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Now it’s Time to do an Update on YouTube History and Firearms Channels
Awhile ago, I did a post about the YouTube history channels I’d been watching as a respite from the simplistic sensationalist garbage on the TeeVees. Here’s an update, with some new finds.
Even though the Great War ended one hundred years prior to November 11, 2018, The Great War channel is still soldiering on. Dedicated to events, week by week, that happened a century ago during the war, the channel is still a great resource if you are interested in that conflict. Now that the war is “over,” the channel does updates on the aftermath. Boy, there is still a lot of fighting going on.
Lindybeige and C&Rsenal are also going strong. Nikolas Lloyd still flits from topic to topic like an ADHD butterfly; Othias and Mae continue to track down, take apart (and put back together), and shoot every firearm used during World War I.
Meanwhile, I have found some new channels. If you are interested in tanks (and lets face it, who isn’t?), The Chieftain is the man for you. His forte is actually getting onto and into historical vehicles, discussing their operation and utility from the perspective of the soldiers manning them. He also does videos that show the tanks in their broader historical perspective. This video, for instance:
Gives the history of the tank units that defended the Philippines after Pearl Harbor. I knew nothing about this, even though I had served in a National Guard unit that fought alongside the tankers.
Through The Chieftain, I discovered The Tank Museum. This is the official YouTube channel of the British Tank Museum in Bovington, England. Even those few of you who don’t care about tanks need to watch a video with David Fletcher, MBE:
That mustache has to be seen to be believed.
If you don’t know what “MBE” means, well, Today I Found Out can tell you. This is a daily general subject channel that covers all sorts of fun historical and scientific topics. It’s great preparation for your pub trivia team.
Finally, there’s The History Guy. This channel focuses on “forgotten” history-historical events that were important at the time but that have faded from most peoples’ memory. To me, it’s like picking out a random issue of the old American Heritage and reading the articles. Those of you who are pilots might be interested in the videos of amazing emergency landings. Some of those stories make Sullenberger look like a novice.
Correction: In my previous post, said that Military History Visualized and Bismarck were the same person. They are not, they just have similar accents. I based the title of this post on Military History Visualized’s charmingly unpretentious introduction to his videos.
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Just started with the History Guy last week and I am loving him. Thanks for the other links
Just watched The History Guy on cats. After living with a few, I’ve long suspected that they are largely responsible for Western Civilization, but the video confirmed it. Excellent.
If you are interested in tanks (and lets face it, who isn’t?),
You are such a guy hahaha
Yep.
If you’re interested in historical reenactment, I recommend the John Townsend’s channel. He has many videos exploring life in the 18th century. He recently did a three part video series on making a dugout canoe that was very interesting.
I love this show too
Been watching The History Guy for a while now.
Very entertaining. My only caveat is that when watching his story on the 1955 LeMans disaster I could pick out a few (insignificant) errors. While the overall presentation was still excellent, it does make me wonder why little things are slightly off in other stories where I’m not a total geek on the subject. Regardless, his stuff is both entertaining and enlightening… plus the price is right.
I’ll also add a suggestion for Vintage Space. Deeply researched videos about Aerospace history from the 1940s through the moon missions. The video’s author actually has a Masters degree in Aerospace History & has full access to NASA’s archives (and is on a first-name basis with most of the surviving Apollo Astronauts). She’s been busy the last 2 months finishing her second book so videos have been sparse, but when she’s regularly producing videos they’re fascinating.
Excellent reminder on why I dont need cable. Thank you!
As do I.