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Tour the Meuse-Argonne region with Jean-Paul: bit.ly/MeuseArg...
Indy and Jean-Paul from the Romagne 14-18 museum explore the German defence works in the region. These bunkers were used from 1914 till 1918 and saw heavy action during the American Meuse-Argonne Offensive later in the war.
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Hart, Peter. The Great War. 1914-1918, Profile Books, 2013.
Stone, Norman. World War One. A Short History, Penguin, 2008.
Keegan, John. The First World War, Vintage, 2000.
Hastings, Max. Catastrophe 1914. Europe Goes To War, Knopf, 2013.
Hirschfeld, Gerhard. Enzyklopädie Erster Weltkrieg, Schöningh Paderborn, 2004
Michalka, Wolfgang. Der Erste Weltkrieg. Wirkung, Wahrnehmung, Analyse, Seehamer Verlag GmbH, 2000
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@patrickstuart3497
@patrickstuart3497 7 лет назад
Indy and Jean-Paul look like a a pair of mismatched crimefighters who learn a new respect for each other in the third act.
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
10/10 would watch them fighting crime.
@Secret_Takodachi
@Secret_Takodachi 6 лет назад
Time-travelling war-crime fighters! It would be as action packed as it would be educational! I'd buy that ticket a year in advance, and I'd buy it on DVD! And I'm a millennial; our generation is notorious for pirating content online so my eagerness to buy should really say something haha
@5peciesunkn0wn
@5peciesunkn0wn 5 лет назад
@@Secret_Takodachi But they can only travel to WWI. Possibly going forth and stopping the various war crimes caused by germany...
@brokenbridge6316
@brokenbridge6316 4 года назад
Yeah I can see that.
@manlikederek925
@manlikederek925 3 года назад
I'm already waiting for the less entertaining sequel!
@jeffmcarthur5617
@jeffmcarthur5617 7 лет назад
There's a very small detail here that is exemplary to how good this show is. At one point, Indy got a detail wrong and the other guy corrected him. Most hosts would have insisted that be edited out, but Indy and his gang are confident enough in themselves to not be ashamed to be corrected. It's SOOOO refreshing!
@spearspearspear
@spearspearspear 3 года назад
Where?
@Holammer
@Holammer 7 лет назад
Jean Paul should have his own YT channel and show the area in more detail.
@Happy-cn9vt
@Happy-cn9vt 7 лет назад
Holammer would be awesome , I'd subribe
@jccosta5640
@jccosta5640 7 лет назад
The film crew is doing awesome shots!
@jemc4276
@jemc4276 7 лет назад
Joao Claudio Costa - I was thinking the same thing actually. Clearly a professionally trained team.
@ociffertheofficer
@ociffertheofficer 7 лет назад
I loved the drone shots!
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
+Jamie C we are all trained professionals, our editors did the German apprenticeship in editing and camera, Flo studied online media and movie production and Indy studied history and has years of hosting experience. Otherwise this project would look a lot more improvised, haha
@Thepar123
@Thepar123 7 лет назад
The Great War It's a shame that so many different RU-vid channels from all over the spectrum, of all budgets, don't take advantage of modern equipment. Don't belittle Flo, your quality and quantity is amazing, it's fantastic professional photography and videography
@thetomatoking9714
@thetomatoking9714 7 лет назад
Nobody going to comment on how stylish Indy is? Ok.
@nuffwerewolf
@nuffwerewolf 7 лет назад
It's just a known fact. :-)
@luca_hc_gruber
@luca_hc_gruber 7 лет назад
already done many times ago
@Alvinyli
@Alvinyli 7 лет назад
YaBoiCasillas he's got class
@carlewen-lewis3305
@carlewen-lewis3305 7 лет назад
YaBoiCasillas omg yes, he dresses so well, inspiring me right now.
@poshboy4749
@poshboy4749 7 лет назад
I've only just noticed he looks sharp, but dangerous - like a bond villain.
@Duke_of_Lorraine
@Duke_of_Lorraine 7 лет назад
The weather is still doing its part for the atmosphere of the scene. Like if the mist was the ghosts of the soldiers who died fighting here.
@tinyman1144
@tinyman1144 7 лет назад
They know we're talking about them!
@scotiabushcraft9570
@scotiabushcraft9570 7 лет назад
Playing running simulator when you can play Ops or Frontlines. lol
@Thepar123
@Thepar123 7 лет назад
Creepy to think about but Indy and Co were in part breathing in the dying organic material that decomposes on the forest floor. Willing to bet they're already standing on a mass grave....
@SanitysVoid
@SanitysVoid 6 лет назад
They should clear coat the metal. One coat would save ten years on it's life.
@sonnydog830
@sonnydog830 6 лет назад
Why do I see you everywhere I watch?
@Ethan-jg9sw
@Ethan-jg9sw 7 лет назад
Jean-Paul rules.
@jpkalishek4586
@jpkalishek4586 7 лет назад
I do like JP, and not just because we share initials. One could spend days chatting with him,
@clayrogers4532
@clayrogers4532 7 лет назад
Jean - Paul was wonderful. Thank you for having him Indy!
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
+Skipper totally agree
@blacktemplar9499
@blacktemplar9499 7 лет назад
Skipper i always go to his museum in the holiday its fcking awesome
@MrSalarmax
@MrSalarmax 7 лет назад
The Great War haha we share the same name! De Vries is so dutch :D
@xxxoof_lordxxx2655
@xxxoof_lordxxx2655 7 лет назад
Jean-Paul is Dutch Lindybeige. He just sidetracked his sidetrack.
@williamleth-larsen1698
@williamleth-larsen1698 7 лет назад
Indy i was at Verdun 4 days ago we saw the graves and we saw that little village that was blown away and we saw fort duamont and fort de vaux it was very interesting but it all was because of you because now my dream is to be an historian in WW1 and you and your special episodes wanted me to go down to verdun and see it so thank you very much
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
Glad to be an inspiration.
@NotSaddamHussein
@NotSaddamHussein 7 лет назад
"heights are always important" - Obi-Jean Kenobi, 2017
@jrmcc173
@jrmcc173 7 лет назад
Gorbag Quick-Blades Its over Germany! I have the high ground
@Rednecknerd_rob9634
@Rednecknerd_rob9634 6 лет назад
@jrmcc17 (As Germany) You underestimate my power!
@Bruh-hq1hx
@Bruh-hq1hx 3 года назад
@@Rednecknerd_rob9634 you underestimate my manpower
@tacocat7822
@tacocat7822 3 года назад
IT'S OVER KAISER I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND
@ygma1460
@ygma1460 7 лет назад
Just a side-note, At 12:55 the tour speaks about the Germans having few hours to put up new concrete on the bunker at night: My great-grandfather fought in the Finnish-Soviet Winter War in 1939, he had a similar job. After the fighting at day, he had to crawl in front of the Finnish bunkers and apply fresh layers of concrete so the bunker could stand the next day's fighting. What he had going for him was that nights were much longer at Finnish Front, as there was only 4 hours of daylight. Then again it was -40 to -50 celcius instead of the -18 celcius at Western Front.
@johnc4122
@johnc4122 7 лет назад
From what I have read though, your great grandfather would have been better off than the Russians he was fighting! Many Soviet conscript soldiers had no training or proper winter clothing and simply froze to death...
@grudgemindless652
@grudgemindless652 7 лет назад
OK I know this is kind of off topic, but I'm sitting here in middle of the heat wave and watching Indy freezing fills me with odd sense of envy. Love the videos by the way
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
+Grudge Mindless I can tell you it's warmer there now.
@GuerrillaFilms1
@GuerrillaFilms1 7 лет назад
I wanna say thanks for creating this channel and teaching the masses about WW1. I remember barely learning anything about it in high school.
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
Glad to be of service.
@edm240b9
@edm240b9 7 лет назад
0:44 "what are we looking at?" The E Capture point
@Lokster
@Lokster 7 лет назад
Can you guys maybe do an episode about the most pivotal moments in the war? It's interesting to see the defining moments that shaped our world. I remember one of your weekly episodes about 2 pivotal moments and they were very interesting. Thanks for everything you guys do, you guys are some of the best on RU-vid. Keep up the awesome work! :)
@lovablesnowman
@lovablesnowman 7 лет назад
Anakin And the first ironically
@steventhompson399
@steventhompson399 4 года назад
You can find a lot online even without books, but some is up for debate.... "pivotal moments" might be tannenberg 1st marne 1st ypres/race to sea cer mt the winter carpathian battles/przemsyl sarakamis gallipoli gorlice/tarnow etc ... you see it depends how detailed you want to get or what you call a turning point, perhaps you could narrow it down to just 1st marne and 2nd marne lol but even less significant or well known battles had consequences such as Austria Hungary losing galicia and counter attacking unsuccessfully in winter even though the Russians later were pushed back in summer 15 the loses in men officers artillery destroyed potential of Austria Hungary's army early on as a serious offensive force and they were increasingly dependent on Germany
@landonjohnson343
@landonjohnson343 7 лет назад
battlefield 1 well captured the Meuse, Argonne area. bit of trivia I have a ol ww1 Brody helmet my dad found in the back of a old Ford pickup truck when he was younger
@strider1246
@strider1246 7 лет назад
Just put an officer hat, put medals and along a holster with a service revolver on Indy he'll look like a real ww1 general.
@eldorados_lost_searcher
@eldorados_lost_searcher 7 лет назад
Private Parts he'd need a moustache.
@WhiteCamry
@WhiteCamry 7 лет назад
And a monocle.
@828enigma6
@828enigma6 4 года назад
But Indy is far smarter. Some of those Generals didn't seem to have sense to come in out of a shower of s***.
@Calum_S
@Calum_S 7 лет назад
Like Admiral Cowan, I think I might cry when the armistice is signed. This has to be one of the best channels on RU-vid.
@SKEptic-mg2dd
@SKEptic-mg2dd 7 лет назад
Really enjoyed Jean Paul de Vries' contributions to your presentations. Fascinating to think he grew up where so much horror took place and decided to understand those events rather than be repelled by them.
@anthonybowyer1874
@anthonybowyer1874 7 лет назад
I have only just discovered this outstanding channel; which chronicles the Great War in detail, but also manages to convey the terrible loss of life to soldiers and civilians. Both my Grandfathers fought for Britain in France and Gallipoli; one being severely wounded at Gallipoli. I am currently researching my Grandfathers experience’s at Gallipoli; I am astonished at how such young men lived and fought in such appalling conditions. This series has helped me to understand how all this came to start in 1914. For me this channel demonstrates what RU-vid is really capable of; I find this series totally enthralling.
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
Thanks Anthony and welcome to the show.
@ThePsiclone
@ThePsiclone 7 лет назад
as a joiner of some 30 years experience, I have on several occasions found , barbed wire, bullets and once even a 20mm shell (which had not, and thankfully didn't go off) in timber being cut up. Gives you pause for thought as to how it came to be there. Of course you have no idea it's in there until the saw blade hits it, as the tree long since grew around the "wound".
@mattaghang7105
@mattaghang7105 7 лет назад
Kansas City! That's incredible. Being from Kansas City it really brings things into perspective. Come to KC to see the National WWI Museum. It is beautiful and a great tribute. Also, I'd like to buy the team a drink at some of our local breweries. Great work, guys
@kahnu893
@kahnu893 6 лет назад
Mattaghan G I also thought about the museum and how southern Missouri was a huge area for German immigration, make me wonder if they had family history in the area
@gawaineross8920
@gawaineross8920 4 года назад
These episodes are so well done and terribly sobering. What an ordeal for these soldiers and for the world.
@das_edelweiss8736
@das_edelweiss8736 7 лет назад
I love it how bf1 made the Argonne forrest look exactly like what you guys are in.
@egoshOOter14
@egoshOOter14 7 лет назад
''It took them 2000 years to understand'' Oh you:D
@DodoDodo-pi1ev
@DodoDodo-pi1ev 7 лет назад
it's been countless years without understanding that war shouldn't be considered ever again
@egoshOOter14
@egoshOOter14 7 лет назад
Unfortunately some people didn't catch up to this date.. *yay* for humanity!
@Rednecknerd_rob9634
@Rednecknerd_rob9634 6 лет назад
I agree Dodo. But sadly we see human nature at work.
@CThyran
@CThyran 5 лет назад
@@DodoDodo-pi1ev To say that war should never be considered again completely ignores it's point. Let's say we all give up the very idea if war and therefore the military with it, once we do that someone else will conquer us since we're an easy target. The only way to keep what is yours is to fight for it and if someone starts a war with you you have to stop it.
@Anomaly-uz9pr
@Anomaly-uz9pr 5 лет назад
Dodo Dodo unrealistic and foolish to think war will ever go away we humans have had wars since the dawn of time and as long as humans exist war will exist it is a part of human nature and we cannot change human nature
@fisherdean5095
@fisherdean5095 7 лет назад
the fog adds so much for some reason.
@Rednecknerd_rob9634
@Rednecknerd_rob9634 6 лет назад
I agree. Kinda creepy to me. And it kinda feels even creepier without the sounds on animals, like birds chirping.
@andross1013
@andross1013 7 лет назад
I love the one site tours. There is so much life given to the battles and lives of the soldiers who fought there. Keep up the great work
@Broheim1
@Broheim1 7 лет назад
Loved this episode quite alot. Very informative and you learn stuff that isnt really written about at all. Do more episodes like it, please! :)
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
we will, we will
@silvioevan11
@silvioevan11 7 лет назад
And Jean-Paul, the Frenchiest Dutchman, attacks (no pun intended) again. Hey, amazing camera guy, can you appear here in the comments? Thanks.
@rickvandenberg6426
@rickvandenberg6426 7 лет назад
silvioevan11 he sounded dutch to me.
@rickvandersterren6176
@rickvandersterren6176 7 лет назад
silvioevan11 both the name and the accent are Dutch, that guy is so Dutch, he shites out windmills
@rickvandenberg6426
@rickvandenberg6426 7 лет назад
wood1155 no he is dutch.
@snelletor
@snelletor 7 лет назад
From the Eindhoven region, but also has a French passport and is fluent french speaking
@Daphrenologists
@Daphrenologists 7 лет назад
Great video. Love the on site work the crew is doing, keep it up. And Jean-Paul rocks.
@OldFellaDave
@OldFellaDave 7 лет назад
Another great 'On Location' episode GW Team!! Well done!! Can't wait for the next one ;)
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
+David Read this was the last one from France, but soon there will be more.
@OldFellaDave
@OldFellaDave 7 лет назад
Excellent! It's a pity you can't get out here to see our Australian War Memorial to film from our greatest collection, some of the best preserved WW1 relics on the planet ;)
@Rickinsf
@Rickinsf 7 лет назад
9:40 "...War is the mother of invention.." A history prof told me, "If you want to gauge how advanced a society is, examine their weapons...we put our all into killing each other."
@shadowlord1418
@shadowlord1418 2 года назад
Smart man
@torbjornlindberg
@torbjornlindberg 7 лет назад
My local sawmill imported russian fir logs, The blades were ruined very quickly. The logs were full of shrapnel!
@WhiteCamry
@WhiteCamry 7 лет назад
When?
@torbjornlindberg
@torbjornlindberg 7 лет назад
WhiteCamry 2005 -2006
@appetjoek123
@appetjoek123 7 лет назад
amazing episode. I think its very cool a fellow Dutchman has such knowledge about ww1 given not much is taught at school about it here.
@yaldabaoth2
@yaldabaoth2 7 лет назад
Damn, Jean-Paul looks cold.
@nevinsunny1515
@nevinsunny1515 7 лет назад
You guys work really hard , it's amazing . This is the best RU-vid channel ever !!
@mt.fujitive
@mt.fujitive 7 лет назад
awesome video, thanks a bunch!
@jasonflay8818
@jasonflay8818 7 лет назад
simply amazing, I can't imagine going against those. Thanks Indy and team for the work you do
@Ksgamer103
@Ksgamer103 7 лет назад
Thank you SO MUCH! I could learn about military defensive engineering all day and never get sick of it.
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
+Ksgamer103 it was darn interesting for us too
@geographica3920
@geographica3920 6 лет назад
#MeeToo .Especially WW1 and WW2, with the Hindenburg line and the Atlantic wall+ the japanese in the Pacific like Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Tarawa.
@DCSSHitmanO
@DCSSHitmanO 7 лет назад
Always wanted to see more of this region, thanks for the closer examination!
@Jelqingmaster____
@Jelqingmaster____ 7 лет назад
thank you for making these videos and inspiring me to learn more about the war
@rideroundandstuff
@rideroundandstuff 7 лет назад
Throughout the video I had to think about how you guys must be pleased with those awesome conditions you were shooting it. The fog suits the scene so incredibly well.
@thecellulontriptometer4166
@thecellulontriptometer4166 7 лет назад
The 32nd Infantry Division was formed from National Guard units in Wisconsin and Michigan. As Guard members, the majority had been together far more than a couple of weeks of training. Also, once GEN Pershing got them to France, they underwent extensive training before going into battle. Aside from numbers, what they had that the Germans did not was energy. They were not worn down from years of fighting. I know these things because I Commanded the 120th FA BN of the Wisconsin Army National Guard(one of the units that served in WWI in the 32nd), and locked up in the Headquarters Armory are the individual histories of the units. Most of the men wrote that the Germans they faced were battle hardened but weak and weary, ready for it to be over in some way. Some of this is in letters, others in journals they brought back. Just wanted to clarify why the Red Arrow Division was successful and earned it's reputation for always breaking through every line they attacked.
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
Well, you should have a talk with Jean-Paul, I think he will disagree on a few things but maybe you could also exchange some knowledge.
@thecellulontriptometer4166
@thecellulontriptometer4166 7 лет назад
I would certainly be open to communicating with him, and providing some of the documentation. But I think the training program prior to going into action was well documented. They didn't hit the ground and France and head to the front. The energy assessment is of course subjective. It also took an inordinately high number of casualties. With a standing strength of around ~27,000 heading to France, ~14,000 became casualties. Certainly attacking entrenched defenses was a part of this. But I don't believe that numbers alone had proven to this point in the war to be enough to break through a well established defense. Something else was going on, and it is clear from what I have read that the soldiers thought they knew what that was. I will send an email to his museum website. Thanks for all that you guys do.
@WouldUKindly47
@WouldUKindly47 7 лет назад
I really do want to give a thumbs up to the camera crew here, the shots are so steady and well taken. It looks extremely professional and cinematic.
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
Thanks, it was a good investment to get a steady cam.
@legionitalia309
@legionitalia309 7 лет назад
My great grandfather fought in the 32nd ID in ww1 as a motorcycle dispatch rider, which must have been insane considering the state of the motorcycle at that time. He never spoke of the war to his family. I've been able to acquire some information through the FIA and would suggest anyone looking for information do the same, you never know what might turn up. I believe it to be very common for the veterans to completely hide the details of their service from their family then, as it is today. These small bits of history are often lost as a consequence. Thanks Indy for giving a physical view of what I'd imagine he'd seen.
@ImpactEtching
@ImpactEtching 7 лет назад
Getting better with every episode
@jeffreytam7684
@jeffreytam7684 5 лет назад
Indy looks like a classier and less nervous General Hux
@ericcarlson3746
@ericcarlson3746 7 лет назад
these on site visits are superb
@doomking2471
@doomking2471 6 лет назад
Wow looks amazing I love historical sites that time has graced with it beauty
@jjc5475
@jjc5475 7 лет назад
spooky forest, with that mist. fits.
@onesmoothstone5680
@onesmoothstone5680 7 лет назад
Excellent gentlemen, Excellent!
@freddyhayes239
@freddyhayes239 7 лет назад
say what you like about the dough boys but they definitely were the force we needed to overcome the stalemates on the western front. imagine being faced with the task of scaling that hill under intense fire on slippery icy ground. much respect and thanks.
@hayessingerrunning4370
@hayessingerrunning4370 7 лет назад
We only really broke through because at that point in 1918 we had far more soldiers than the Germans, also we had help and training from the French and British.
@lovablesnowman
@lovablesnowman 7 лет назад
Quompalo Duckworth And the entire German home front was collapsing
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
+freddy hayes if the doughboys used properly tactics they could have done it with half the casualties probably or even less.
@oOkenzoOo
@oOkenzoOo 7 лет назад
You forget the thousands of tanks and planes the French and British built, which contributed a lot in pushing back the Germans and breaking the Hindenburg line.
@scotiabushcraft9570
@scotiabushcraft9570 7 лет назад
This was one battle, part of a much larger offensive. I know Americans love to think that they won the World Wars but the battles they initiated were a minor factor. The stalemate in the war (at least the tactical and strategic stalemate) was actually overcome by the Canadian advancements in tactics and military structure, largely developed under Arthur Currie. Although shock troops were developing as early as 1915 in both the Russian and German armies it was Arthur Currie who combined these troop advancements with structural changes, technological advancement, and an overarching strategy. Perhaps most significant was the democratisation of the military structure which allowed for rank and file involvement in battle planning - and without a doubt this was a major boost to troop morale. This is not to take away from the American troops involved, as their entry into the war was one of the deciding factors in the German Spring Offensive, and the soldiers showed bravery in taking their objectives. As well, the Argonne battle was a significant part of the counter-offensive, I just mean to say that it was one battle within a larger set plan, that the war didn't suddenly shift because of this one battle. Alongside the strategic and technological developments there was also the failure of the German offensive, the increased Allied numbers and firepower due to American entry, and the economic blockades of Germany. These were the primary factors in winning the war, but the strategic stalemate was really a development over the course of the war as old line tactics gradually lost out against non-linear tactics and shifts of focus in power (as in multiple battles at once or stalling out a battle so as to advance in another region). As is made clear here, the Americans were still caught up in line tactics thinking; what was significant was their inclusion in an overarching advancement.
@sununconquered
@sununconquered 7 лет назад
Such history, such bravery in ferocious combat, so many Germans teabagged...
@worri3db3ar
@worri3db3ar 7 лет назад
really wish history lessons had involved going to places like these rather than only going to museums to learn about the great war think it would make learning more impactful.
@aarongodwin6302
@aarongodwin6302 7 лет назад
awesome episode. more Jean-Paul videos!
@ch7pper
@ch7pper 7 лет назад
I really enjoy them conversing. I'd love an extended version with more chit-chat.
@kokykoky3261
@kokykoky3261 7 лет назад
Crazy how it's still standing
@anthonysmith778
@anthonysmith778 2 года назад
Also see the butte de vacuous. Big tunnel mine craters. Can still go in the mine tunnels. Very cool
@hisnik2
@hisnik2 7 лет назад
i like episodes where crew showed us real places..
@Geriatrictallaghtboy
@Geriatrictallaghtboy 7 лет назад
man jean paul looked damn cold
@xboi1227
@xboi1227 7 лет назад
What a very nice tour guide
@TheSirfa11111
@TheSirfa11111 7 лет назад
I am so concerned with that dude's posture
@The_PaleHorseman
@The_PaleHorseman 6 лет назад
Sirfa 11111 I have this issue, due to damage to my spine
@SirPulsinger
@SirPulsinger 6 лет назад
Bechterew's disease en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankylosing_spondylitis
@LordVader1094
@LordVader1094 7 лет назад
Indy always looks so ridiculously stylish in these videos!
@IsThisRain
@IsThisRain 7 лет назад
Awesome video! Another great vid by the GW Crew!
@nicknorris100
@nicknorris100 7 лет назад
I think this your best video yet!
@bbsmith9409
@bbsmith9409 3 года назад
In June 2019, I relieved myself upon the bunker seen at the 4:40 mark. Magnificent view from the monument tower!
@ComradeKelly
@ComradeKelly 7 лет назад
This was really interesting
@Hongobogologomo
@Hongobogologomo 3 года назад
Wow... I never thought about the reason why those giant gnarled trees remained. The bullets, the metal shreds! Amazing.
@Moredread25
@Moredread25 7 лет назад
I really enjoy these site visit videos. Its one thing to hear about the history or to read about it but having videos where you can vicariously experience the of the battle's location is really cool.
@joshuathiel243
@joshuathiel243 7 лет назад
Hey Indy and the team, how is the war in East Africa going of late? I haven't seen much about it and would like to know how Lettow-Vorbeck is doing? Nice episode, Thanks so much!
@eranminnaert891
@eranminnaert891 7 лет назад
I ve been there last year but it was 30 degrees and no fog (nicest view ever!!!)
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
yeah, it would have been great for talking about the mountain and the importance as a location.
@TurtleDude05
@TurtleDude05 7 лет назад
Wow. Bravo to all of you at #thegreatwar team. Your on site speacials are getting better and better. This was verry interesting.
@GaryPansey
@GaryPansey 6 лет назад
Thank you. We viewers are fortunate to see the real site.
@astolatpere11
@astolatpere11 3 года назад
Thanks for this.
@swedish_vikings
@swedish_vikings 7 лет назад
Awesome vid!
@Dave73nl
@Dave73nl 7 лет назад
Tha guy is so well informed and inviting in real live... A must see museum!
@phiphedude7684
@phiphedude7684 6 лет назад
Jean-Paul's voice is so satisfying
@rabihrac
@rabihrac 7 лет назад
This was a super interesting visit thank you Indy
@ShamanKish
@ShamanKish 3 года назад
Great Series! Only now discovered it.
@ae746890
@ae746890 7 лет назад
Watched this 2x in a row......very interesting
@miguelangelsimonfernandez5498
@miguelangelsimonfernandez5498 7 лет назад
I don't quite think it is bad concrete but lime mortar that is more elastic than concrete. It has the inconveniente that it might not weather too well in a humid environment but for a couple of decades it's quite ok. When you want to fix a safe or anti theft door in a wall you use hemp threads and plaster of Paris that is also very elastic to resist sledgehammer blows.
@dugannash9109
@dugannash9109 6 лет назад
drone shots! that fog makes the locale very picturesque. well done Great War videographers!
@jamessayers5903
@jamessayers5903 7 лет назад
you mention how cold it is at 9:00, wouldn't mind a bit of that this summer
@Just2BeWithHer
@Just2BeWithHer 7 лет назад
I love these 'on the road' episodes
@frandsenphilip1
@frandsenphilip1 6 лет назад
wow - living history
@jokes859
@jokes859 7 лет назад
Very cool video ( as always )
@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819
@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819 7 лет назад
Indy, please put it back so that others can enjoy it.
@CArchivist
@CArchivist 7 лет назад
Rommel then Truman and MacArthur helped take that one hill. That is one bloody and pedigreed hill. I bet it also took to lives of others who would have done great things too.
@zeldalinkring1923
@zeldalinkring1923 6 лет назад
Can you give me a location on where in the Argonne that hill is?
@davidmurphy2983
@davidmurphy2983 6 лет назад
I visited the Meuse Argonne and Verdun in 2015 and went into some of those bunkers. Very interesting to on You Tube.
@MomentsInTrading
@MomentsInTrading 2 года назад
That was really interesting
@xthewated
@xthewated 7 лет назад
Again Indy looks like a solid Bond villain.
@DavidRamos-no4lh
@DavidRamos-no4lh 7 лет назад
I can't wait for the video on the lost battalion!!!
@brokenbridge6316
@brokenbridge6316 4 года назад
Interesting seeing the place as it is today. Nice job.
@anoriolko
@anoriolko 7 лет назад
Phew! I've finally caught up everyone! I can finally go outside!
@TheGreatWar
@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад
have fun, but don't forget to come back for the new videos.
@kahnu893
@kahnu893 6 лет назад
I'm working so hard to do the same lol
@kwadamson
@kwadamson 6 лет назад
I've been up in that tower in the center of the church in Montfaucon. Pretty amazing place.
@catholiccommissar9989
@catholiccommissar9989 7 лет назад
love this show!
@fruitwagon9275
@fruitwagon9275 6 лет назад
War is the mother of necessity and necessity is the mother of invention.
@cesar_145
@cesar_145 4 года назад
Excelent episode
@Yezu666
@Yezu666 7 лет назад
Great episode! Thank you! :)
@Gate0r
@Gate0r 7 лет назад
Awesome stuff as always! Looks so eerie there with the fog!
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