History videos

[Carlotta]

I like the American Battlefield Trust Youtube channel for Civil War stuff. Loads of videos where they take you round the actual battlefields; they tend to produce a new series on each anniversary of the major battles. There's also some War of Independence content.

American Battlefield Trust

The American Battlefield Trust is America's largest non-profit organization (501-C3) devoted to the preservation of our nation's endangered Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 battlefields. The Trust also promotes educational programs and heritage tourism initiatives to inform the...

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I’m surrounded by these places, especially Civil War. In a quick glance, I didn’t see the battle of the crater. There usually isn’t much to see at battlefields, but the crater is still there and fairly dramatic, as is the story!

 

[LDE1976]

I’m surrounded by these places, especially Civil War. In a quick glance, I didn’t see the battle of the crater. There usually isn’t much to see at battlefields, but the crater is still there and fairly dramatic, as is the story!

Just checked and the Crater is covered in at least one of playlists for Petersburg. They're particularly interesting, if they're the ones I remember, even when you know what happened.

 

[jimbob]

The armoured carriers account has a lot of interviews and period footage.

The Beaufighter Scourge of the North Sea

 

[Andy_Ross]

Yes, that's a well known video that gets brought out on lots of contexts around anti shipping, ground attack and similar.

 

[jimbob]

Interesting take on late medieval/early renaissance combat

 

[jimbob]

Yup there are quite a few good Aussie channels.

This for example

 

[Andy_Ross]

I've only found one decent Australian channel

 

[jimbob]

I've only found one decent Australian channel

To be fair, that is a good channel.

 

[arthwollipot]

I've only found one decent Australian channel

A friend of my produces a podcast about tanks, if you're interested in that sort of thing.

Totally Tanked

It's a podcast about tanks. Do you want to listen to people talking about tanks? If so this is the podcast for you! World Wars, Cold Wars, modern tanks, we cover them all while drinking a lot of beer. Be warned though, we grapple with the politics behind the tanks, the economics, the industrial...

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[bigred]

I couldn't find who recommended this series called "Between Two Wars," a documentary series about the years between WW 1 and 2 globally, but whoever it is, thanks, have been enjoying it and recommended: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG

 

[jeremyp]

Example from "British War Tales"

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Not sure if it's supposed to be a Matilda, or a German Panzer. But even my limited knowledge knows it's neither. I suspect it isn't anything real.

The turret (but not the gun) immediately says T-34 to me, but the tank is not a T-34. It might be an IS-2.

Anyway, for all things ship related and especially the Titanic, I recommend Oceanliner Designs

Oceanliner Designs

Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest machines and vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the R.101 airship to the battleship Bismarck. Join researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of...

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[jimbob]

A nice rant about Mark Felton.

 

[Andy_Ross]

His stuff is awful

 

[arthwollipot]

Never heard of him.

 

[Andy_Ross]

The history of Russian over the horizon early warning radar.

The 'Woodpecker'

 

[Andy_Ross]

Gun Camera film from RAF fighters 1944

No sound

 

[jeremyp]

Gun Camera film from RAF fighters 1944

No sound

I'd say more likely USAAF fighters given that the ranks of the pilots involved are things like "lieutenant" and "captain".

 

[Andy_Ross]

Yes the Fighter Command threw me, and the flashes that look like cannon shells.

The first segment is attributed to 334 Squadron, 4th Fighter Group. It was part of the Eighth Air Force during World War II.
The group was known as the Debden Eagles because it was created from the three Eagle Squadrons of the Royal Air Force: No. 71, No. 121 Squadron RAF, and No. 133 Squadron RAF.These became the 334th, 335th, and 336th Fighter Squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group based at RAF Debden.
The group was the first fighter group to fly combat missions over German airspace

 

[ahhell]

Never heard of him.

Me niether, can someone give me a short version of what's so bad about him?

 

[Andy_Ross]

Watch one of his videos.