The Great War Channel - Week by Week Updates on WWI - General

Noticed one of their videos got posted (been following them for a while), figured there might as well be a thread for them all. The Great War is a weekly documentary series covering The First World War. Each weekly update brings in a new idea, or change, that was occuring in the war 100 years ago. Aside from their regular episodes they also have specials: some in which Indy (the host) answers questions from fans, on people, weapons, and more. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2vhKMBjSxOb_127vxjaRRC7yu2TJlJX"]Complete Playlist[/URL] (Every video they've uploaded) The different types of episodes are: [B]THIS WEEK 100 YEARS AGO - THE GREAT WAR[/B]: The weekly update on the war, usually incorporating some new invention, idea, or change that was occurring. Uploads every Thursday. [B]OUT OF THE ETHER[/B]: Favorite and informative comments are read on various subjects in the war. These can be from Youtube, Facebook, Reddit, and more. [B]WHO DID WHAT IN WWI[/B]: Biographical Specials on various figures in the war, from generals to artists and civilians. [B]OUT OF THE TRENCHES[/B]: Fan questions answered [B]SPECIALS[/B]: These can cover any topic, from weaponry to surgery. Anything not covered by one of the other episode types. Latest Episode: Russian Bombing On The Eastern Front - US Prisoners of War : THE GREAT WAR Week 134 [video=youtube;Wd-f9OzUa1w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd-f9OzUa1w[/video]

Been watching this for a few months now. It's really cool to see the war progress in real time as it did exactly 100 years ago.

This channel is pretty incredible, it revived so much interest in WW1. And Indy is a great host.

As a newbie to the first world War, I highly recommend Dan Carlins podcast series Bluepoint to Armageddon. It's extremely long but I found it to be both enthralling and informative. He does a great job imo of mixing in personal accounts of both the leaders and the soldiers on the ground.

[QUOTE=DinoJesus;51839374]As a newbie to the first world War, I highly recommend Dan Carlins podcast series Bluepoint to Armageddon. It's extremely long but I found it to be both enthralling and informative. He does a great job imo of mixing in personal accounts of both the leaders and the soldiers on the ground.[/QUOTE] It's also not entirely accurate.

[QUOTE=DinoJesus;51839374]As a newbie to the first world War, I highly recommend Dan Carlins podcast series Bluepoint to Armageddon. It's extremely long but I found it to be both enthralling and informative. He does a great job imo of mixing in personal accounts of both the leaders and the soldiers on the ground.[/QUOTE] The thing about Dan Carlin's history podcast is that he's a really, REALLY good narrator. Also he has a very big interest in history, but [B][U]he is not a historian[/U][/B], so try to take the podcast with a pinch of salt.

[QUOTE=Destroyox;51839734]It's also not entirely accurate.[/QUOTE] Like I said, I'm new to this. Could you inform me what things he got wrong so I could be better informed.

Latest Special: French Railway Guns - Physical Requirements For WW1 Pilots : OUT OF THE ETHER [video=youtube;4Ge84C_mL8U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ge84C_mL8U[/video]

[QUOTE=DinoJesus;51840847]Like I said, I'm new to this. Could you inform me what things he got wrong so I could be better informed.[/QUOTE] Basically Carlin uses a bunch of myths about the First World War to make it seem more exciting, such as the whole "Princip went to get a sandwich" thing.

[QUOTE={TFS} Rock Su;51839747]The thing about Dan Carlin's history podcast is that he's a really, REALLY good narrator. Also he has a very big interest in history, but [B][U]he is not a historian[/U][/B], so try to take the podcast with a pinch of salt.[/QUOTE] But he still knows a shitload lot more about history than I do. I hate the internet because it reminds me how little knowledge I have about anything I consider to be my "hobby" or my "interest".

[QUOTE=Destroyox;51842446]Basically Carlin uses a bunch of myths about the First World War to make it seem more exciting, such as the whole "Princip went to get a sandwich" thing.[/QUOTE] That's probably my least favorite myth about the war since it's so relatively recent (like early 2000s). Some documentary on TV stated it (without sources) and then everyone RAN with it. Because it's this weird little humanizing thing and people love latching onto that. I mean yeah, he was standing in front of a Delicatessen, but that means NOTHING beyond he was standing in front of a Delicatessen. This is a video about the whole thing and how the only references to a Sandwich appear AFTER 2003 when that Documentary aired (with one before that date in a historical fiction novel). [video=youtube;kQpBZU2L2Dg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQpBZU2L2Dg[/video] There is a point where he's showing google's databases of books and one says Published 1940, a mistake on Google's part. [quote]That's a mistake in the Google Books database.The book you're referring to - "History's Worst Decisions: And the People Who Made Them" by Stephen Weir - was published in 2009[/quote]

[QUOTE=bdd458;51842486]That's probably my least favorite myth about the war since it's so relatively recent (like early 2000s). Some documentary on TV stated it (without sources) and then everyone RAN with it. Because it's this weird little humanizing thing and people love latching onto that. I mean yeah, he was standing in front of a Delicatessen, but that means NOTHING beyond he was standing in front of a Delicatessen. This is a video about the whole thing and how the only references to a Sandwich appear AFTER 2003 when that Documentary aired (with one before that date in a historical fiction novel). There is a point where he's showing google's databases of books and one says Published 1940, a mistake on Google's part.[/QUOTE] I had actually heard this myth in 8th grade history class. Everyone likes a good story, I guess.

[QUOTE=Amfleet;51843067]I had actually heard this myth in 8th grade history class. Everyone likes a good story, I guess.[/QUOTE] Basically. It propagated like wildfire because it makes for a great story, another coincidence in a series of coincidences that led to the war. But, that story is always one of the reasons I'm super careful with backing up what I say in regards to history with verifiable sources (I used to believe it myself), and it's a great teaching tool. History is an interpretation of the past, and of that there are many, never just believe the first interpretation you read/see/hear and factcheck these things.

Love history channels, especially the one by the Townsend and Sons company.

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oore7jT-Idc[/media] Another really interesting video.

Latest Episode: Mechanised War In Mesopotamia - Toplica Uprising : THE GREAT WAR Week 135 [video=youtube;JwkpkizlaRs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwkpkizlaRs[/video]

Latest Special: Disc Grenade - Camel Corps - Austro-Hungarian Heroes : OUT OF THE TRENCHES [video=youtube;f_Fk8Y33Ho4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Fk8Y33Ho4[/video]

The russian bombing video in the OP reminded me of the time in 8th grade when I had to convince (and never did manage to successfully) my history teacher that bombing was a thing in WW1. [URL="https://www.google.com/search?q=did+planes+bomb+in+ww1&oq=did+pl&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j0l4.3072j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8"]Ffs could have literally done a google search and shown him had I thought of it.[/URL]