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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on modern warfare the Great War and the Ottoman history during the World War I. Previously we covered the Rise of the Ottoman Empire from the humble beginnings as a small Turkic Beylik to the Fall of Constantinople 1453 covering all the major battles including (youtu.be/TDLmsiqhgns) and the reign of Mehmet II (youtu.be/TbqMBfxtOTI). By the summer of 1915, the Ottoman Empire seemed battered on every front, yet Gallipoli became the battlefield where its survival was decided. This episode follows the climactic August Offensive, as British, Australian, New Zealand, Indian, and Ottoman forces fought across Lone Pine, The Nek, Chunuk Bair, Suvla Bay, Scimitar Hill, and Hill 60. The Entente hoped fresh landings and a breakthrough through the Sari Bair range would finally open the Dardanelles and threaten Istanbul. Instead, confusion, terrain, fierce Ottoman resistance, and Mustafa Kemal’s counterattacks turned the offensive into disaster. But Gallipoli was only one part of the wider Ottoman war. As the Allies prepared evacuation, Bulgaria joined the Central Powers, linking Berlin and Istanbul by rail and strengthening Ottoman logistics. In Mesopotamia, Townshend captured Kut but pushed too far toward Baghdad, leading to the bloody Battle of Ctesiphon and the beginning of the siege of Kut. Meanwhile, German and Ottoman agents tried to ignite revolt in Persia, only to be checked by Russian and British countermeasures.
Ottoman WW1 #1 - Sarikamish: youtu.be/TbqMBfxtOTI
Ottoman WW1 #2 - Siege of Van: youtu.be/vc1r0swrBKw
Ottoman WW1 #3 - Gallipoli Naval Campaign: youtu.be/eIi5QznRpw8
Ottoman WW1 #4 - Gallipoli Land Campaign Begins: youtu.be/MfJxl9kAEHg
Battle of Jutland youtu.be/BQRT4Hi7nA8
Battle of Tsingtao youtu.be/-LRHW2E0rO0
Battle of Coronel youtu.be/kWAiQrZ61gk
Battle of Falklands youtu.be/0QzAxaO2LHs
Eastern Front of WW2 Week-by-Week: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX6ubSghjj0fxjMRvShxAUGT
Eastern Front Podcast: theeasternfront.podbean.com/e/eastern-front-prelude-01-the-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war
Pacific War: youtu.be/MEgIHN63ojU?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx8gZ7CQyjweEg
Modern Warfare: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4NYr_WkbaW5KfYwqTAxn08
Video: Leif Sick
Script: Craig Watson
VO: Devin bit.ly/3XzSCgV & bit.ly/3GUO9iT
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Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com
00:00:00 - Ottoman Empire on the Brink
00:01:29 - Gallipoli’s Final Gamble
00:04:17 - Lone Pine, The Nek, and Chunuk Bair
00:07:20 - The Disaster at Suvla Bay
00:09:10 - Scimitar Hill and Hill 60
00:11:22 - Evacuation and Strategic Consequences
00:13:28 - The Road to Kut
00:17:20 - Germany’s Failed Persian Revolt
Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1i1RP2lh8P9HE8RJgKQJYpiLV318YpWi2JqSNCzejTKI/edit?usp=sharing
#Documentary #Ottoman #GreatWar
🎥 Watch 250+ exclusive videos on ✔ youtube ► youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join and ✔ Patreon ► patreon.com/kingsandgenerals
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on modern warfare the Great War and the Ottoman history during the World War I. Previously we covered the Rise of the Ottoman Empire from the humble beginnings as a small Turkic Beylik to the Fall of Constantinople 1453 covering all the major battles including (youtu.be/TDLmsiqhgns) and the reign of Mehmet II (youtu.be/TbqMBfxtOTI). By the summer of 1915, the Ottoman Empire seemed battered on every front, yet Gallipoli became the battlefield where its survival was decided. This episode follows the climactic August Offensive, as British, Australian, New Zealand, Indian, and Ottoman forces fought across Lone Pine, The Nek, Chunuk Bair, Suvla Bay, Scimitar Hill, and Hill 60. The Entente hoped fresh landings and a breakthrough through the Sari Bair range would finally open the Dardanelles and threaten Istanbul. Instead, confusion, terrain, fierce Ottoman resistance, and Mustafa Kemal’s counterattacks turned the offensive into disaster. But Gallipoli was only one part of the wider Ottoman war. As the Allies prepared evacuation, Bulgaria joined the Central Powers, linking Berlin and Istanbul by rail and strengthening Ottoman logistics. In Mesopotamia, Townshend captured Kut but pushed too far toward Baghdad, leading to the bloody Battle of Ctesiphon and the beginning of the siege of Kut. Meanwhile, German and Ottoman agents tried to ignite revolt in Persia, only to be checked by Russian and British countermeasures.
Ottoman WW1 #1 - Sarikamish: youtu.be/TbqMBfxtOTI
Ottoman WW1 #2 - Siege of Van: youtu.be/vc1r0swrBKw
Ottoman WW1 #3 - Gallipoli Naval Campaign: youtu.be/eIi5QznRpw8
Ottoman WW1 #4 - Gallipoli Land Campaign Begins: youtu.be/MfJxl9kAEHg
Battle of Jutland youtu.be/BQRT4Hi7nA8
Battle of Tsingtao youtu.be/-LRHW2E0rO0
Battle of Coronel youtu.be/kWAiQrZ61gk
Battle of Falklands youtu.be/0QzAxaO2LHs
Eastern Front of WW2 Week-by-Week: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX6ubSghjj0fxjMRvShxAUGT
Eastern Front Podcast: theeasternfront.podbean.com/e/eastern-front-prelude-01-the-russian-revolution-and-russian-civil-war
Pacific War: youtu.be/MEgIHN63ojU?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx8gZ7CQyjweEg
Modern Warfare: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4NYr_WkbaW5KfYwqTAxn08
Video: Leif Sick
Script: Craig Watson
VO: Devin bit.ly/3XzSCgV & bit.ly/3GUO9iT
✔ Merch store ► teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals
✔ Podcast ► kingsandgenerals.net/podcast
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Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com
00:00:00 - Ottoman Empire on the Brink
00:01:29 - Gallipoli’s Final Gamble
00:04:17 - Lone Pine, The Nek, and Chunuk Bair
00:07:20 - The Disaster at Suvla Bay
00:09:10 - Scimitar Hill and Hill 60
00:11:22 - Evacuation and Strategic Consequences
00:13:28 - The Road to Kut
00:17:20 - Germany’s Failed Persian Revolt
Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1i1RP2lh8P9HE8RJgKQJYpiLV318YpWi2JqSNCzejTKI/edit?usp=sharing
#Documentary #Ottoman #GreatWar
