Sabotage In The Desert - Battle of Broodseinde I THE GREAT WAR Week 167
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6 жыл бұрынWhile the regular British forces were advancing towards Jerusalem and Baghdad, T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt were causing havoc behind the lines. This week 100 years ago, they were continuing to attack the important Hejaz railway which was one of the vital supply routes for the Ottoman Army. On October 4, the Battle of Broodseinde was fought near Ypres and the costly British victory there caused real headaches for German general Erich Ludendorff.
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Gilbert, Martin. The First World War. A Complete History, Holt Paperbacks, 2004.
Hart, Peter. The Great War. A Combat History of the First World War, Oxford University Press, 2013.
Hart, Peter. The Great War. 1914-1918, Profile Books, 2013.
Stone, Norman. World War One. A Short History, Penguin, 2008.
Keegan, John. The First World War, Vintage, 2000.
Hastings, Max. Catastrophe 1914. Europe Goes To War, Knopf, 2013.
Hirschfeld, Gerhard. Enzyklopädie Erster Weltkrieg, Schöningh Paderborn, 2004
Michalka, Wolfgang. Der Erste Weltkrieg. Wirkung, Wahrnehmung, Analyse, Seehamer Verlag GmbH, 2000
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@callehammar2743 6 жыл бұрын
Geography teacher: What is the most deadly animal in the Carpathians? Me: Conrad von Hötzendorf!
@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын
+Robert of Flanders zing!
@SamaritanPrime 6 жыл бұрын
A burn a hundred years in the making.
@Duke_of_Lorraine 6 жыл бұрын
But what is the deadliest animal in Slovenia ? Conrad von Hötzendorf or Luigi Cadorna ?
@angelG14 6 жыл бұрын
totally wrong. Cadorna is far worse. even if only to himself. He's like a confused pokemon that just won't stop hitting itself. btw. FLO, you should make a Pokemon themed T-Shirt with Cadorna replacing the confused Pokemon
@callehammar2743 6 жыл бұрын
Von Bojna of course!
@christopherconard2831 6 жыл бұрын
Poor Gen Haig. His horses will die of old age before they have the honor of death in a cavalry charge.
@alexv3357 4 жыл бұрын
It's a better fate, to be sure
@DeadBaron 6 жыл бұрын
When you're forced to use mobile data, but you need to watch The Great War. Worth it!
@materialmatters2759 6 жыл бұрын
I used well entrenched data
@villepusa3830 6 жыл бұрын
Lol, unlimited mobile data here in Finland
@Babyuwuwugirluwuwu 6 жыл бұрын
Lol, I’m in my school bus
@kayzeaza 3 жыл бұрын
This is total war!
@bratzpoepie254 3 жыл бұрын
When mobile data is free... Why pay for it?
@mikhailiagacesa3406 6 жыл бұрын
Haig; "You know me Blackie, I'm not one to change my mind."Blackadder; "So we've noticed."
@kaiserrollschicken5895 6 жыл бұрын
for battlefield one dlc there should be battle of isonzo river operation where italians get 11 attacks😀
@CurtHowland 6 жыл бұрын
This may seem trivial, I really appreciate the decor of your studio. The natural colors and period stuff make a difference. Thank you to whomever it was who came up with it.
@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын
+Curt Howland it was a team effort, thank you
@LavrencicUrban 6 жыл бұрын
IF THERE WAS A NOBEL PRIZE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARIES YOU GUYS SHOULD WIN IT HANDS DOWN! NO ONE COMES CLOSE TO INDY, FLO AND THE REST OF THE CREW!
@Duke_of_Lorraine 6 жыл бұрын
"winter is coming early" Can't argue with that since it took 6 or 7 seasons in GOT.
@callehammar2743 6 жыл бұрын
Are we cool?
@Duke_of_Lorraine 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah we're cool
@josephconradsa5375 6 жыл бұрын
Any vikings fan here?
@NevPlays 6 жыл бұрын
deus vult
@flynnstone3133 6 жыл бұрын
Winter is coming early. But October is here.... *Plays Soviet National Anthem*
@thomassugg3422 6 жыл бұрын
My Great Great Grandfather Jamies Thomas Young was born in 1896 In Dublin. he joined the Royal Dublin army regiment in 1915. He was at the Somme on the first day he and 500 other man charged over the top only him and 180 man came back. In March 1917 he went over the top again but was hit in the leg by shrapnel. He returned to Ireland and missed the rest of the War. My other Great Great Grandfather Ernest George Von Ehren born in east London on the 30th of May 1892 to a German father and a English mother. He joined the Royal London Army regiment on the 2ed of August 1914 he spent 3 years on the Western Front as a infantryman. In mid 1917 he was selected to be trained as a Tank gunner. On the 18th of August 1918 he was hit in the face by German gunfire and received a bad cut to his face. He was sent back to England on the 9th of September he missed the rest of the Great War.
@ilovemanunited6179 6 жыл бұрын
Thomas Sugg my great, great grandfather was a Sargent in the U.S. Expeditionary Force, I don't know much more about him.
@joseignacioizquierdo7932 3 жыл бұрын
Respect for your Great Great Grandfathers!
@timmccarthy872 6 жыл бұрын
"...you could try sabotage." Cue the Beastie Boys
@materialmatters2759 6 жыл бұрын
no.. Black Sabbath
@jakescott6426 6 жыл бұрын
I immediately started singing it the moment he said it!
@fuzzydunlop7928 6 жыл бұрын
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CANT STAND IT I KNOW YOU PLANNED IT
@franzfanz 6 жыл бұрын
You read my mind.
@alabasterscarf612 6 жыл бұрын
They ARE in the desert. Maybe they saw a mirage?
@TheVargr 6 жыл бұрын
I live very near to the wreck HMS Drake. She used to be visible on low tide, but had her upper structure demolished in the 90s to prevent her being a danger to ships (believe the local ferry colided with her). Drake is just off the only harbour to Rathlynn Island
@TheJesterInYellow 6 жыл бұрын
I just caught up with this entire series after starting a month or two ago. It's really quite incredible, to see the war play out week by week as if by the view of the citizens watching it unfold. So many swings and giant victories or defeats, and then every time you bring up that map you realize nothing much changed as to who held what. It must have been harrowing to be a young man growing up and knowing you were about to enter the draft, after spending years watching nothing happen but body counts rising. It's strange to be forced to ask "How could nobody do anything to stop this?" and "Who would be insane enough to get involved in this?" at the same time.
@lizzieleggs9645 5 жыл бұрын
My great uncle died at the Battle of Broodseinde, 4th October, 1917. He fought in the 10th British Corps - he was in the 2nd battalion Seaforth Highlanders. He was born and lived in Derby, England. He was buried at Tyne Cot. I have seen his name on the panels there. He had no children so it feels like it is up to me to remember him.
@joseignacioizquierdo7932 3 жыл бұрын
Well done! He deserves you writing here about him.
@datamill 6 жыл бұрын
Another Episode that is outstandingly informative.. Seems like the British are slowly morphing into a force that will have a big impact next year... I'd always heard of Paaschendaele as a total pointless slaughter yet so far it seems like they've learned the lessons of previous years and are doing their best.. I guess Hubris comes next week?
@colinkelly5420 6 жыл бұрын
After Broodseinde, the rain picks up and turns the battle into the popular image we have of it today. The next two attacks (all likely covered in the next episode) are launched too quickly for proper preparation to occur, and result in really bloody losses for little gain. Combine that with the fact the goal was not taking Passchendale, but compelling the Germans to abandon the costal ports, the huge losses for a couple of kilometers of land makes the battle seem pretty pointless. The irony of the battle is that the successful bite and hold tactics in fact produce the outcome WWI is more decried for, limited gains at huge losses. Unfortunately, at this point in the war, there was not really any other way to fight on the Western Front.
@MrBandholm 6 жыл бұрын
The Somme is often called a pointless slaughter, but the British learned a lot from it... The goes for much of Paschendaele... But the horrors of the later in the next few weeks, when the rain comes! There are interviews with veterans from that battle that had fought at the Somme too, and they describe Paschendaele as one of the worst horrors of the war (for them). And it adds to the horror, knowing that some 13-18.000 British and Commonwealth troops drowns in that battle.
@Zamolxes77 6 жыл бұрын
They are, but they're losing 25 THOUSAND men for every half a mile they take. TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND. That's the whole male population of a decent sized town !
@poshboy4749 6 жыл бұрын
Zamolxes77 So? That's much better the Somme where they can take 50 thousand and gain nothing.
@iseeyou1312 6 жыл бұрын
25,000 casualties, not deaths.
@Eclispestar 6 жыл бұрын
I don't remember how deep you all have gone into food of different nation's. But what might be fun is a in the field special where you all try cooking front line food and letting us know how they made it more palatable. I'm a baker and listen to this every week wile I'm working at night. Thank-you. I look forward to it every week.
@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын
We might do something like this, good idea.
@derrickthewhite1 6 жыл бұрын
Its interesting that the politics of various weeks are now more interesting and eventful than the battles. The Russians aren't advancing. The French aren't advancing. The Germans are only taking land virtually given to them. The British are playing slow and steady (for now). The Italians and the Austrians are still in the same places. And yet something major politically happens every week. kind of crazy, 1917. Last year was the the year of battles. Is this the year of Politics?
@strangeworldsunlimited712 6 жыл бұрын
it's going to get crazier yet. Just wait to see what Russia does in a month or so.
@jonasnee 6 жыл бұрын
well tbf a lot of the casualties are not that badly wounded men who might just have broken their angle or something similar.
@fobusas 6 жыл бұрын
I think 2016 was the year of battles. And actuallly the year that Germany lost the war. Somme, Verdun, Brusilov's offensive. 3 of the biggest battles raging at the same time.
@mikhailv67tv 6 жыл бұрын
Lots of Mud battles
@mtbicepulous 6 жыл бұрын
There is no way that the bolsheviks will defeat the white army, they have British tanks, I'm calling it right now
@mybutthasteeth1347 6 жыл бұрын
Bolsheviks even fight the British? Nonsense! The provisional government will turn things round this month and everyone will stand behind them so Russia can keep fighting
@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa 6 жыл бұрын
We shouldn't count out Kornilov yet! I expect he'll make a grand comeback before December rolls around!
@ChevyChase301 6 жыл бұрын
Mt Bicepulous well on Volga river and Tsaritsyn both sides have tanks however Bolsheviks have cool hats so my money's on them.
@tooold8549 6 жыл бұрын
Spoiler alert: civil war goes on, whites win. Kerensky is shot in 1936, leading to an eventual coup by Peter Wrangl, on the promise to make Russia great again.
@franzfanz 6 жыл бұрын
I agree and the US will never be a major power.
@paulrigsby2099 6 жыл бұрын
Last time I was this late, Lawrence had just crashed his Superior.
@nathanberger7643 6 жыл бұрын
Fun fact at the Battle of Broodseinde when the Australian troops attacked, the Germans purely by coincidence launched an attack at the exact same time as the Australians. The Australians as expected completely routed the German attack after a brief but furious melee in no mans land. The Australians then captured the ridge and could see for the first time the untouched ground to the east which was green and still covered in trees and hedgerows. But yet again the Germans old ally the rain, would come to halt the Allied offensive much as it had done at the Somme the previous year and as at the Somme the Germans were lucky for the rains to arrive early.
@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын
+Nathan Berger do you have a good source on that?
@jacklang3314 6 жыл бұрын
It should be in here: www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1416733
@roderickvannoorloos1967 6 жыл бұрын
Why would the Australians route the Germans 'as expected'? Did they outnumber them that badly?
@jacklang3314 6 жыл бұрын
Roderick van Noorloos They might have, though there were probably other factors involved.
@mikhailv67tv 6 жыл бұрын
Cause by this stage the ANZAC Corp were the most feared bunch of brawlers and Malee thugs on the Western Front. I have seen melee weapons in Museums in Australia that look like weapons from the Dark part of the dark ages. Handles with Grenade cases turned into clubs, spiked clubs you name it; if it was to crack a skull we had it. Aussies were training our men to do trench raids fast and vicious and drag back a few tongues.
@fortis3686 6 жыл бұрын
I just realized something. Since Indy is 50 years old, and the 100th anniversery of WW2 will be somewhere with in 30 years from now, that would mean Indy would be close to 80 years old once he starts doing episodes about WW2!
@jeremykalafus1362 6 жыл бұрын
Litterly this is the best person to talk to for ww1 history and the best history teacher ever
@timmccarthy872 6 жыл бұрын
You know, we hate on Haig for pressing too hard. But consider: how often in The Great War have we heard battles where one side had an advantage, but failed to act decisively on it? Italy in the 11th Isonzo, to pick one recent example.
@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa 6 жыл бұрын
War is never one way or the other. Sometimes, pressing hard will break the enemy and win a huge victory. Other times, pressing hard will result in your attack being an utter fiasco. Context is what's important. No one is angry at Haig for pressing hard, people criticize Haig for pressing hard in situations where he shouldn't have. _C o n t e x t_
@TheD3rp2 6 жыл бұрын
And, more often than not, Haig was completely right when it came to his decisions to keep up the pressure.
@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa 6 жыл бұрын
TheD3rp Your username is relevant
@andrewwmacfadyen6958 6 жыл бұрын
The British and French could have fought a compeletly defensive war and still have won by 1919 all they had to do was wait for the blockade to bite.
@colinkelly5420 6 жыл бұрын
Andrew - Wouldn't have worked.The central powers could have focused their combined military might and knocked Russia out of the war, then used the agricultural lands they annexed to feed their population. The British and French had to maintain pressure to satisfy the Russians they were doing their part. Most of the French offensives in 1915 were launched to satisfy the Russians so they didn't seek a separate peace, not because the French Generals had any real belief they would succeed.
@Telamon8 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Indy and Co. This question is a bit of a sensitive one, but I feel as though it's a bit important: how common was suicide in WWI? I imagine a soldier, seeing hundreds or even thousands of people dead in a mudhole in a field in nowhere, all for a measly few metres of mud- such things must not have been good for the minds of those who saw it. Thank you all for the work you do to make this show what it is :)
@logjam88 6 жыл бұрын
Thursday has become my favorite day of the week. Well done, Ndee.
@kaboom138 2 жыл бұрын
"As the men crawl the General call and the killing carries on and on, what was the purpose of it all?"
@jayprkr3336 6 жыл бұрын
After discovering you a couple of months ago, I've finally made it through all of your wonderful videos (and quite a few of C&Rsenals). This is the first video I will be watching "live"!!!
@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын
good job
@kaiserisaki4068 6 жыл бұрын
waited all day for this video!
@CaptainGyro 6 жыл бұрын
Great video. As usual excellent info, script and delivery, pictures, and pacing.
@Crondo420ReFrEsHe 6 жыл бұрын
I LOVE your channel and the videos you put out, really great stuff.
@Yalnif05 6 жыл бұрын
How lovely, A Episode of The Great War on my Birthday
@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын
+FinFin 60fps happy birthday from stormy Berlin
@Yalnif05 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys, Keep up the Amazing work
@VladTevez 6 жыл бұрын
And you can bring Anthony Quinn
@Isildun9 6 жыл бұрын
V. Athanasiou let's not forget Omar Sharif.
@VladTevez 6 жыл бұрын
+Mike Brammer Of course not!
@NerevarOfficialReal 6 жыл бұрын
And Alec Guinness.
@klyanadkmorr 6 жыл бұрын
Listen All Ya ALL it's TE Lawrence and the Arab revolt, BACKED BY MUSICAL GROUP BEASTIE BOYS!
@telsah1 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another great lesson. Always enjoy this channels videos. Thank you.
@skyflier8955 6 жыл бұрын
I like how you can feel that the war is really falling apart and how it’s going to end soon.
@jordanbey2546 6 жыл бұрын
Just caught up in the timeline videos, this came out on my birthday!
@TheWul3anger 6 жыл бұрын
Finally all caught up. One of my favorite channels on KZfaq!
@hlynnkeith9334 6 жыл бұрын
Good episode! Douglas Haig was a cavalry officer. That prejudiced his view of combat operations. He constantly sought an opportunity for cavalry to deliver a decisive blow, even when that opportunity did not exist.
@dpink4832 6 жыл бұрын
Guys, this episode is truly amazing
@noth3451 6 жыл бұрын
Great vid.
@lucaslagos5716 6 жыл бұрын
I say this since the first vídeo I watched from the channel, but damn, I gotta say this again because this one is a great example of this, the soundtrack you guys use is phenomenal, it really gives the chill and the "feel" of immergence, greetings from Brazil!
@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, we also like using music that way.
@djwoody1649 6 жыл бұрын
Listen all of y'all this is sabotage! TE Lawrence's story is incredibly fascinating, looking forward to hearing more about it!
@podemosurss8316 6 жыл бұрын
7:30 As stated by the British Major General Eddard Stark on his famous quote "Winter is coming" few days before he was executed for disobeying orders from the King.
@kyledunn6853 6 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for Haig to be relieved of his command. It's been 3 years and he still wants a breakthrough for his cavalry. That man clearly had no sympathy for his men and remained blind to their suffering and misery.
@mattosterud5539 6 жыл бұрын
There is some evidence that it would have happened in early 1919.
@ericcarlson3746 6 жыл бұрын
hard to believe this (Haig being "kicked upstairs" or sacked) never happened
@fuzzydunlop7928 6 жыл бұрын
Were the passengers on the train civvies or Ottoman military?
@Aviationlord7742 6 жыл бұрын
Most likely civilians on pilgrimage to Mecca
@vasilzahariev5741 6 жыл бұрын
*klonk* nice
@mariocassina90 6 жыл бұрын
muslim people take trips not only to Mecca...
@01ZombieMoses10 6 жыл бұрын
@Mario Cassina It's not a crazy assumption. I mean I would assume the average civilian at that time in that region did not have the luxury of travelling all of the time, especially with the danger of the Arab Revolt. Pilgrimage is a very important reason to travel though, so I could see them taking the risk for that purpose.
@mariocassina90 6 жыл бұрын
Anthony no but it seems the hijaz railroad was made just and only for hajj..
@themaninthesuit5729 6 жыл бұрын
Indy! The Astros are back in the post season with the pitching and hitting to go ALL THE WAY! If Houston makes it to the World Series will you do an episode of OOTT where you show off that SIC old school Astro tat on your shoulder? Go STROS!!!
@richardgrimes7712 6 жыл бұрын
Im sure its been said before but love the ghurka kukri on the desk
@tevzcrnic4456 6 жыл бұрын
My history Teacher loves this show
@niiiimand 6 жыл бұрын
Was Captain Blackadder over the top this week?
@trollahole3610 5 жыл бұрын
happy bithday,friend.
@jimkunkle2669 6 жыл бұрын
Indie, Love the channel! You mention that winter was coming early. Were there any other significant weather events that drove significant success, or failure, for either side? Thanks!
@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын
+Jim Kunkle you will see some in the upcoming weeks
@thelonewanderer9856 6 жыл бұрын
I'm going to Ypres on the 20th of October to visit the trenches and the menin gate memorial
@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын
+The Lone Wanderer cool!
@KiwiImperialist 6 жыл бұрын
After the success at Broodseinde, I think the next week is going to be a walk in the park for our New Zealand boys at the front.
@joseignacioizquierdo7932 3 жыл бұрын
Psych! The name rings a bell, but I can't remember exactly! Wait... Of course... From the Psych's Picot agreement. ;-)
@LuMD 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Indy and the Great War crew love your show best on the internet. I was wondering how did the different sides destroy the barbed wire that was scattered across no mans land
@strangeworldsunlimited712 6 жыл бұрын
Mostly done with artillery. Effective in some cases, not so much in others.
@ees4592 6 жыл бұрын
I already read this. In Lawrence's book
@jliller 2 жыл бұрын
It seems incomprehensible that Douglas Haig remained commander of British forces in France from 1915 through the end of the war.
@Brian0wns 6 жыл бұрын
Sometimes when watching these videos I wonder how someone like Ludendorff would have done as a WW2 General.
@Shauma_llama 6 жыл бұрын
The LOLbertarian Better than Haig I'm sure.
@leavemealoneyoutube1707 6 жыл бұрын
Would be cool if you had Iron Maiden's Passchendale playing in the background.
@ignacejespers8201 6 жыл бұрын
'The Battle of Bread's End' what a name
@ewy2753 6 жыл бұрын
Have you guys done an American weapons episode yet? I searched for it but i couldnt find it. If you haven't please do cause that would be very interesting to see. Either way love the channel keep up the awesome work.
@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын
We will, probably early next year.
@ewy2753 6 жыл бұрын
Oh wow ok awesome thanks!
@anjoberlin8708 6 жыл бұрын
3:34 I think many people expected an "Indy & Lindy" cross-promo here.Who is Nick Llyod from Passchendale?
@brokenbridge6316 4 жыл бұрын
The Jewish lady running that spy ring seems interesting. Maybe a special should be done on her. Great job.
@xristosdritsas3353 6 жыл бұрын
Omg Im inlove with the music intro...is this a song?
@salt_factory7566 6 жыл бұрын
2:50 oh come on, again?
@jameswoods5476 6 жыл бұрын
Can you do a bio special episode about Tom Barry at some point? He first fought in mesopotamian campaign for the british, then after the war joined the republican struggle in ireland as commander of the 3rd west cork flying column Would be class if you done an episode about him, thanks
@adampondo4671 6 жыл бұрын
It's over Douglas, I have the high ground!
@rolandbruno686 6 жыл бұрын
I understand that the mud was a deathtrap for many. Can you highlight some of those stories?
@calebshonk5838 6 жыл бұрын
"Ok guys....THIS time...the cavalry will break through!" DH
@butchknouse8316 6 жыл бұрын
I stumbled across a list of your videos in order. I watched as far as #218. But now I can't get the list past #200. Suggestions?
@andreiyy 6 жыл бұрын
Indy's disembodied voice at the end 🙉🙉🙉
@smitrich6497 6 жыл бұрын
whether it was 700 meters or 1 km would be very important for artillery to know
@clockup5878 2 жыл бұрын
Lead the charge Tafilah, Medina, Damascus calls Sabotage Demolish the bridges to dust
@danielmccormick2667 6 жыл бұрын
my great great grandfather died at Broodseinde
@danielmccormick2667 6 жыл бұрын
due to artillery
@geronico11 6 жыл бұрын
What about the Catalans of WWI?
@dr.history3567 6 жыл бұрын
Notification squad!!! I have a question,did the Arabs fight in groups or in separate army's led by prince Faisal
@chesthoIe 6 жыл бұрын
Ooh, can you do a video on her and the Jewish spy ring?
@dylan-is8uh 6 жыл бұрын
So you tryin to do one of these for WW2 when you finish this one?
@AlphaSections 6 жыл бұрын
Did General Haig wake up every morning thinking, "We didn't breakthrough yesterday, but today for sure we'll scatter the Germans! We only need to throw more men at the enemy machine guns!!"
@sondreheh5116 3 жыл бұрын
I have a slight feeling that Haig likes horses
@Autobotmatt428 6 жыл бұрын
Is Haig just out of touch with the reality of the situation? Again?
@wullfsaxon2634 6 жыл бұрын
Matthew Arenson he was never in touch in the first place -_-
@Esau2507 6 жыл бұрын
Yes, always.
@american-professor 3 жыл бұрын
There was a movie about it
@crosseightyeight 6 жыл бұрын
What happened to Indy's usual outro?
@GeneralJackRipper 6 жыл бұрын
I know there's a lot of criticism about Haig, but honestly, sometimes the difference between victory and defeat simply hinges upon the fact the commander actually believes it's possible, and expects it to happen at every opportunity. Julius Caesar was much the same way. He simply expected to win, and somehow did it.
@user-bs5rq6vm3o 6 жыл бұрын
Yey!!! You mentioned NILI!!! Thank you! Netzah Israel Lo Yishker!))
@netserivry5561 6 жыл бұрын
Константин Адельсон *yeshaker
@user-bs5rq6vm3o 6 жыл бұрын
Netser Ivry missed a letter))
@frost587 6 жыл бұрын
Damn it! How dare Plumer! Sure, the cavalry could only bring the breakthrough. Ain't I right, Haig?
@colinkelly5420 6 жыл бұрын
Truthfully, Cavalry was the fastest thing available to an advancing army to exploit a breakthrough. When the Germans have rail lines to shift reserves around to plug a hole, what chance does an attacker have to advance if he is only moving at walking speed. This is where the mechanization of armies in WWII changed the nature of war, it gave the attacker mobility equal to or exceeding the defender. In WWI, the defender could move faster then the attacker, and the only chance for the attacker was to use forces on horseback.
@frost587 6 жыл бұрын
Colin Kelly, yes but against machine guns? Against muddy ground and into trenches? I think that is only slaughter.
@colinkelly5420 6 жыл бұрын
It was only slaughter though. Even when the war gets mobile in 1918, the advances were not very far because it was largely infantry formations advancing and the defenders could use trains to bring in reinforcements quickly to plug the hole. The truth is that, despite how horribly vulnerable cavalry was, it was the only thing you could use to exploit a breakthrough faster then marching infantry. Thats not to say it was ideal, but it was the only thing around. There was no real degree of mechanization to move infantry quickly.
@borisivanov4640 5 жыл бұрын
Can you provide some more information about the German-Ottoman meeting concerning a Jewish state in Palestine. I cant find any information on the subject.
@tommcdonald1873 6 жыл бұрын
cue Credence Clearwater Revival "Have you ever seen the rain?"
@MrBrain915 6 жыл бұрын
Yes am i too late for the seeyestah?
@georgehare2915 6 жыл бұрын
just imagine? OVER 10,000 corpses in area not much lager than 3 football fields
@Reprodestruxion 6 жыл бұрын
Billy Corgan is launching a ww1 themed short film soon
@diapason89 6 жыл бұрын
Remind me why Haig was still in bloody command again.
@leforestierdamien877 6 жыл бұрын
the sound quality change drasticaly at the end or is it just me?
@jamiengo2343 6 жыл бұрын
I’m sure Haig will use his cavalry soon...
@LeCharles07 6 жыл бұрын
At 5:23 what is that pupper carrying? Anyone have a clue?
@MerlijnDingemanse 6 жыл бұрын
Even the british knew they needed the high ground
@lecterulyanov3853 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Indy and team, I have watched your show for years and have created the Battlefield 1 platoon General Ivanovs Beard. But could i request you do a special video about the historical context and an analyses of Wilfred Owen's poem 'Exposure'. I don't know if you were aware but Exposure is one of 15 poems all UK teenagers need to learn for their English literature GCSE. I think it would be extremely helpful and useful for there to be a special context video about this. If you could maybe do a short special or fit it into another video, I would be eternally grateful as would many other teens that watch your channel Regards David Harrop Aged 15
@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын
+Lecter Ulyanov good idea
@lecterulyanov3853 6 жыл бұрын
It would be a good way to expand your support base as well
@paulholland9293 6 жыл бұрын
That's a really cool idea, it would have helped me loads if they had done that with the poems I did last year
@budmeister 6 жыл бұрын
IT'S SABOTAAAAGE!!!
@yaldabaoth2 6 жыл бұрын
What's up with the kukri?
@bodassassin6387 6 жыл бұрын
Operation Albion is in this episode. :D (New map in Battlefield 1)
@rat_thrower5604 6 жыл бұрын
Tfw when you forget to do the outro
@stefanbradianu5103 6 жыл бұрын
I am early like for this
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