American history documentary

>>2184046
I enjoy them. I usually learn what I set out to learn.

>>2184046

Is this fro that one shit history channel episode about the Varangian Guard?

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>shot of phalanx made by late 90s CGI
>top gun music starts playing

>HITLER!
>EVIL!
>WORLCONQUEST!
>STOPPED BY BRAVE AMERICA!!!!!!!!! and ussr

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I despise American documentaries, but does anybody think British ones are far to "poetic" and like to romanticize things. Like as soon as a British documentary talks about the Supermarine Spitfire, Longbows, or Waterloo I turn off the T.V. Here is a quote from The luftwaffe: A History by John Killen,

>"The Supermarine Spitfire was a slim and supremely beautiful monoplane with graceful semi-elliptical wings, and such smoothing lines that it seemed too ethereal for the rough and tumble of air fighting, but R.J. Mitchell, the designer, had used his Schneider Trophy experience to produce a thoroughbred; excellent handling characteristics, outstanding high altitude maneuverability and a speed of over 350 m.p.h turned the Spitfire into the epitome of the single-seater fighter."

Like fuck they guy wrote three brief chapters on the Eastern front and spent forever talking about the RAF, spook Nazi jets I didn't care about, and things like the Channel Dash.

>>2184046
>>2184054

what are you memers even talking about? other than history channel shit, no one does this.

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>>2184046
>When CN fucking N makes a 90-minute documentary on the civil rights movement and makes only a singular mention of Stokely Carmichael and no mention of Black Panthers or Malcolm X.

>>2184335
Lol

>>2184335
It's a winning film formula.
Success breeds jealousy

>>2184319
Too edgy for them. MLK is the safe choice.

>>2184317
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sii_BR-Y6FI

>>2184046
Can we call "The Unknown War" an American documentary?

>>2184750
This is the kinda shit that got me interested in history as a kid.

>>2184335
I laughed harder then I should have.

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>>2184750
>Watches something called "Deadliest warrior"
>Expects a history lecture
Well there's your problem OP

>>2184335
That post nailed it. American wildlife documentaries are embarrassing. It's like they are made specifically for the stupidest fattest lowest SES dregs of society and hoot and holler at the vision while they are downing bag after bag of potato chips.

>>2184750
>0:05
Someone failed their luck roll.

>>2184750
>Spike TV
https://youtu.be/OpL57Jmabuc

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>>2184046
>world war 1 documentary
>prelude to war episode
>machineguns
>navies
>important lessons from the american civil war
>maybe a hint refering to the franco-prussian war if the documentary is generous
>Germany's colonial ambitions
>Russia in turmoil
>China, Japan, USA blurbs
>episode ends

>>2184279

british documentaries suffer from that old 'eccentric historian' sindrome, where the whole thing is a passionate outlook on the most intricate, most fascinating, most revealing details details details, while the rest is just glossed over like its assumed the viewer already knows the story, which due to the repetitive nature of the subjects is often true, and then theres a lot of walking trough sites and panoramic shots

also american documentaries are all about mistery and effect, like, which one of these misterious factors caused the downfall of the xy empire, this insect shoots xxxy ammount of acid 30 inches into the air whoa, this bomb does this much damage whoa, what made these wariors the deadliest in their times, this machine produces up to 5000 tons of roasted potato chips per day WHOOOA

british documentaries are more like - we can marvel at the intricacies of their architecture but what does the way they stored shoes tell us about how their society was structured and if it was inclusive or segregated

>>2186214
>WW1 documentaries
>maybe hint refering ot the franco-prussian war
I honestly can't think of a ww2 documentary that mentions it that I remember watching, thats kinda sad. I remember not even knowing that the war was even a thing until I actually started to try and learn history.

>>2184317
and you know history channel was supposed to be a channel where respectable documentaries used to air, right?

>>2186277
Why would a World War II documentary mention the Franco-Prussian War?

GOAT documentary coming through
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LuVwpkQGuOk

>>2186340
WW1.

The Franco-Prussian War of 1871 was the last big war before WW1. In addition to creating some new tactics which would become standard in the 20th century, this war directly led to the creation of the German Empire, the French third republic, and the first socialist society in Europe.

Arguably, 1871 created the 20th century.

Best of Enemies?

Ken Burns?

>>2186367
I know what the Franco-Prussian War was, simply saying you made a typo in saying "ww2 documentary" would have sufficed.

>>2186367
>was the last big war before WW1
you mean both balkan wars. As a bonus they had state-of-the-art equipment and tactics.

>>2184046
I like the russian ones.

>watch historical documentary
>most footage is made with reenactors or computer animations
Can anyone recommend me good historical documentaries on Youtube or other sites?

>>2186444
What's so special about them exept for unlicensed use of foreign music?

>>2186444
They're a bit propagandous but everybody does it.
I used to like "Soviet Storm" but now it looks dated to me.

>>2186562
Well what're you going to do for stuff from before cameras?

desu as an American, I see the problems but these are the exact sorts of things that can get kids and normies interested in history. That's worth more than any amount of random idiots who watch it and move on.

>>2186562
>>most footage is made with reenactors or computer animations
To be fair I think that's better than panning a camera around the same archaeology dig site or zooming around a tapestry/painting like it's supposed to be dramatic or something.

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>>2186367
are there any good books on the franco prussian war? i have been looking around and havent found any.

>>2186340
I meant ww1
im NOT this guy btw
>>2186367

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>>2184750
The guy who was the Navy SEAL advisor presenter on the show just died recently.

That's bald guy here next to an IRL Rico from Just Cause.

>>2189235
Most biographies of Otto von Bismark are good since he was the major architect of the whole affair. And understanding his philosophy of realpolitik is essential to understanding the Franco-Prussian war.

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>>2184750
> tfw I thought Deadly Class was only a chilvary mode and not an actual thing.
This is dumb on so many level.

>>2184335
Thus gets people every thread

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>>2184046

I hate british documentaries because they try WAY too hard to word things into being some epic poem and they speak very slowly and over enunciate every word to the point of it being annoying

>>2184750

this show was so fucking [spoiler]fun[spoiler]

>>2184335
My fucking sided, i'm in tears

>>2184054
Didn't history channel usually use Total War games for battle reenactments?

>LYING HERE IS A KILLER, A TANK OF HIS TIME
>*Woosh*
>THE DEADLY GLADIUS LYING BY HIS SIDE, THIS WAS THE MOST FEARED WEAPON OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
>*cut to black and white shaky cam LARP of someone being stabbed*
>WHAT IS HE DOING LYING HERE?
>*woosh cut to historian being taken out of context*
>"We simply don't know" (later in the documentary he says this in the context of something completely different)
>WHEN YOU FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS KILLER, YOU WILL BE SHOCKED!
>Cut to black and white reinactment again of a struggle with jaguar roar over the top
>Cut to flashy opening with CGI graphics and all sorts of shit flying around.

im american and I hate our history documentaries
>measuring in football fields

>>2190019
No way. How did he die?

>>2190544
They had a show that was just that called Decisive Battles, The British had one too called Time Commanders.

>>2186333
So was TLC...

(still like to catch their original run of The Revolution around the 4th on the former Military Channel)

>>2190577
this.

>>2190672
Brain cancer. Shitty deal.

I know the show was shit for historical accuracy sometimes but the idea was cool and some of the weapons demos were pretty legit.

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>>2190522
Yeah, breh I know, right?