You win this time Cadorna. But I'll be back!

Italians suprising everybody including themselves.... lol.

@mitchverr9330

7 жыл бұрын

Wow, a tad extreme, no?

@autcaesarautnihil4951

7 жыл бұрын

No. It's well thought-out and balanced, regarding your statement, and it's part of the proportionality criteria.

Actually Luigi's original order was for the men to go over the top wearing the big white discs on their chest. But it was disobeyed at the local command level and changed to the back in the last minute. True story. You should look it up.

@ryantheroman4331

8 жыл бұрын

Imagine if it actually happened XD, the Austrians would have a field day.

@KaptenKlaenning

8 жыл бұрын

Haha! That would be the Cadorna we all know by now.

@Zooasaurus

8 жыл бұрын

I'm struggling to decide this is real or just a joke

@Madhattersinjeans

6 жыл бұрын

This is why you need effective commanders in the field, sometimes command use brilliant ideas in the most idiotic way imaginable. Organising shelling by clearly marking your own men is a smart idea, not so much destroying your own camouflage though. :P

@Ttavoc

Жыл бұрын

I decided to believe it. It sounds so much like Luigi that I take the bait

Luigi Cadorna thinking?! What?

"The allies thought this was treachery since Greece was neutral." loooool the irony!

You know it's amazing when Italy finally achieves even a slight essence of competence.

@NadonioLP

8 жыл бұрын

They only took like 30 Cilometres, so not a real big Victory, also the backland of A-H was never in danger to be captured from Italy. This attack was worthless, and the "Victory" is not important for the war. Like all other ovbensives on the Western Front, where other powers took only a few cilometres.

@thecrazydestructoniz

8 жыл бұрын

T. Napoleon Bonaparte,the italian

@jamesshunt5123

8 жыл бұрын

Olim . That's one way of seeing it. But a war isn't just judged after seized territory alone far from it. For starters it says absolutely nothing of its strategic and tactical value and nothing of the infrastructure and resources there. Kilometers is spelled with a K. Germany lost no territory during the war itself but was still soundly defeated. That's because it was economically, resource-wise, manpower and militarily *defeated* and its homefront was starving and revolting. Like the Germans themselves after the war when the stabbed-in-the-back myth spread you falsely believe a war can just be measured in kilometers of land occupied while completely ignoring all the other factors. If you're going to marginalize a successful attack start by using some valid counterarguments as oppose to just using kilometers as if all land is perfectly intechangeable and always the same.

@Segalmed

8 жыл бұрын

There was one area Italy showed extreme competence and got studied and copied in both World Wars by everyone else: naval commando actions. Think frogmen, torpedo riders, mini-subs. These guys sank more and bigger ships (including battleships) than all the (Italian) surface units put together.

@zachariasw.5766

8 жыл бұрын

+Segalmed which is pretty embaresing for there navy:D

I think that the magnitude of this conflict is nearly unfathomable to most. The world was basically on fire

A victory against Conrad von Hötzendorf... I'm not sure it would have been deserved a triumph during the Roman Republic/Empire...

At the sixth battle of Isonzo my true love gave to me six new corps,fiiive golden guns,four rainy days, three wintry days,two heads of lice,and Benito Mussolini!

"Italy had not fared especially well during the war" Can I remind you that, in Aug. 1916 the Italian front was THE ONLY ONE where the war was fought in Central Power's territory? The others fared that well that the western front was in France and the eastern one in Russia and the Balcanic one somewere in Serbia and Greece.

I have an idea for merchandise: Indy actionfigures! What do you think?

@einpaladinderehrenfeste9245

8 жыл бұрын

SO PERFECT

@Masada1911

8 жыл бұрын

Only of it can do the angel and snake voice.

@gregmiller9710

8 жыл бұрын

it must be able to turn red on the weekends...& special events x x

@davidperi2646

8 жыл бұрын

bubble head...the head that moves about.

@KitteridgeStudios

8 жыл бұрын

It would have a little Computer inside of it to alert you whenever a new video is out.

*Reads the title* FINALLY!!! It's been two years!

@Masada1911

8 жыл бұрын

Even a stupid general is right twice a war.

@homuraakemi1684

7 жыл бұрын

what is the second one?

@jedicomedy

5 жыл бұрын

You mean one year?

The Italians broke through two things this week, the Austrian lines and Luigi Cadorna's thick skull.

this is why i love this channel. it's easy to go on about the somme and verdun, indy reminds us of ALL the other fighting . In the grand scheme of things Italy and Austria and Anatolia were not big deals but to the men who fought there, they were life shaping events and Indy and his crew honor their sacrifice by remembering them.

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, we agree that it is very important to try to remember them all.

Ever notice that WW1 battlefields on the Western front look surprisingly similar to the aftermath of a tornado?!

@NoName-hg6cc

Жыл бұрын

It's called war....

“It seems that he's actually learned something." I'm getting my champagne and popcorn to celebrate.

i know luigi was making headway but what about mario.

@perplexedpenguin2196

8 жыл бұрын

Stop it.

@MythCraft00

8 жыл бұрын

Badum Tss

@johnmark3897

8 жыл бұрын

Mario ends up dieing in the Brest-Litvosk offensive...

@dragoneroscuro

7 жыл бұрын

Fritz, we lost another war says Otto

Is the gathering of British, French, Russian and Italian troops in Salonica the first time all the major Allies were situated in the same area?

@Jackadiah

8 жыл бұрын

+Indiana Neidell that's really interesting, just out of interest, do you know if there was a similar situation involving all of the Central Powers nations?

@Jackadiah

8 жыл бұрын

+Indiana Neidell thanks for answering 👍🏻 By the way keep up the great work, your channel has really motivated me to learn all about this fascinating time in human history

@truthbetold5339

8 жыл бұрын

You are so very right! Sadly, The Kingdom of Romania chose a very inadequate moment to enter the Great War! They lacked a well trained armed force and they had a seriously underequipped army! When will it be available the first 'The Great War' episode involving The Kingdom of Romania as one of the main characters in the show of ww 1?

@joey8062

8 жыл бұрын

I cant wait for that, the only time all 4 central powers came together to inflict a crushing victory.

@dubspool

8 жыл бұрын

+Indiana Neidell damn, 2 more nations and we would have had a battlefield 1 trailer :D

Cardorna actually learned something and seemed very competent.

Luigi: "Hey guys, hey guys! I actually did something! 20,000 prisoners! I tell you, Austria-Hungary is about to fall! Haig: Ummmm, Brusilov over their just captured around 450,000 prisoners with their latest offensive. Luigi:.... Dammit! Perhaps we just need to thrown more men that the lines. Hmmmmm. Yeah, more men attacking heavily fortified positions. Be right back guys with more land for the allies! *Luigi sprints off* Joffre: Why is he even here? *Everyone shrugs in admittance of not knowing and get back to their planning*

@user-qr8js8nq5z

7 жыл бұрын

tomcat912 Joffre and others:Mmmm you know,his plan is not that bad.LET'S USE IT AT VERDUN!

@nandopassante6888

6 жыл бұрын

As if Joffre was doing any better on that front. Oh right, he was succeeding in losing more men while conquering even less territory.

"San Michele" in italian is pronounced " San Mikele" with the final e pronounced, and the tonic accent on the second syllab. Very good show.

@Tonyx.yt.

4 жыл бұрын

And *Ashago :D

Wait, wait, wait, wait, WAIT! Cadorna actually ... listened to his general and agreed with his plan? This is madness!

Just found this series today, and i've already watched 20 odd episodes. Extremely high quality and frankly, superior to any TV series or documentary on the topic i've seen. I just love the totality of this series, not skipping over stuff and looking at the war from start to finish. Just great work.

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome to the show.

There is something I've been curious about for some time. How common was hearing loss among soldiers in the trenches? I can imagine that such an ammount of noise would be enough to cause permanent hearing problems, and even direct eardrum injuries. Did soldiers use any kind of ear protection?

about Italian front: Archangel Michael is the only angel that fight. You may, indeed, remember him painted with the sword in hand. During past centuries, Monte San Michele (sorry I use Italian name) was so called because if you want to capture Gorizia, you need to fight and conquer that hill. Infact, hill and town have fallen together. I love this channel! Keep going! I'd like to see in the future and episode dedicated to the peoples that lived on the borders of the nations in war before and during the conflict. For exampe in the "italian" part of Austria, people were divided, and even entire families disgregated (eg: the father enlisted with Empire, the son ran over the border to volunteer for Italy)! Then, the civilians: who left, went living on immigrant camps and sometimes they were even discriminated for their nationality; and who stayed and suffered the pains of war or, even far from the front, arrested and jailed -sometimes exhecuted- due to false accuse of spying (all the priests were considered spies).

The people fighting in this war were just built differently.

I don't think you'll see this but I would like to just say thanks you for all the effort put into these videos. I really appreciate the time and feeling you put into searching for, and producing these informative videos. They're extremely helpful for research, entertainment, and overall satisfying my curiosity about World War 1. Thank you.

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Have been binge watching your videos for two days now since I found your channel. So informative and in depth, I love your videos! Keep em coming! Better than TV!

Fantastic job as usual, Indie and team! Your shows just keep getting better!

What happened with Hötzendorf and Cardona this year? Both had/have shining moments this year 0_O

@rangergxi

8 жыл бұрын

They started facing each other?

Allies : You're neutral ! You can't give forts to other warring nations! Greece *Looks at tens of thousands of foreign allied troops they had neither asked for, requested or wanted to stay in their territory* Allies : What ? What's that look supposed to mean?

Nice... Due the fact that I am half Italian, I was in that region and saw some of those tunnels... Interesting to know more about that!

It must have been crazy to be a general and witness the change in war technology from the late 1800s to the start of the 2nd world war.

@BlueMoon-hj1xe

8 жыл бұрын

from black power rifles and calvary charges to air warfare and mechanized warfare

South of Gorizia there's a plateau called Doberdo. It was held almost entirely by ethnic Hungarian and Slovenian units. And it was held to the end. 60% casualty rate. When Goricia got captured, Boroevic had to give up the plateau and withdraw. For the Slovenians and Hungarians Doberdo is a kind of symbol of the great war. Many of our families has a great-grandpa who took part in this absolutely pointless high mountain survival camp, for nothing. And out of ten, four came home in one piece.

Hey guys. I like the energy this video has compared with others. Thanks for all your hard work.

Great episode guys as usual hope there will be a moment of remberance one day. Lest we forget

So this was the first episode I watched as it was released. Around late March I began watching the series from Episode 1, and slowly I've finally come full circle. Thanks for the ride. I'm going to keep rewatching until I reach the current episodes again.

@TheGreatWar

7 жыл бұрын

+Kueller917 glad you enjoyed it so far.

Excellent work as always, Team The Great War! You've had me hooked from episode one. Also, could we please have a special episode on the Indian troops that fought in Britain's campaigns?

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's something we will produce.

As an indian i m thankful for the inclusion of the secundarabad regiment ( twin city of hyderabad ) so they were mostly hired from nizam of hyderabad ( under a sort of treaty / or agreement)

Wait, Italians soldiers triumph, Cadorna doesn't nothing

@Fil1204_

8 жыл бұрын

I won't even argue with you but just this, everyone needs a guide

@anonimo2932

8 жыл бұрын

***** AND THAT IS THE EVIDENCE! Even with a Cadorna's plan italian troopers win the battle

@Fil1204_

8 жыл бұрын

***** what's the point you're trying to make

Thank u Indy ......

I am looking forward to see this one ty Indy

The southeastern theatre of war is fascinating Podgorza on the visit list

Viva l'Italia!!

Great video!

Italian episodes are gonna be exciting once we hit 1917-1918 We're gonna be in for naval battles,frogmen raids and some other more traditional fighting

Man, I been waiting since dawn for the new video this week, yes I look forward to it that much. I didn't discover this series until May and it took 4 months to watch all the video's, some two and a few three times, to catch up. I hope when you guys are done you release a DVD set with all the video's in that format so I can give it to my kids as gifts. Hey can I get a free one for suggesting it, if you haven't thought of it already, or I'll settle for a coffee cup now.

@dannysulyma6273

8 жыл бұрын

Good idea on a compilation video on the series completion . Other then us history nerds I can see educators purchasing for classroom use too.

Badass episode. Keep it up. Prost!

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

Prost!

Trivia: Fort Rupel was given on May 25, under the order of King Constantine, who was in contact with Falkenhayn. The fort was used for... you'll see in a few weeks. Also Fort Rupel became a battlefield in WW2, when the Wehrmacht attacked Greece

@VladTevez

8 жыл бұрын

Days, not weeks...

@TheFireflyGrave

8 жыл бұрын

Well, that's one way to get hyped for the next episode. Guess I'll watch it right now.

I like the word "shell shock". Short, blunt, no bullshit, two syllables, everything you need to know in two short words. "Posttraumatic stress disorder" (PTSD) or "battlefield fatigue" just sound too nice for something so awful. I don't want to know what happens when your nerves just collapse and you're nothing but a jittery wreck, incapable of moving or controlling the twitching body.

i love this channel. although i have to be in the right mood for this. usually in the morning ill just be like ''meh'' but in the evening with a cup of coffee and just watching this is very interesting.

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

"I love the smell of death int he morning!" ?

@Wienerslinky

8 жыл бұрын

The Great War haha

That intro was amazing.

I was watching TGW BEFORE the Italians started winning #GreatWarHipster

Another great episode. I know you guys do a great job with everything but I would be very interested in when you do an episode on General Pershing to go in depth about how much involved he was with training American soldiers for the war and how American's first entered how well they did vs battle hardened Germans. Oh and how his relationship was with Marshal Foch.

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

+POLOLOUS3 working on it

This show is great

Hello Indy & Team. Do you guys have plans to cover how the war impacted the neutral Scandinavian nations? Being a Norwegian, I know embarrassing little about the first world war in Norway. Just small bits like that we had the fourth largest merchant fleet before the war and at the end had lost almost 900 ships (half of the gross tonnage) and 2000 sailors. Then some idea on how Norway got really pressured by British due to being in the British sphere of influence that we eventually became a "neutral ally" and in 1917 gave the British full control of our merchant fleet through the unwritten Tonnage Agreement. Of the other two nations who where more in German sphere of influence, like poor Denmark who had a land border to Germany, I have really no idea what happened there to keep staying neutral.

It truly is hard to fathom the sheer quantity of artillery shells fired. If only we had some audio of a barrage to get a small sense of the clamor.

An interesting week

i think that as summary of the austro-hungarian's conduct in the war and possibly that of every major power would be welcome, especially since the empire's role after the death of franz josef is rarely made clear.

9th Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade In 1916, the brigade took part in the Battle of the Somme, notably the Battle of Bazentin and the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. In 1917, the brigade took part in the Battle of Cambrai. Lieutenant Frank de Pass of the 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse (Now 17 Poona Horse) won the Victoria Cross at Festubert In March 1918, the brigade was broken up in France. The British units Dragoon Guards and N Battery, Royal Horse Artillery remained in France and the Indian elements were sent to Egypt. On 24 April 1918, these were merged with the 7th Mounted Brigade and joined the new 2nd Mounted Division.

I don't know if it's the right place to do it but I think you should make a special episode about a cryptanalyst named Georges Painvin (litterally Georges WineBread in french). His story is quite impressive, and it would be interesting to show a contribution to the war that was never recongnised due to miliary secrecy. Hopefully you could find more information about him than what is on his wiki page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Painvin

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

+Deohelm wow, never heard of him

@Deohelm

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I wouldn't have heard of him neither if I hadn't made a research on the matter of cryptanalysts during the world wars last year as a part of my presentation on the Enigma machine. However, this guy looks like the real deal since he managed to break the german code in several hours. I'm not sure about that one but I think Clemenceau said about him that he was "as valuable as two french divisions by himself", or something along those lines. Since his most notable acomplishments were made near to the end of the war, I thought it would be interesting if you could gather some more info and maybe make an episode about him in one or two years when it will be relevant, or at least talk a little about him in one of your weekly episodes.

Hey, I'm watching on mobile! good timing with the "suggested videos"

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

That feature exists for years already, it's weird that KZread doesn't talk about it.

Finally, viva Italia

Believe it or not, it's actually not that surprising that not everyone coming out of that harrowing experience suffered from PTSD. We are actually amazingly resilient, and a very small percentage of people actually develop pathological issues following exposure to trauma. Physiologically, there are many coping mechanisms in place to mitigate that sort of thing. Nonetheless, there's no doubt that everyone lost something of themselves and changed for the worse in some way after their experiences.

0:35 - Why is Serbia shown as a part of Austria-Hungary? The territory east of the Morava river, which was a half of Serbia, was controled by the Bulgarian Kingdom, as agreed in the Bulgaro-German Defensive Treaty of 1915.

@user-wx2wg4ds9e

8 жыл бұрын

Serbia never capitulated so Serbia was not part of AH or Bulgaria

@cclaudiusfelix

8 жыл бұрын

+Неки Тамо Serbia didn't capitulate, but it's territory was overrun by the Central Powers and they agreed that they will split Serbia's territory between A-H and Bulgaria.

@cclaudiusfelix

8 жыл бұрын

+Indiana Neidell Haha I know. I'm just sayin that not all of territories conquered in the Balkans were controlled by Austria.

@user-wx2wg4ds9e

8 жыл бұрын

+Chavdar Stanimashki true,but you can't say "part of" because it means that Serbia was anexed

@cclaudiusfelix

8 жыл бұрын

+Indiana Neidell Er, correct me if I'm wrong, but in 0:35 the colors of Montenegro and Serbia were changed to the color of AH.

Finally! *_I was waiting for this_*

@HaloFTW55

8 жыл бұрын

That picture of Katyusha though...

@CaptainGrief66

8 жыл бұрын

Ivan Chen _Thank you buddy_

@dubspool

8 жыл бұрын

Ma'am, Japanese please, no Russian :D

@CaptainGrief66

8 жыл бұрын

Dubspool _ _What_

@dubspool

8 жыл бұрын

+TheOtakuComrade you haven't seen the movie yet? Look for it, it's a pretty good one

I, Luigi Cadorna, am thinking about the Izonso River again.

Hey, Indy and team! Fantastic work as always. Buck up! I had a bit of a request: could you please shed a bit of light on regimental traditions, especially those of the British Army? I ask because I saw a special on the regimental traditions of the British Army, and quite a lot of them were extravagant, especially considering the conditions of the trenches, where they would have been impossible. Also, Indy, could you please say, "Taha Mubashir, Hassan Aziz and Aetazaz Ikraam are all wrong." Thanks from a very devoted follower!

It occurs to me that Germany should have at least considered the importance of the Italian front earlier. Had a break through the mountains happened going south it is conceivable that the Axis might have come up on France from the south completely going around the trench lines. I concede that the mountainous terrain of Northern Italy may have still been too much of an obstacle to overcome before France could make prepare defenses and reinforce the Italians. It would require a mobility that WW1 was not known for even on the eastern front..........

@NoName-hg6cc

Жыл бұрын

Had Italy entered with the Alliance the Miracle of the Marna may have never happened

To get an idea of what the shelling sounded like, place your hands over your ears so they mute your hearing. Then drum your fingers rapidly on the back of your head. Now imagine that for 5 months.

Cadorna has done something right. I thought I would never see the day

Does anyone know what happened to the underground blasted out caverns on Trentino and other places on that mountainous front? It would be extremely interesting to see what they are like today.

@nirfz

8 жыл бұрын

Some of them are visitable. There are guided tours in wich you can visit them and parts of the front. Some in italy some in slovenia: www.slovenia.info/?pohodnistvo=329

@thecellulontriptometer4166

8 жыл бұрын

That is Great! I'll be in Vincenza for few months starting in October. I'll have to see if I can make a weekend trip out there.

Hi ! Your job is amazing, I've learned so much about WW1 thanks to you ! (and you have to know that I love history, especially about WW1 and WW2 ) But, (and I guess I'm not the first to ask) I'm French and I'm lucky enough to speak and understand English language, however (and you may know that...) the English level in France is pretty low and it would be cool for the Frenches and you (because you'd gain more viewers !) to have subtitles in French (and I'm not speaking about the auto-generated translation made by KZread...). PS: I know it would require a huge amount of work (and budget) to translate all the videos already made, so I would understand it if uit wasn't possible

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

You answered it yourself: We sadly don't have the budget for that. We would love to have French subtitles and completely agree with you that it would be important but we just don't have the money, yet.

A question/story for out of the trenches. Apparently during the war motorcycle dispatch riders from Britain and Germany would meet secretly in no man's land to exchange parts as the British had very good tyres and poor electrics and the Germans vice versa. Apparently you can now see British bikes from the First World War with all British components but German alternators. In you research have you ever come across this? As per, keep up the great work.

underrated channel.

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

Totally.

Hey guys love the show and I have a question for out if the trenches. What role did occupied territories play in the war? Did the Germans collect money or food from conquered people in Belgium or France for example? Thanks and keep up the good work

As great as your show is - and it really is fantastic - you should really invest a little bit in learning correct pronunciation, especially of Italian, German and Ottoman names. Monte San Michele is pronounced: "Mon-tay San Mee-kay-lay". The way Indy pronounces it makes it seem like he is talking about a convent in Northern France (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mont-Saint-Michel)

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

We are all Germans in the production team, we are fine with his pronunciation. Granted that Italian pronunciation was way off but usually we think it's pretty spot on for some who is not fluent in the over 20 languages we had so far on the show.

@Alopex1

8 жыл бұрын

Please understand, this is just nitpicking :-) Overall you do an absolutely great job and I love the show. I merely commented on the pronunciation since the pronunciation of most foreign words - especially names - can be fairly quickly researched online. But, like I said, it is "Jammern auf hohem Niveau", as we would say in German ;-) Keep up the brilliant work.

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

Sorry, wir kriegen so viele Beschwerden deswegen auch von Wörtern, wo wir es nachschlagen, dass es manchmal den Spaß nimmt.

@Alopex1

8 жыл бұрын

In dem Fall: alles gut :-) Spaß soll es ja auch machen, und niemand ist perfekt.

@random_estonian5356

8 жыл бұрын

Wait your germans? The more you know.. I always thought that Indy whose british..

at 9:25 of this video ( and many other episodes) there is some delay in the cut and moving to another take. There is 1 second of silence between those two takes with nothing but Indy looking at us. It introduces a discontinuity and should be reduced. I've seen this in many episode in the last minute of so in the show.

Indy is standing in the introduction - you know shit gets real

Love the channel. I find it rather sad and unfortunately appropriate in your introduction with the picture of the German cavalryman wearing a gas mask while his horse doesn't.

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

They tested horse gas masks but never really got them to work.

Hi Indy, big fan the show. I have a question for out of the trenches: What was the political system of the German empire prior to the war like exactly, particularly in comparison to the other great powers of Europe? How democratic was the German Empire? How democratic were France and Great Britain by today's standards? Were there ever voices for/tendencies of democratization in the German Empire? Looking forward to your wisdom and knowledge!

Well that was surprising...

Hey, guys. Just a friendly hint. Monte San Michele and Monte Sabatino are pronounced like, Monteh San Mikeleh and Monteh Sabatino in Italian instead of what seemed like a French pronunciation that you were using. Love your vids!

Good job Italiano! For this time

What did the end of the trench look like? on the Switzerland border and on the ocean?

@PhillipCowell01

8 жыл бұрын

There is an episode on that I think, or maybe it's included in one of the Out of the Trenches episodes. It's somewhere. I remember on one side it literally went through the beach to the ocean, and on the Swiss side it ran right up to the border and you could see the Swiss flag flying over the end.

>Cadorna >Triumph Pick one

"Cadorna's Triumph" Ooooh, dis gonna be gud

And now Austria is failing on all fronts this week.

Again a magnificent episode guys! How about making a special episode about Denmark and/or Norway during WW1? Because I was wondering if they had the same amount of difficulties for being neutral as the Netherlands did. (apart from the fact that the Netherlands a colony to 'defend' as well?) And how about the royal ties of those countries to the allies/central powers, like the Swedish royalty? Thanks in advance :)

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

+Thom Kruiper we are working on both

@TheHistorytiger

8 жыл бұрын

+The Great War awesome! looking forward to it :)

Just a little clarification: it's "Monte Sabotino" not "Sabatino". Anyway great job, keep going!!

You guys should really do a special on Greece in the First World War, what a strange and unique situation it was in during the war!

@VladTevez

8 жыл бұрын

+Tom Sistermans Coming in a few weeks

@TomSistermans

8 жыл бұрын

+V. Athanasiou Oh that's awesome, can't wait!

Hello Indy and staff. I like your show a lot, thank you for making it, I have learened a lot about WWI since I watch it. However, it´s been two years since the beginning of the war but I do not remember any episode of Austria-Hungary yet. It is not even explained why is it called Austria-Hungary and not simply Austria or Habsburg Empire. I believe that country, their leading politicians would deserve also some sort of introduction.

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

We are working on that. Probably around winter we will start with a few more episodes.

Music seems a bit quiet in this one. At least at the part when he describes Italy's successes, usually the music becomes louder and much clearer during those bits.

By the end of the series it'll just be Indy with a razor and Lincoln park playing in the background while he just says "this is modern war" over and over again.

"Whatever that means" at 8:24 is simply explained by the fact that military doctors didn't believe shell-shock was caused by bursting shells; they believed it was caused by the the emotional trauma of combat.

I'm just surprised that anybody came back from there with there mind all together. There's a show on the BBC called Peaky Blinders which is set just after the Great War. One of the lead actors said in an interview that alot of the violence protrade in the series is because of the action the characters had seen in the war. alot came home and where still fighting on the front.... just a thought.

Guess what? I've got an Out of the Trenches question! First off, great show. Love your group's work and all that. My question is: In your Intro you depict a soldier clad in a Gas Mask on a Horse, wouldn't it make sense to issue protection to horses as well? It seems riding a horse through gas wouldn't work as well at it should if the horse has to take in all the chemicals.

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

Great question-

Once, I counted with my brother some 100 explosions in just one minute in our neighborhood... In the scope of Syrian bombardment vs Lebanese counter strikes in 1989. This is modern war as you always say. We were in a shelter of course, listening to the hell bursting outside, but we were confident in God & the thick walls that protected us. Even today, I am annoyed by the sound of shutting doors in halls (with echo) because it reminds me of the sudden bursting impact of a shell.

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

Let's hope that you don't have to endure that ever again and the same goes for the people across the border from you but they probably have to endure that much longer.

Educational. Excellent. Excellence has become your standard. Flo, Do you think the Italians were successful because Cadorna paid little attention to this action and thus the corps and division commander had greater freedom of action?

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

The Duke of Aosta seemed to be someone he trusted at least. But wait for next week ;)

I just realized that the soldier with the lewis gun in the intro dosen't even have the magazine on it...