Ordinary people's diaries are the best primary sources. They can be very rare and seem boring but are treasures because the common folk are so rarely represented in primary sources
Yes, also they are not edited by employers or superiors. Whereas if you take someone like Captain James Cook, his diaries were edited by The Admiralty; they did not want his progressive views of Australian Aborigines to become public.
Excellent video. Very well done. My grandfather was a Lieutenant in the British Machine Gun Corp. My mum said something that always stuck with me about him: He saw men March off to their deaths on foggy mornings... Best Regards from Canada.
Your channel was the only subscription that was missing out of the list from Atun-Shei's guest Narrators in his latest video. Very well done. *Subscribed*
Well done. Soldiers and historians don't often see wars with the same viewpoint. And some think soldiers desire war. I hope your video works to dispel that viciously wrong perspective. And I hope you can continue to produce these frankly gripping glimpses of our past. I believe you can make a difference in our future!
So true John. I’m a former soldier and I have never met anyone more anti-war that a soldier who has seen combat. The Falklands was ‘my’ war, so I speak from experience and the heart.
I love this. My grandfather served in the war and was born 1 year after this young man. My grandfather came from the coalfields of Virginia but his ancestors came from Yorkshire.
Another well done, interesting video. Lately, it seems to be a greater interest in WWI, with films like 1917. My granddad was an engineer with the AEF under Gen Pershing (fortunately, he survived the war). He gave me his army-issued compass, but never really wanted to talk about his wartime experiences. BTW, I agree with your comment regarding the subscription fees for archive searches. Perhaps you could consider a Patreon page to help with those type of expenses. I’d definitely sign up!
Fascinating video, to hear the words from people who experienced it firsthand is valuable to all of us, allows them to live on in ways not always possible, I wish I had diaries from my family in first world war, lucky enough to have an extract of a letter and a photo from local paper apart from that nothing just gone, not even a grave thats the sobering part on the lives cruelly cut short was proud to be able to visit his name at arras recently tho, its our generations responsibility to ensure they're remembered and that it never happens again
Wow what a coincidence - My great uncle Eli, Walker, was in the same battalion and was killed on the 1st day. He had only just turned 18. His body never recovered. I wonder if they knew each other.
@@popcorn_gatcha My grandfather, Henry Willey, was 21 at the time. I looked up the figures; they went into action on the first day of the Somme with 685 men. Only 110 returned. My grandfather was rescued from no-man's land by the Medical Officer. He later became a doctor himself! I expect that they would have known each other, by face if not by name.
Are you doing anything for Yorkshire day? The battle of Minden might be a good subject. Brilliant videos keep up the excellent work, still waiting for history of Wakefield Trinity though (hahaha).
Very interesting. My Grandfather, an Australian soldier, was in the battles of the Somme. I am finding your presentations on history very enlightening, giving much food for thought and many interesting angles to ponder. Well done and thank you,
Fascinating stuff Catherine, but, cards on the table time.... I chanced upon a tweet you posted on the Is it rolling Bob account, as"Babe Dylan", of course I had to investigate. I've listened to a few of your Dylan podcasts already and I am really enjoying them. But, I need to know, have you performed as Babe? And is there video evidence? Keep up the good work.....
@@CatherineWarr You should get in touch with Rob at Pod Dylan, you'd be a great guest. Since we tragically lost Tara Zuk we need a new purveyor of down to earth northern wisdom.
