though, is how disconnected Zimmerman and the Germans were when it came to the US. In reality Villa was nothing more than a nuisance, of no existential threat to the US. Indeed, Mexico was no existential threat to the US. Time and again it was demonstrated how European leaders during and immediately before WWI had their own, quite insular, ideas of the world and the peoples therein.
I would love to see this show directly followed by a show on WW2 picking up in September of 2019. Not withstanding how interesting the subject matter would be in y'alls fantastic format, I would be tickled to be able to watch a show like this throughout my a portion of my undergraduate studies and my medical studies. Now, I of course have no idea if that idea has been nixed, and I am sure it has been proposed in the past, bud I do believe it would be very neat (obviously). Regardless, thank you all very much for putting so much hard work into this show, I very much enjoy it.
So, looking at World War one and two, makes me think of a big game in Total war where I go from being relatively peaceful and prosperous with trade, then I invade one small, one settlement faction, who has a super power ally. two turns later and everything is on fire.
Another terrific episode. What you say about propaganda is a breath of fresh air. I don't know if it was this one or the last episode where you mention 10 year old photos of Russian anti-Semitic pogroms being presented as new photos of German atrocities in Belgium. When I was in elementary school we were shown several anti-communist propaganda movies. Even as 5th and 6th graders, in the 1960s we were puzzled why soldiers clearly in Japanese Army uniforms were said to be Red Chinese burying people alive. After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the Congressional hearings were clearly just a re-tread of Belgian War Crimes. Iraqi soldiers taking babies out of incubators and smashing their heads? The girl who claimed to have witnessed this, hadn't been out of the U.S. in years. Plus ca change..... The Luddendorf quote is very informative and ominous....and illustrative not just of WWI but how states, bureaucracies and institutions turn malignant.
Love the series ....However I would love to see a special, later in 1917, on the unknown but brilliant English General Herbert Plumer, one of the only Generals regarded by soldiers who served under him.
My Grandfather was a soldier in Yemen at WW1. After end of the war he walked 4000+ kilometer and returned home in Nortwest of Anatolia. Araps nearly robbed and killed him. Thanks God.
Indy, just wondering if you ever referenced Tim Cook's WWI books - "Shock Troops", "At the Sharp End" and "Vimy". Well sourced story about the Canadian Corp on the Western Front.
well how did the british overestimate the germans? the germans were really succsessfull in the war. i mean they were fighting at 4 fronts against 4 major european nations. At the same time they keept their allies from crumbeling and made them hold their ground (A-H fucked up hard). How much "stronger" can you think one nation is? The tipping point against germany was the USA sending ressources to the entende and then joining them. Germany lost mainly do to the lack of ressources compared to the entende. Still they defeated russia, brought Italy to near collabse in 1918, saved there allies several times, never let any entende soldiers after 1914 touch german ground. even though germany lost the war in the end they had the best Record of the war.
Pyroskies it didn't help them in especially with the people from the different countries that wanted to see Germany pay for what just happened because they were "the bad guys"
+Pyroskies no, the reason was that this war was costly and there needs to be at least some profit for the winners. propaganda was a tool to achieve this, not the reason.
Germany was blamed because they lost. If things had turned out differently, I'm sure France or Russia would have been blamed. History written by the victors and all that. Every country had a role in the catastrophe of starting the war, the only thing really to blame is the political climate of the time.
Question for Out of The Trenches: Have you guys ever heard of 1914's "Eschatology of War"? While blackened death/doom metal is an acquired taste, what're you're thoughts on one of music's most violent and nihilistic genres writing music based on one of the most violent and nihilistic wars in history? Cheers!
Best regiment in Serbia army came from Toplica region.That regiment was elite regiment in Serbian army called ,,Iron Regiment". Greetings from Toplica region!
I'm guessing Tanks were not used during the fighting in the Mesopotamia campaign during the Great War? Or used at all during the fighting in the Middle East for that matter?
Tanks were used infrequently on those fronts, for example during the second and third battles of Gaza. Obviously the conditions in the deserts further compounded the reliability issues of the tanks. The engines were prone to overheat even in Europe, and the mass of dust and sand could infiltrate the systems too. Let's not even start on crew conditions.
I dunno, sounds like some kind of tactical retreat with a feigned defense going on. What and where they are retreating to I don't know (obviously) but i'd hazard a guess at a stronger defensive line of some kind but I would never dare imagine it as being something elaborate or as highly planned a defensive position as it may turn out to be .
Hello Indy and team, Regards from India. How were the British and British colonial troops organized militarily. For eg During the Mesopotamian Campaigns if British Indian Army were fighting alongside the British Army, upto what levels were these two armies segregated militarily, if at all. Were there mixed divisions of troops having regiments from both these armies with barely any distinctions between the respective two armies or were they strictly segregated like those of the British and French Armies on the western front but having similar objectives? Thanks again, V.R.Shah
to be honest, yes, i'am a little surprised to the fact that these 2 groups could fight together side by side when in 1912-13 the serbian army displaced, killed and tortured civil population just because they were albanian. it seems that the bulgarian army must have been a major enemy for these local balkan rebels
No you are not wrong since in the uprising participated and couple hundred of Albanians mostly from Kosovo region, some of them under the command of Ramadan Nezirović who give his support from Priština and in Kosovo region itself Azem Galica fight against Austro-Hungarians. By the way Azem Galica will become best friend of Chetnik Kosta Pećanac when Pećanac moved back to Kosovo after the Toplica Uprising (they called each other brothers) and they will even fight in the some joint actions during 1918 like the liberation of Peć where Albanians and Serbs liberated the town together. Azem Galica and Kosta Pećanac are both very controversal persons (both back had a bad reputation). Galica will die rebelling against kingdom of Yugoslavia while Pećanac will be killed by the Chetniks of Draža Mihajlović in 1944 since he get totally out of control (collaborating with the Nazis and planing to eliminate other Chetnik leaders especially Draža Mihajlović who was mentioned in Tito special epsiode).
In South Africa this week we had a commemoration for the sinking of the SS Mendi on 21 February 1917 just off the Isle of Wight after accidently colliding with the SS Darro. 615 out of 882 drowned, nearly all of them black South Africans enroute to working on the French Front. It fits in timely with your propaganda discussion as well because both the NP and the ANC tended to steer clear of this tragedy, except if the narrative could be used to further specific political aims.
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You know a push was suspiciously easy when it exceeds Sir Douglas Haig's expectations
I laughed out loud :D
Good one
This comment right here is pure gold.
Here, here! Sounds like something Captain Blackadder would say.
This is nothing wait unit the end of July. Its gonna be nightmare.
Been here since 1914 and this show just keeps getting Better and better keep up the amazing work !
+Pyrote glad you are on board!
You are quite old, I guess?
Robbi373 but he looks good
Been here since 1444, Constantinople is going to fall soon. Send help.
Just ally France and you're good.
The Great War evidently has the "fog of war" option turned on, I've also noticed that mages can't resurrect dead soldiers ("I'm alive!")
"The propagandists saw to it that whoever lost the war would feel absolutely and irredeemably wronged, and whoever won would have enormous difficulties in dealing with any sense of reason or rationality with the populations of the defeated nations. " - Indiana Neidell
Very well written (^o^), nice setting up for Versailles and aftermath.
I am from Toplica. I am so proud that you mentioned the Toplica uprising. I lost 1 grandfather in the uprising and the other on Kolubara.
Keep the good work up :)
Aguila701 borin in 1973. This is my sons PC
Luka Pavlovic don't look at his history!!
Last time i was this early there were trees
In no man's land no less!
No work for loggers in 1919.
Amazing how the original pretext for the war has long been forgotten and twisted into a battle of good versus evil.
Department of Information already sounds like something out of 1984
The fact that one of the Serbian rebels is set to die this year doesn't fill me with confidence about the rebellion.
Not one think more bigger
Kuhlfurst spoiler alert!
Kuhlfurst sorry we bulgarians shouldn't treated you like that ...but you did the same thing to the bulgarians in FYROM. Look at them now they call us tatars and think that they are ,,ancient macedonians''.
Yugoslav communists did not hate Serbs, they wanted to reduce nationalism to maintain peace between the nations
Hahahaha you are right not to be confident about it lol.
I'm pretty sure i am addicted to this channel. I check daily for new uploads, almost had a mini heart attack when i saw this upload on my subscription.
HAHAHA I had no idea Lurtz was a WWI history buff!
About the mexican reaction on Zimmerman telegram. In the culmination of his victory against villists and zapatists, mexican revolutionary leader, Venustiano Carranza proclaimed a new Constitution at feb 5, 1917. In this context the german invitation was not rapidly rejected by Carranza and other revolutionary leaders. In fact, during the US occupation of Veracruz in 1914, Carranza was the most critic voice against US intervention even above Villa. Also, during the Villa chasing by US troops in Chihuahua in 1916, some sporadic combats took place between US troops and Carrancists newborn federal army. The most important incident was The Carrizal affair. So, the mood between the triumphant revolutionaries in Mexico and the US was not very nice at the time of Zimmerman telegram. The final decision of Carranza to not support Germany was based in economics. The huge oil exports which supported the carrancists victory were send to Great Britain and France, so switching the exports to Germany surely was not a easy job considering the GB blockade. Also, the guns and ammunitions of Mexico were provides by US. Also, the country was exhausted by the revolutionary struggle, the most of the people wanted peace.
Very informative comment, thanks. Our schools teach very little history of 20th century US - Mexico relations. The controversial movie by Sam Peckinpah, "The Wild Bunch", teaches more than the normal high school curriculum, lol!
My compliments, all your episodes are very professionally presented. Well done sir.
+Musky Elon thank you
My congratulation for toplica rebell against the bulgarian.my homeland were we remember what happend 100 year . Great job to all your team
Bulgarian nationalists are almost as bad as the Turkish genocide apologists.
+Царъ Самуилъ
You have raised a meaning of a word 'troll' to a whole new level.
You are literally everywhere, spewing your pro-bulgarian, anti-everythingnotbulgarian aggressive propaganda.
Indy, I have spent the last couple of weeks discovering his channel and catching up. You and your crew are amazing for putting this together! I learned so much about this war thanks to you guys. And I didn't even come for Battlefield 1!
@5:39 Whoever chose that specific picture of Wilson, good job! It made me laugh because it fits perfectly with the text about his reaction of the Zimmerman telegram.
I love this channel. As an American, World War One is often overlooked because of how long ago it was and America's duty in the war. We truly didn't have to experience the hardship that the European countries did during this time so it is easily forgotten. However, thanks to Indy and the team I am able to learn more and share more to show others how important this war actually was. Keep up the great work guys!
IDK if the Brits are going to win this one boys, the krauts gottem on the ropes!
I'm a fan of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift
(Talk about a major defeat and then a complete turn around redemption and victory, against the odds...kinda)
Over by Christmas.
*Spoilers* Lichtenstein wins
Nelson NoName,
Do you not feel Rork's Drift might have been a minor incident against an unarmed enemy and a golden propaganda opportunity. 11 VC's in 48 hours seems a little suspicious.
And the carnage just dragged on and on and.......
I can perfectly imagine the sheer desparation of the British and French soldiers and many civilians at home, who at this stage thought the war would never end.
Well done sir @ 9:57. Very relevant to current times.
Fake news then - Fake news now. Is anything to be believed? We should question everything.
Awesome video. Explained so well that I enjoy listening.
Propaganda is a dangerous game to play that still happens today all over the world.
+Vulcan Raven a Pandoras Box
+The Great War Pandoras box had something good at the bottom.
I think biggest is from Russia, Serbia isnt that bad.
The first casualty of war is truth. -Aeschylus
some of bulgarians still didn't get over horror of defeat. above me is the one, talking shit about something irrelevant , I guess that's the EU value as well... bulgarian bot 1
YES! I'm FINALLY caught up! At least with the main show. still gotta work out on out of the trenches, who did what in WWI, etc
And another happy week passed. And to think that all this could happen again.
You guys are the best 10/10 good educational videos
3:25 - "by this week, it really began to seem like the Germans were up to something" hahaha, beautiful!
Truly interesting episode this week. Keep up the good work!
The music in the background is a nice touch. Keep up the great work!
i noticed a cool music background during narration. Very good, it ads epicness!
great videos! always looking forward for the next.
10:00
If that was going on back then...can you imagine what is going on TODAY...
Thank you for the phenomenal history lessons from this series
always excellent content. But the last paragraph absolutely killed it for me. Superb channel!
Keep up the awesome work guys! Been here since the Isonzo!
+Barry and Berry which one?
The Fourth or Third Isonzo.
I am enjoying watching current episodes, as well as rewatching old 1915 episodes, which can be confusing at times. I thought Indy's commentary was particularly dynamic in this episode. Pleased to hear the New Zealanders successfully trench raiding this week. More information about this dangerous and increasingly complex tactic would be welcome.
Thank you!
How does he know everything about the war? Super impressive! Love the channel
+Samuel Stoméus we read a lot of books written by smarter people than us.
10:09 that quote matches USA elections events and after effects of it. Elections or events that will change and shape independent nations future.
Cliff hanger episode. Well played Indy and Flo, Well played. See you next week.
Just want to say thanks guys, really awesome work.
That intro I will remember till the end of my days
i really like the way german intentions were withheld in this vid. brilliant piece of storytelling.
Heh you must be asking yourself where is February Revolution...Well spoiler it happened in March
Triggered
Roasted
Gregorian calendar for ya
Hi Indie and the Great War Crew! Salutations from Republic of Georgia. I have a question for the OOTT section regarding the Georgian participation in the war. From what I have read and researched Georgians fought both with the Russians and the Germans. I would REALLY appreciate if you could shed more light on this matter. Thank you and keep up the good work, Gaumarjos!
Definitely an interesting question. We are currently doing some research on the region and will hopefully have a few specials later this year.
Watching this channel with BF1 music in the background makes the video even better!
A good way for getting financial support for the show could be selling war bonds :)
Just recently discovered the channel and have been binging it. I am fascinated by the entire weirdness of the Zimmermann Telegram and really always have been since first hearing about it in 11th grade U.S. History class. My reaction to it was similar to Wilson's baffled reaction in the recent film The King's Man. The entire idea of Mexico attacking the U.S. seemed totally insane and out of nowhere and it wasn't until recently that I dug deeper into this and realized Germany was basically using Mexico since 1914 to mess with the U.S. and keep America preoccupied while the war raged overseas. Pershing's failed attempt at capturing Pancho Villa in 1916 was a tipping point that emboldened Germany to send the telegram, but I couldn't help but wonder if Villa himserf was being used as a quasi German asset in Mexico. I read up a bit more and sure enough he may well have been just that, receiving 340,000 dollars from Felix Sommerfeld (Germany's head of secret service in Mexico under Madero), routed through a St. Louis bank and then into Mexico. The DOJ never 100% proved Sommerfeld was aiding Villa in his attack across the U.S. border in New Mexico and he was released after the war.
What strikes me, though, is how disconnected Zimmerman and the Germans were when it came to the US. In reality Villa was nothing more than a nuisance, of no existential threat to the US. Indeed, Mexico was no existential threat to the US. Time and again it was demonstrated how European leaders during and immediately before WWI had their own, quite insular, ideas of the world and the peoples therein.
Is this the same Kut we've been trying to capture since the beginning??? Weren't we supposed to be done by Christmas a few years ago????
I would love to see this show directly followed by a show on WW2 picking up in September of 2019. Not withstanding how interesting the subject matter would be in y'alls fantastic format, I would be tickled to be able to watch a show like this throughout my a portion of my undergraduate studies and my medical studies. Now, I of course have no idea if that idea has been nixed, and I am sure it has been proposed in the past, bud I do believe it would be very neat (obviously). Regardless, thank you all very much for putting so much hard work into this show, I very much enjoy it.
+Austin Horn www.reddit.com/r/TheGreatWarChannel/comments/4ksvy2/will_you_guys_ever_do_a_ww2_channel_our_official/
The Great War Thank you very much for the reply and the link! Hope you all have a wonderful day.
Did anyone else find that this episode stood out among others ? I can't believe Kut will be taken after all. Such a great channel
+Derek “Bread and Water” Smith definitely a British comeback
Seems to be. Look forward to those developments.
So, looking at World War one and two, makes me think of a big game in Total war where I go from being relatively peaceful and prosperous with trade, then I invade one small, one settlement faction, who has a super power ally. two turns later and everything is on fire.
Yup.
love your show !
6:19 Hindenburg is hearing everything Conrad says and then he does the exact opposite.
Another terrific episode. What you say about propaganda is a breath of fresh air. I don't know if it was this one or the last episode where you mention 10 year old photos of Russian anti-Semitic pogroms being presented as new photos of German atrocities in Belgium. When I was in elementary school we were shown several anti-communist propaganda movies. Even as 5th and 6th graders, in the 1960s we were puzzled why soldiers clearly in Japanese Army uniforms were said to be Red Chinese burying people alive. After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the Congressional hearings were clearly just a re-tread of Belgian War Crimes. Iraqi soldiers taking babies out of incubators and smashing their heads? The girl who claimed to have witnessed this, hadn't been out of the U.S. in years. Plus ca change..... The Luddendorf quote is very informative and ominous....and illustrative not just of WWI but how states, bureaucracies and institutions turn malignant.
Hey indy I got storm of steel like you guys recommend, incredible book, thanks again!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice use of the 'fog of war', Indy. : )
Love the series ....However I would love to see a special, later in 1917, on the unknown but brilliant English General Herbert Plumer, one of the only Generals regarded by soldiers who served under him.
Department of Information. Sounds so 1984. :)
-Jen
8:13- Showing off his new iPhone model 17, with leather cover and all.
0:12 But when that's not enough, it's time to get tough! I love that xD
6:00 I like that one.
My Grandfather was a soldier in Yemen at WW1. After end of the war he walked 4000+ kilometer and returned home in Nortwest of Anatolia. Araps nearly robbed and killed him. Thanks God.
Hüseyin Yenal That's a cool story.
98103485DP nearly i will not be :)
thank god he wasnt rubbed to death
rubbed? don't you mean robbed?
pretty sure its rubbed..sensually
6:50 now where have I heard that recently I wonder
Indy, just wondering if you ever referenced Tim Cook's WWI books - "Shock Troops", "At the Sharp End" and "Vimy". Well sourced story about the Canadian Corp on the Western Front.
7:30 sounds like history repeating itself
Funny how the British overestimated the Germans and the Germans underestimated the British.
And the British completely underestimated the Ottomans at the start of the war. Led to the defeats at Gallipoli and Kut
well how did the british overestimate the germans? the germans were really succsessfull in the war. i mean they were fighting at 4 fronts against 4 major european nations. At the same time they keept their allies from crumbeling and made them hold their ground (A-H fucked up hard). How much "stronger" can you think one nation is? The tipping point against germany was the USA sending ressources to the entende and then joining them.
Germany lost mainly do to the lack of ressources compared to the entende.
Still they defeated russia, brought Italy to near collabse in 1918, saved there allies several times, never let any entende soldiers after 1914 touch german ground.
even though germany lost the war in the end they had the best Record of the war.
2:39 Mark Twain arrives at western front...
I spent so long bingeing to get caught up. Now I'm sad because it's not next week yet.
I have now watch all 135 episode
Woooow, a hungarian poster (Művész sorsjáték) :D
10:30 and boy did THAT really happen.....
So was propaganda the reason why Germany was so heavily blamed and punished after the war?
Pyroskies yes
Pyroskies it didn't help them in especially with the people from the different countries that wanted to see Germany pay for what just happened because they were "the bad guys"
I would say yes. Sure, they did do a few things that they should not have but no more so then those who won.
+Pyroskies no, the reason was that this war was costly and there needs to be at least some profit for the winners. propaganda was a tool to achieve this, not the reason.
Germany was blamed because they lost. If things had turned out differently, I'm sure France or Russia would have been blamed. History written by the victors and all that. Every country had a role in the catastrophe of starting the war, the only thing really to blame is the political climate of the time.
Hello from France.Maybe a episode soon about Dicke Bertha.Big Bertha, la Grosse Bertha?
5:40 Woody's looking kind of constipated.
At 1:13...what are those Ottoman soldiers using? It almost looks like American 1903 Springfield rifles.
Without having a close look, it should be the Turkish Mauser M1903
Question for Out of The Trenches: Have you guys ever heard of 1914's "Eschatology of War"? While blackened death/doom metal is an acquired taste, what're you're thoughts on one of music's most violent and nihilistic genres writing music based on one of the most violent and nihilistic wars in history? Cheers!
Best regiment in Serbia army came from Toplica region.That regiment was elite regiment in Serbian army called ,,Iron Regiment". Greetings from Toplica region!
I'm guessing Tanks were not used during the fighting in the Mesopotamia campaign during the Great War? Or used at all during the fighting in the Middle East for that matter?
Tanks were used infrequently on those fronts, for example during the second and third battles of Gaza.
Obviously the conditions in the deserts further compounded the reliability issues of the tanks.
The engines were prone to overheat even in Europe, and the mass of dust and sand could infiltrate the systems too. Let's not even start on crew conditions.
+Taz Shadewind They did use steamers, tractors and armoured cars there though.
I dunno, sounds like some kind of tactical retreat with a feigned defense going on. What and where they are retreating to I don't know (obviously) but i'd hazard a guess at a stronger defensive line of some kind but I would never dare imagine it as being something elaborate or as highly planned a defensive position as it may turn out to be .
I see what cha did there man!
Does anyone know the name of the creepy stop motion anti german propaganda film shown in this vid?
Britain's Effort (1918) by Lancelot Speed
Thanks man!
That's not enough it's time to get tough. 😌
Can you do a video about the Harlem hellfighters?
They said they will when they are part of the war in 1918.
+Wayne Moyer exactamundo
This show is deliciou
This should be required viewing for anyone who thinks government control or censorship of the media is a good thing.
Hawkster52 or who think censorship and manipulation doesn't happen.
Hello Indy and team,
Regards from India.
How were the British and British colonial troops organized militarily. For eg During the Mesopotamian Campaigns if British Indian Army were fighting alongside the British Army, upto what levels were these two armies segregated militarily, if at all. Were there mixed divisions of troops having regiments from both these armies with barely any distinctions between the respective two armies or were they strictly segregated like those of the British and French Armies on the western front but having similar objectives?
Thanks again,
V.R.Shah
Damn ur channel growth since the last 3 weeks😂😂
ngl I kinda think the offer to mexico sounds pretty fair. It's just that the execution was abysmally idiotic.
Can you guys please do a video about Orwell?
+Guilherme Checchia he went to school during the war.
Is there somewhere we can watch those propaganda videos that play at 6:00 ?
Did those cool movies at around 6:00 come from the Pathe?
yes
Thanks Flo! :)
The large map is not updated according to the events in Mesopotamia.
A lot of disturbing parallels this week.
If only the whole world could hear and understand the truth in your message.....right at the end....10:32
in the picture (8:55) some of the "serbian" rebels have albanian white cap's !!! am i wrong ? they were not suposed to be with the chetnik rebels !
+Luan Z. surprised that Balkan history is way more complicated and nuanced than usually explained?
to be honest, yes, i'am a little surprised to the fact that these 2 groups could fight together side by side when in 1912-13 the serbian army displaced, killed and tortured civil population just because they were albanian. it seems that the bulgarian army must have been a major enemy for these local balkan rebels
No you are not wrong since in the uprising participated and couple hundred of Albanians mostly from Kosovo region, some of them under the command of Ramadan Nezirović who give his support from Priština and in Kosovo region itself Azem Galica fight against Austro-Hungarians. By the way Azem Galica will become best friend of Chetnik Kosta Pećanac when Pećanac moved back to Kosovo after the Toplica Uprising (they called each other brothers) and they will even fight in the some joint actions during 1918 like the liberation of Peć where Albanians and Serbs liberated the town together. Azem Galica and Kosta Pećanac are both very controversal persons (both back had a bad reputation). Galica will die rebelling against kingdom of Yugoslavia while Pećanac will be killed by the Chetniks of Draža Mihajlović in 1944 since he get totally out of control (collaborating with the Nazis and planing to eliminate other Chetnik leaders especially Draža Mihajlović who was mentioned in Tito special epsiode).
thank you all for the information about the toplica uprising
"and everyone lied and manipulated the media"
can't tell whether Indy is talking about the media now or 100 years ago
In South Africa this week we had a commemoration for the sinking of the SS Mendi on 21 February 1917 just off the Isle of Wight after accidently colliding with the SS Darro. 615 out of 882 drowned, nearly all of them black South Africans enroute to working on the French Front. It fits in timely with your propaganda discussion as well because both the NP and the ANC tended to steer clear of this tragedy, except if the narrative could be used to further specific political aims.
General Maude actually seems competent. I notice 1917 as his date of death - not a chateau general then!
New Zealanders... Strong and effective, but yeah those numbers either side...
I am waiting on Tenterhooks waiting for the fog to lift on the Western front
4:22 you know it's alternative facts when one of the biggest ranters about the yellow peril is depicted giving a piece of the US to Japan
4:24 Why does it say "California, for Japan?"