So I was going to post this in the Youtubes Repository but there has been an explosion of military history Youtube channels... my favorite ones being the 10-15 minute ones about great battles in history. BazBattles was almost the first one to do the format I feel, but Kings & Generals, Historia Civilis, Invicta and others have kind of jumped into the ring as well.
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Now BazBattles is still my favorite, not only because it is the first, his voice is lovely, and I just like the more muted art style he offers but also because he covers some serious obscure battles and often small scale ones which in turn still have important ramifications in history. Like the Battles of Brenta, Largs, Ontel or Brunanburh? Plus he covered both naval battles, conflicts in Japan as well as fictional ones (such as the famous Game of Thrones campaigns).
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Now Kings and Generals (whom I used to follow when it was a top ten style Total War channel called nurrik & phoenix) seems to have even larger production values and a wider selection of conflicts and some of there's are definitely conflicts that are far and away from the 'Western' point of view or other things popularized in history such as the Japanese or Mongol histories which lots of people know. They covered the War of the Triple Alliance's penultimate battle for one example but also battles and topics like the Mughal-Rajput War or Tecumseh. Their strongest play is that they often have entire series, like the Mongol Conquests or Napoleonic Campaigns and the like.
One of the drawbacks of KIngs & Generals I feel is that they still feel a bit rushed or shallow in some of their analysis... especially with sponsored videos. Like in regards to the Battle of Shiloh for example. I feel they also could've... covered other things in that time frame and used it more efficiently.
Both channels are great though. I see Kings & Generals almost as the major battle channel releasing series while Baz Battles is more of the indie one, showing off random battles that sometimes coalesce into a series.
BazBattles
Historical battles, tactics, politics and all things related served as smooth animated narration. Conflicts throughout history, from Ancient Rome to XX centu...
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Now BazBattles is still my favorite, not only because it is the first, his voice is lovely, and I just like the more muted art style he offers but also because he covers some serious obscure battles and often small scale ones which in turn still have important ramifications in history. Like the Battles of Brenta, Largs, Ontel or Brunanburh? Plus he covered both naval battles, conflicts in Japan as well as fictional ones (such as the famous Game of Thrones campaigns).
Kings and Generals
We create animated historical documentaries. Currently, we are running parallel series covering the Mongol invasions, Hundred Years' War, Napoleonic Wars, Ot...
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Now Kings and Generals (whom I used to follow when it was a top ten style Total War channel called nurrik & phoenix) seems to have even larger production values and a wider selection of conflicts and some of there's are definitely conflicts that are far and away from the 'Western' point of view or other things popularized in history such as the Japanese or Mongol histories which lots of people know. They covered the War of the Triple Alliance's penultimate battle for one example but also battles and topics like the Mughal-Rajput War or Tecumseh. Their strongest play is that they often have entire series, like the Mongol Conquests or Napoleonic Campaigns and the like.
One of the drawbacks of KIngs & Generals I feel is that they still feel a bit rushed or shallow in some of their analysis... especially with sponsored videos. Like in regards to the Battle of Shiloh for example. I feel they also could've... covered other things in that time frame and used it more efficiently.
Both channels are great though. I see Kings & Generals almost as the major battle channel releasing series while Baz Battles is more of the indie one, showing off random battles that sometimes coalesce into a series.
