Men could March 40 miles in a day back in world war 1 at least 20 miles what do modern troops get? 6 miles on foot?

I mean most armies in medieval tiems where composed by only 3-4000 man or even less so it wasn’t such being of a deal. But your affirmation remains true if we look for example at more ancient eras, like Roman era, where you could’ve easily mastered an army of 10-20.000 very rapidly.

@TechMaidenCheryl bollards, we used to do 1 5mile per week in full kit 40lbs, and 1 10mile per month in full kit. Each Friday was bn cross country run day, you had to beat the Co back or else you did it again, trouble was that he had a 2min head start and he was fit and ex sas.

@@chungus1219 roman legion were also not disbanded lol.. Especially along borders or in important territories like grain basket aegypt

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Haha, not far from the truth Paul, thanks!

Wow, thanks very much for that, you're most welcome 👍🏻

Why do you use "literally" even when what you're saying could not possibly be construed as figurative or metaphorical in any way?

@@scum5 it gets thrown around a lot these days, I almost just consider it slang! Literally!

His channel logo even looks like the History Channel's!

​@@joshuaharrell13 given he did not explain how the aliens raised the levies, this is clearly not the History channel.

Wow, that's very kind, thank you, and yes I really do love history.

Sir, may I ask you if you have any idea why Russia went in to Ukraine?

@@AK-dw8jo In my opinion, Putin is trying to turn the clock back and reclaim lands that were once part of the Soviet Union.

@@thehistorysquad He’s not trying to wind the clock back, he vowed, several years ago, to reconstitute the old Soviet Union by “reclaiming” Ukraine, the Baltic states, Poland and other past territories of the Soviet Union. This is why the Baltic states, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, including other points of the Balkans, have joined, applied or are weighing the options of becoming a NATO member. They all suffered brutally under Moscow’s rule and want no further part of it. Most of those countries would risk being nukes by Moscow rather than being ruled. That alone should speak volumes to the West. It may sound like 1950s-60s jingoisms to us, but to them, Moscow and WWIII is bordering their back yard. No more “peace at any price”. Those who suffered resoundingly say “Never again!” Superb show, Kevin! Polished and chock full of history and historical trivia. With a cuppa, just the way I like it! Cheers!

Me too! ❤ I've seen incredibly detailed museum miniatures used to explain WWI battlefields, early colonial settlements, or the technology of sailing ships, and I think they're a super-effective educative tool? There's just something about the 3D view which really helps put one's imagination into the scene, in a way that can be difficult in pre-photographic eras where their unfamiliar & highly-stylised art styles can make the contemporary pictorial representations really difficult for us to get our heads around. Plus, as a crafter myself, I have so much respect for the skill & creativity of the artists who create high-quality miniatures and panoramas! 👏

Cheers Andrew, thanks for watching 👍🏻

There is some truth in that. A skilled longbowman could shoot 10-12 arrows in a minute. It took a long time to train them up, years in fact as a warbow would have a draw weight of at least 100lbs, often more. There was a law in place requiring males to practice every Sunday for at least 2 hours so they were always ready to go to war when required. Training began at quite a young age where a boy was given a lightweight bow and gradually moved up to heavier draw weight bows as he grew older and stronger.

I've never read of a primary source stating that. Plus the lack of clocks, except in urban areas, would mean such a minute would be variable in duration even if it were true.

@@BigMrFirebird And the region of America known as Mississippi wasn't known to Europeans at the time so counting 60 Mississippis was out of the question

@@MrHendrix17 You mean they were counting Mississippilessly???

@@MrHendrix17 And beer wasn't solid in bottles, so they couldn't count bottles of beer either. But then of cause they didn't need accurate seconds for timekeeping anyway. A 1 minute hourglass would do the trick. as would graduations on a ceramic water clock that would run for a full hour before refilling. Such a clock would be built to refill 12 times on a March day to get a fair level of accuracy.

Glad you like it!

Thanks Stefan 👍🏻

English Longbow review when

Pretty sure I read that while on deployment in about '07; bored my fellows to tears, I'm sure. But an interesting look into the internal mechanics of English and French military structure at the time. She also had a way of making the French effort at the battle seem tragic in its "what could have been" manner.

Yes, it's a great book. I also recommend this Gresham College lecture kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hLqJlq2mv8qbco0.html

Glad you enjoyed it!

Cheers Liam, glad you liked it 👍🏻

Thank you very much 😀

Cheers, I will do.

Welcome aboard! 👍🏻

Thanks 👍

Thank you very much!

Wow, thank you! There's lots more in the "medieval" playlist to catch up on if you're interested. 👍🏻

Cheers!

Thanks, yes I'm all back to normal now, cheers 👍🏻

A place I'd like to visit, thanks Oliver 👍🏻

@@thehistorysquad yes you should its full of Swiss medieval history

Thanks so much!

Thanks very much, will do 👍🏻

Glad to hear it! Cheers 👍🏻

Grazie 👍🏻

@@thehistorysquad Prego, haha. I've been learning!

Glad it was helpful!

No worries David, my pleasure.

You're most welcome!

Cheers Oliver 👍🏻

I would enjoy visiting Wales and England

Thank you kindly!

You're most welcome, thanks for supporting the channel 👍🏻

I'm glad to hear that, thank you so much, and thanks for the SUPER too 👍🏻

Cheers Richard!!

Cheers Pete!!

Me too, it's one of my favourite periods. Have you seen my Chepstow Castle tour? I'm hoping to do more when I go back again in 2023.

😂 you're welcome 👍🏻

Cheers 👍

That’s great to hear Carrie, thanks.