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Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Greece continues with a video on how the Greeks colonized the Mediterranean, as we discuss how the settling process took place step by step, including consultation with the Oracles, selection of oikos and the reasons why the mother city was so eager to send colonists elsewhere.
The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Mongol History continues with a video explaining how and why thee Mongols lost China and the Yuan dynasty was kicked out.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on medieval history and history of religions continues with a video on the Avignon Papacy - the period when the French kings managed to basically force the popes to live in Avignon, France creating another schism in Christian Europe.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of medieval history, as well as the history of Islam continues with a video on the Abbasid Revolution, as we see which events led to the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video on the early days of the war, as Japan is still on the offensive. In this episode we will talk about the fall of Malaya, as the British defenders have been pushed back in Malaya and Burma despite their best efforts, leading to the battle of Singapore a week later.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the medieval era continues with a video on how the Western courts worked during the Middle Ages, as we talk about the courts of Kingdoms of England, France, Republic of Venice, Holy Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire.
The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Mongol History continues with a video explaining how and why the Mongols lost Russia and the Golden Horde was destroyed.
New Kings and Generals animated historical animated documentary video on the Byzantine-Crusader-Bulgarian Wars, as well as the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople, fragmentation, and restoration of the Eastern Roman Empire and Frankokratia will cover a number of battles including Tryavna, Zara, Sack of Constantinople, Adrianople, Klokotnica, Constantinople 1241, Pelagonia and Constantinople 1261.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video on the early days of the war, as Japan is still on the offensive. In the aftermath of the Fall of Malaya and the final surrender of the Dutch East Indies, the Japanese are setting their eyes on British colony of Burma, with its key port of Rangoon, and the last of the Chinese lifelines, the Burma Road.
The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Mongol History continues with a video explaining how and why the Mongols lost Iran and the Ilkhanate was destroyed.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with a special video in the series. After the fall of the Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Singapore, Manila and Rangoon, the Japanese Empire had achieved all of its initial objectives for the start of the war. Now, they seek to probe the strength of the Allies outside of the Pacific with a deadly raid aimed towards the island of Ceylon and the coast of India, starting the raids in the Indian Ocean.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome continues with an episode of the post-Caesar Civil Wars, as we look at what happened after the initial shock of Caesar's assassination. This episode will feature continue with the aftermath of the battle of Mutina, as Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus created a triumvirate, taking over Rome, which signaled to Brutus and Cassius, that there will be another civil war. The latter collected their legions and started building their base of operations, leading to the battles of Xanthos and Rhodes.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome continues with an episode of the post-Caesar Civil Wars, as we look at what happened after the initial shock of Caesar's assassination. This episode will continue with the aftermath of the battle of Mutina, as Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus created a triumvirate, taking over Rome, which signaled to Brutus and Cassius, that there will be another civil war. The latter collected their legions and started building their base of operations, leading to the battles of Xanthos and Rhodes, and that, in turn lead to the battle of Philippi that would decide the fate of the war between the Caesareans and Pompeians.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Italian Wars continues with the aftermath of the War of the League of Cambrai and the battles of Battles of Novara and Marignano. Spain and France, as well as a number of states in Central Europe and Italy are vying over the control of the Italian Peninsula, leading to the Italian War of 1521-1526, also known as the 4 Years’ War and eventually to the famous battle of Pavia.
ings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of ancient civilizations continues with a second video on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. In the previous video we talked about the classical Wonders, how and why they were built and how they were destroyed including Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and Lighthouse of Alexandria. This video will talk about other wonders, including the Nabataean Petra, Terracotta Warriors from Qin China, Egyptian Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Great Library of Alexandria, Taq Kisra (Arch of Khosrau) from the Sassanid Iran, Library of Ashurbanipal and Colosseum of Rome.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video in the series. Last week, we covered the fall and evacuation of Burma, and tried to to deduce how the allies allowed Japan to win in Burma. In this episode, we will talk about the Operation Sei-Go also known as the Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign - war resumes in the Chinese mainland as the Japanese prepare for a new offensive in retaliation for their participation in the Doolittle Raid. We are also setting up the famous battle of Midway.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of medieval era, as well as the history of Islam and early Muslim Expansion continues with a video on Abd al-Rahman I - the last member of the Umayyad dynasty, who after the defeat of his clan during the Abbasid Revolution, escaped to North Africa and from there to Spain, establishing the Emirate of Cordoba and becoming the father of the Muslim Spain - al-Andalus.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with another video on the Great War, as we try to deduce who financed the Great War and how the US dollar decided the outcome of World War I.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video in the series. Last week, we covered the Operation Sei-Go also known as the Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign - war resumed in the Chinese mainland as the Japanese prepared for a new offensive in retaliation for their participation in the Doolittle Raid. This episode will talk about the battle of Midway.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with the aftermath of the first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Previously we talk about the build-up to the new stage of the Russo-Ukrainian War, how Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continued, and covered events between February 24th and April 7th, as we saw how Ukraine managed to win the first phase of the war. This set up the second phase of the war - battle of Donbas. In this video we will cover the events of April of 2022 including the sinking of the rocket cruiser Moskva
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video in the series. Last week, we covered one of the most important battles of the Pacific War, the milestone that stopped the expansion of the Japanese Empire and allowed the Americans to go on the offensive for the first time in the war. But concurrent to the Battle of Midway and the death of the 1st Kido Butai, Admiral Yamamoto had devised a plan to strike Dutch Harbor and invade the first territory in North America: the Aleutian Islands. With huge resources allocated to this operation, the American defenders in Alaska were about to meet one of the most significant invasion forces this soil would ever see, so join us as we delve deeper into the struggle for Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.
Kings and Generals' animated historical documentary series on medieval history and history of religion and culture continues with a video on how the Eastern Roman Empire established cultural supremacy over Eastern Europe through Orthodoxy and cultural dominance, creating what is now loosely known as the Byzantine Commonwealth.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on medieval history and history of Europe continues with the video on how centralization of various Western European kingdoms took place and how the kings defeated the nobles kickstarting the evolution from feudal kingdoms to nation-states.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the ancient battles continues with the oldest Battle in history - the battle of Megiddo of 1457 BC fought between Egypt led by Thutmose III and the alliance of Canaanites, Mitanni and the cities of Kadesh and Megiddo.
The new Kings and Generals animated ancient historical documentary series covering the conquests of Alexander III the Great of Macedon continues with the aftermath of the siege of Tyre of 332 BC , the battle of Gaza and conquest of Egypt as well as the decisive battle of Gaugamela against Darius III in 331 BC. This video will cover the continuation of Alexander's Persian campaign, as he marches in Iran, which leads to the battles of the Uxian Defile and the Persian Gates, and the end of Darius III. We are planning to cover all campaigns of Alexander and all of his major battles, including Gaugamela, Tyre, Issus, Granicus, Halicarnassus, Gaza, Hydaspes and more.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video in the series. Last week, we covered the Japanese attack on Sydney Harbor in June of 1942. After the small break of the last couple of weeks, we return to the main theater of the Pacific War, where the astounding consequences of the Battle of Midway continued to resonate in the minds of the key figures of the war. Yamamoto had been outmaneuvered, outsmarted and he had suffered terrible losses in the battle, from which the IJN may never recover. But worst of all, he had finally surrendered the initiative to the American commanders, who immediately began to plan the first Allied offensives of the Pacific War. Join us as we delve into Admiral King’s and General MacArthur’s plans for the future, as well as the first incursions into New Guinea, as Japan attacks this region.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with another video on the reasons why Japan joined the Axis powers in the aftermath of the Great War and how it was influenced by the treaty of Versailles.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with the aftermath of the first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Previously we talked about the build-up to the new stage of the Russo-Ukrainian War, how Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continued, and covered events between February 24th and April 7th, as we saw how Ukraine managed to win the first phase of the war. This set up the second phase of the war - battle of Donbas. In the previous video we covered the events of April of 2022 including the sinking of the rocket cruiser Moskva, while this video will talk about the continuation of the conflict that turned into the war of attrition in May.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video in the series. Last month, we covered the start of the violent and unforgiving campaign that took place in the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi as the Japanese invaders hunted down the American pilots that had taken part in the Doolittle Raid. In their ensuing struggle to curb down the Chinese air power in the region, the natives of Zhejiang and Jiangxi suffered the war crimes, abuse and savagery of the Japanese troops, who caused such devastation on the land that around 90% of the market towns and its homes were destroyed. In many cities, the streets were left void and one could only see ruins and burning houses on the horizon. Yet this was just the beginning, with the invaders now preparing to withdraw from the area with the employment of biological warfare, thus leaving only death and misery in their wake.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the early modern history, as well as the history Greece and the Ottoman Empire continues with the second episode in our story of the Greek War of Independence, which gave Greece its new era of independence. In the first video we talked about the reasons this revolt has occurred and what the life in the Ottoman Empire was like for the Greeks, while the second episode covered a number of battles, including Peta and Karpenisi and how these battles led to the internal strife among the Greeks and forced the Ottomans to send an armada from Egypt to attack the rebels, putting the revolution into peril. Third episode will talk about the Fall of Missolonghi and how the Greeks almost lost this war of independence.
The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the ancient civilizations continues with a video on the evolution of the Indo-European Languages, as we give a summary of how this language family formed and how the languages belonging to each are still connected to each other.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the First Crusade continues with the aftermath of the battle of Civetot of 1096 during the so-called People's Crusade of the First Crusade and the battle of Nicaea of 1097 as the Princes' Crusade began. The Crusaders continued moving into the Asia Minor and had to fight against the forces of the Seljuk Sultan of Rum Kilij Arslan in Dorylaeum.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video in the series. Last week, we covered the Japanese Biological Warfare against China. This week's video will be dedicated to the attack on the continental United States, as the Aleutian islands were not the only territories in North America to be attacked by Japan. About a week after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 9 submarines of the Japanese 6th Fleet arrived off the North American Pacific coast. They were tasked with performing reconnaissance and disrupting shipping lanes. Some of these submarines would go a step further and carry out attacks on the mainland of North America. This episode will be the War on the American Pacific Coast.
The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the ancient civilizations continues with a on the Bronze Age Collapse, as we try to deduce if it really earned its name.
Third season of the Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Early Muslim Expansion starts with the aftermath of the battles against the Sassanid and Eastern Roman empires at Yarmouk and al-Qadisiyyah and battles of Ctesiphon, Alexandria, Nikiou, Jerusalem, Sufetula, Heliopolis, and Nahavand. We are going to cover the aftermath of the beginning of the First Fitna (Civil War) in the Rashidun Caliphate and the battle of Siffin of 657, which led to the rise of the Umayyad Caliphate, external expansion continued with the siege of Constantinople in 674-678, but this didn't stop the Second Fitna from happening, leading to the battles of Karbala (680) and Marj Rahit (684) (https://youtu.be/BZa_HjChaS0). This episode will talk about the conclusion of the Second Fitna, as we discuss the rise and fall of the Zubayrid Caliphate.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video in the series. Three weeks ago, we delved for the first time into the American plans for their future offensives, as the Army and Navy factions clashed for control of the operations that were going to unfold in the Pacific. But thanks to the efforts of General Marshall, by early July, the matter of command had been resolved and a compromise between General MacArthur and Admiral King had been reached. Now, we turn to cover the plans of the Japanese commanders for the region of New Guinea in Buna-Gona. as well as MacArthur’s response and the aid that the British were planning to give to the Americans in the Pacific.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of Japan continues with an episode on the Wokou - the Japanese Pirate Lords, who were great pirate bands dominating the oceans during the medieval and early-modern eras, from the shores of Honshu to Malacca, where they mastered both commerce and carnage, brought ancient Empires to their knees, and connected countless cultures from China to Portugal through barter and blood.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with the aftermath of the first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Previously we talked about the build-up to the new stage of the Russo-Ukrainian War, how Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continued, and covered events between February 24th and April 7th, as we saw how Ukraine managed to win the first phase of the war. This set up the second phase of the war - battle of Donbas. In the previous video we covered the events of April of 2022 including the sinking of the rocket cruiser Moskva, and how the conflict turned into the war of attrition in May. In this video we will cover the events of June, which became the best month for the Russian offensive. We will talk how the Ukrainian front in Zolote-Hirske area crumbled and how Russia managed to push
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video in the series. In the last couple of weeks, we have covered both the American and Japanese general plans for the future, delving into the minds of important figures like General MacArthur, Admiral King, General Hyakutake or Admiral Yamamoto. Although the American plans haven’t quite gotten in motion yet, the Japanese had started their Kokoda Track campaign in the last episode; and today, we are going to cover the continuation of the Japanese advance on Kokoda, as well as the resistance offered by the Maroubra Force and the plans that were brewing in Burma for future operations in the region.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of medieval era continues with a video on the medieval origins of Ukrainians. Previously, we explored how the identity of Ukraine as a nation starting forming with the Kyivan Rus and the kingdom of Ruthenia, and about the Mongol period. This new video will describe the fall of the Mongol rule over the lands of Ukraine, how the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took over and how these events led to the Rise of the Cossacks. We will also talk about the Bogdan Khmelnytsky's rebellion.
The new Kings and Generals animated ancient historical documentary series covering the conquests of Alexander III the Great of Macedon continues with the aftermath of the siege of Tyre of 332 BC, the battle of Gaza and the conquest of Egypt as well as the decisive battle of Gaugamela against Darius III in 331 BC. This video will cover the continuation of Alexander's Asian campaign, as after defeating the remnants of the Acahemenid Empire at the battle of the Persian Gate and the Uxian Defile and the Persian Gates, Alexander marches into Central Asia, taking on the Saka at the battle of Jaxartes in 329 BC. We are planning to cover all campaigns of Alexander and all of his major battles, including Gaugamela, Tyre, Issus, Granicus, Halicarnassus, Gaza, Hydaspes and more.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video in the series. After eight months since the outbreak of the Pacific War, after many defeats at the hands of the invaders, and after many bold actions that resulted in the few successes that the Allies enjoyed during the war, the time is finally ripe for the start of the first Allied offensive against the Japanese Empire: the Invasion of the Solomon Islands. Yet this was not only the first Allied offensive of the Pacific War, this was also the first American amphibious invasion in many decades, an invasion that would cement the importance of the US Marines for years to come. Welcome to our episode on the start of the crucial Solomon Islands Campaign, covering the initial landings on Guadalcanal, Tulagi and the islands of Gavutu and Tanambogo.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Early Modern Era continues with a video on the English civil war, as we discuss why the conflict that led to the deposition and execution of Charles I Stuart happened. In this series we will cover the main battles of the civil war between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, including Edgehill, Newsbury, Marstoon Moor, Naseby, Preston, Drogheda, Dunbar and others.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Early Modern Era and the English civil war continues with a video on the battle of Edgehill fought in 1642. Previously we discussed the reasons why the Civil War happened. In this episode we will see how the Parliamentarian and Royalist forces started to form up and how it led to the first battles of the war. In this series we will cover the main battles of the civil war between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, including Edgehill, Newsbury, Marstoon Moor, Naseby, Preston, Drogheda, Dunbar and others.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video. Last week, the invasion of the Solomons was up to a good start. Yet despite its tremendous losses at Midway, the IJN was still standing and it still had sufficient strength to contest control of the south seas from the US, so Admiral Mikawa now prepared for a bold naval ambush that would prove to be one of the worst defeats in the history of the US Navy. Join us as we cover the Battle of Savo Island, and as we also take a look at some new developments on the Kokoda Track.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the early modern history, as well as the history Greece and the Ottoman Empire continues with the second episode in our story of the Greek War of Independence, which gave Greece its new era of independence. In the first video we talked about the reasons this revolt has occurred and what the life in the Ottoman Empire was like for the Greeks, while the second episode covered a number of battles, including Peta and Karpenisi and how these battles led to the internal strife among the Greeks and forced the Ottomans to send an armada from Egypt to attack the rebels, putting the revolution into peril. Third episode talked about the Fall of Missolonghi and how the Greeks almost lost this war of independence, while the final episode will talk how Greece gained its independence and modern Hellas was born.
Kings and Generals animated historical animated documentary series on the Ottoman Wars continues with the second video in the mini-series on the Long Turkish War. In the aftermath of the battle of Calugareni of 1595, the Ottoman empire is on the back foot in its war against a wide European alliance, but the battle of Mezokeresztes of 1596 would show that the sultans are still strong enough to enforce their will. This episode will describe the continued Austro-Turkish struggle for the Romanian principalities of Wallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia, and the battles of Selimbar and Miraslau at the tail end of the Long Turkish War.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video. Guadalcanal was one of the most brutal campaigns of the Pacific War, as the US Marines not only had to fight the relentless assaults of the enemy in that jungle hell. Yet after the Battle of Savo Island, the problems were only starting to emerge for the Marines, as they were soon to face a true baptism of fire at Alligator Creek. At the same time, the 2nd Raider Battalion was preparing to launch a deadly raid against the heart of the Gilberts, an attack that would have deadly consequences for the Americans in the future. Join us as we cover the Raid on Makin Island and we also take a look at the Battle of the Tenaru and some other developments in the Guadalcanal Campaign.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the First Crusade continues with the aftermath of the battle of Civetot of 1096 during the so-called People's Crusade of the First Crusade and the battle of Nicaea of 1097 as the Princes' Crusade began. The Crusaders continued moving into the Asia Minor and had to fight against the forces of the Seljuk Sultan of Rum Kilij Arslan in Dorylaeum and after the victory over the sultan, the road to Syria was open, leading to the Siege of Antioch in 1097-1098.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome and ancient civilizations continues with the second video on the Roman religion. In the first episode we talked about the religious practices of Rome before the Greeks, while this video will focus on why the Romans adopted the Greek gods and how the Roman religion was Hellenized.
The new Kings and Generals animated ancient historical documentary series covering the conquests of Alexander III the Great of Macedon continues with the aftermath of the siege of Tyre of 332 BC, the battle of Gaza and the conquest of Egypt as well as the decisive battle of Gaugamela against Darius III in 331 BC. Afterwards, Alexander's Asian campaign continued, as after defeating the remnants of the Acahemenid Empire at the battle of the Persian Gate and the Uxian Defile and the Persian Gates, Alexander marched into Central Asia, taking on the Saka at the battle of Jaxartes in 329 BC. Alexander's next target was the Sogdian Rock, where Spitamenes raised a rebellion against him. We will also talk about the assassination of Cleitus. We are planning to cover all campaigns of Alexander and all of his major battles, including Gaugamela, Tyre, Issus, Granicus, Halicarnassus, Gaza, Hydaspes and more.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video. Last week we covered the Raid on Makin Island and looked at the Battle of the Tenaru and some other developments in the Guadalcanal Campaign. The defeat of the Ichiki Detachment at Alligator Creek proved that the Japanese are not invincible; yet the conclusion of the Battle of the Tenaru also harboured the start of a new phase for the Guadalcanal Campaign, a period in which the Marines and the US Navy were going to be challenged by some of the best forces of the Japanese Empire. Join us as we cover the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, as well as new developments in the New Guinea Campaign with the start of the Invasion of Milne Bay.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of medieval era, as well as the history of Islam and early Muslim expansion continues with a video on the slavery in the early caliphate.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with the aftermath of the first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Previously we talked about the build-up to the new stage of the Russo-Ukrainian War, how Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continued, and covered events between February 24th and April 7th, as we saw how Ukraine managed to win the first phase of the war. This set up the second phase of the war - battle of Donbas. In the previous video we covered the events of April of 2022 including the sinking of the rocket cruiser Moskva and how the conflict turned into the war of attrition in May and continued with Russia's best month in June. In this video dedicated to July - the 5th month of the war, we will talk about the arrival of the HIMARS systems which strengthened Ukrainian positions and changed the war.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video. In our last episode, we covered the carrier Battle of the Eastern Solomons, as the Japanese attempted to land reinforcements on Guadalcanal, and we’ve also covered the start of the Battle of Milne Bay, where outnumbered Japanese managed to push back the defenders towards the airfield at Rabi. New developments were also unfolding in the Kokoda Track. With the bulk of the South Seas Detachment finally on New Guinean soil, the Japanese now prepared to start their main drive against Port Moresby; an offensive that would be opposed by brave Australian soldiers in what is considered as Australia’s Thermopylae. Join us as we cover the Battle of Isurava and the Japanese Advance on Eora Creek.
Third season of the Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Early Muslim Expansion starts with the aftermath of the battles against the Sassanid and Eastern Roman empires at Yarmouk and al-Qadisiyyah and battles of Ctesiphon, Alexandria, Nikiou, Jerusalem, Sufetula, Heliopolis, and Nahavand. We are going to cover the aftermath of the beginning of the First Fitna (Civil War) in the Rashidun Caliphate and the battle of Siffin of 657, which led to the rise of the Umayyad Caliphate, external expansion continued with the siege of Constantinople in 674-678, but this didn't stop the Second Fitna from happening, leading to the battles of Karbala (680) and Marj Rahit (684). We also previously talked about the conclusion of the Second Fitna and the rise and fall of the Zubayrid Caliphate. In this episode the armies of the Caliphate return to the frontiers, clashing with the crumbling Byzantine Empire in Armenia and North Africa.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of ancient civilizations continues with a 3d tour of the main city of the Bronze Age Greece - Myucane capital Hattusa. In this video we will showcase the architecture and structure of the city, focusing on the religious practices, defenses, culture, and daily life of the Bronze age Greeks.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the First Crusade continues with the aftermath of the battle of Civetot of 1096 during the so-called People's Crusade of the First Crusade and the battle of Nicaea of 1097 as the Princes' Crusade began. The Crusaders continued moving into the Asia Minor and had to fight against the forces of the Seljuk Sultan of Rum Kilij Arslan in Dorylaeum and after the victory over the sultan, the road to Syria was open, leading to the Siege of Antioch in 1097-1098, but the partial victory of the crusaders in this siege was followed by a counter-attack of various Seljuk generals, leading to the biggest battle of the First Crusade - the battle of Antioch.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of medieval era continues with a video on Jan Zizka (Žižka) - the Czech general who was the military leader of the Hussite movement and remained undefeated against a number of Crusades against the Hussites. Zizka helped develop the wagon fort (wagenburg) tactic that won numerous battles against the overwhelming forces of the crusading knights.
The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Mongol History continues with a video explaining how the Europeans planned to fight and fought against Mongols.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Early Modern Era and the English civil war continues. In our previous video, we covered how the English Civil War finally broke out after decades of buildup, ultimately leading to the conflict’s first major pitched battle at Edgehill, in October 1642. Many spectators and participants alike hoped this clash would end the conflict, but they were tragically mistaken, for the flawed generalship and heavy losses among King Charles I’s royalist army would lead to a deadlock that trapped the British Isles in bitter civil war for almost another two decades. Welcome to our third piece of the seventeenth century English Civil Wars, where we will explore the events surrounding Charles’ march on London and the campaign of 1643, culminating at the First Battle of Newbury. In this series we will cover the main battles of the civil war between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, including Edgehill, Newsbury, Marstoon
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. Ten months into the Pacific War, we are reaching one of the high points of the conflict. In the Kokoda Track, Horii’s South Seas Detachment continues its advance towards Port Moresby and in Guadalcanal, the forces of Kawaguchi are preparing for their second major offensive of the campaign and the Battle of the Tenaru. With both events happening at the same time, the Japanese came to be as close as possible for them to materialize their objectives of seizing New Guinea and recapturing Guadalcanal, but alas, fate would see them fail on both enterprises. Today we cover the Battle of Edson’s Ridge.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. The Imperial Japanese Navy shocked the world when it consolidated most of its aircraft carriers into a striking force in 1941 and surprise-attacked Pearl Harbor. Something that is not as well known is that the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor would be replicated against Darwin, Australia by most of the same warships and aviators. This was the dawn of the aircraft carrier as the pinnacle of modern warfare, and the IJN were making full use of their carrier fleet. Out of all their carriers to rain terror upon the allies, one began the war as a flagship. This episode is about the IJN carrier Akagi and Australia's Pearl Harbor.
Kings and Generals beginning remaking its animated historical documentary on the history of the Ottoman empire with the early rise of the Ottoman beylik under Osman I. In this video we will cover the early origins of the beylik, its status among the Muslim states in Anatolia and its early clashes against the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire at Bapheus and Dimbos in 1302. In this series we are planning to cover every major battle of the Ottoman empire, including Kosovo, Nicopolis, Ankara, Varna, 2nd Kosovo, Constantinople, Belgrade, Targoviste, Otlukbeli, Vaslui, Valea Alba, Skanderbeg's rebellion, Breadfield, Krbava, Otranto, Chaldiran, the Ottoman-Mamluk War of 1516-1517, siege of Rhodes in 1522, Mohacs of 1526, Vienna of 1529, Preveza, Gorjani, Castelnuovo, Buda, Eger, Malta, Szigetvar, Famagusta, Lepanto and much, much more!
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. As we saw in our last episode, we are amidst one of the key points of the Pacific War. With the disastrous defeat on the bloody slopes of Edson’s Ridge, the Japanese high command started to comprehend that they were losing the initiative against the tenacious and resilient American forces in the Pacific. Now, General Horii continues his difficult and harsh advance along the Kokoda Track, not knowing that the recent failures in the Guadalcanal Campaign were soon to affect his overland offensive against Port Moresby. Nonetheless, the stubborn but effective commander will soon face the might of the Australian soldiers in yet another delaying action, and also the even more threatening prospect of straining his supply line, so join us today to cover the Battle of Ioribaiwa and the crucial aftermath of the offensive.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Greece and ancient civilizations continues with a video on Alexander the Great in which we ask if Alexander became Persian, adopting the Achaemenid culture and traditions in the aftermath of his conquest.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome continues with an episode of the post-Caesar Civil Wars, as we look at what happened after the initial shock of Caesar's assassination. Previously we talked about the battle of Mutina and its aftermath as Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus created a triumvirate, taking over Rome, which signaled to Brutus and Cassius, that there will be another civil war. The latter collected their legions and started building their base of operations, leading to the battles of Xanthos and Rhodes, and that, in turn lead to the battle of Philippi that would decide the fate of the war between the Caesareans and Pompeians. After Philippi, Octavian and Antony basically divided Rome between them. In this episode we will see what was happening in the western part in 41-40 BC as Octavian had to deal with a number of enemies and crises, which culminated at the Perusian War where Caesar's heir was forced to fight Antony's wife Fulvia an
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with another video on World War II as we discuss how the world betrayed Ethopia and allowed Italy and Mussolini to annex it, which became one of the reasons why the League of Nations ceased to exist.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. With the withdrawal on the Kokoda Track and the recent defeat at the Battle of Edson’s Ridge, the Japanese high command was now beginning to understand that they were losing the initiative against the resilient American and Australian forces in the Pacific. In that regard, more resources began to be allocated for the Guadalcanal Campaign, in a build-up that would lead to one of the bloodiest engagements of the Pacific War. But in the meantime, today we’ll cover the direct aftermath of the struggle at the Bloody Ridge, as both sides sought to reinforce their position on the island and the US Marines prepared to launch a series of raids against their opponents at the Matanikau area.
The new Kings and Generals animated ancient historical documentary series covering the conquests of Alexander III the Great of Macedon continues with the aftermath of the siege of Tyre of 332 BC, the battle of Gaza and the conquest of Egypt as well as the decisive battle of Gaugamela against Darius III in 331 BC. Afterwards, Alexander's Asian campaign continued, as after defeating the remnants of the Acahemenid Empire at the battle of the Persian Gate and the Uxian Defile and the Persian Gates, Alexander marched into Central Asia, taking on the Saka at the battle of Jaxartes in 329 BC. Alexander's next target was the Sogdian Rock, where Spitamenes raised a rebellion against him and we also talk talked about the assassination of Cleitus. In this episode, we will discuss Alexander's campaign in Afghanist, called Cophen (Kabul) campaign by the ancients and another assassination attempt, this time by the royal pages led by Hermolaus. We are planning to cover all campaigns of Alexander and
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. In our last episode, we covered the direct aftermath of the key Battle of Edson’s Ridge, the second Japanese offensive in Guadalcanal that caused so many losses for the invaders that it’s today remembered as the Battle of the Bloody Ridge. Because of this major defeat and because they started to feel like they were losing the initiative against their enemies, the Japanese then began to prioritize the Guadalcanal theater, sending almost 17500 men in their characteristic Tokyo Express to finally win what they perceived to be the most decisive battle of the Pacific War. Today, we are going to cover the American attempt to intercept the Japanese express runs during the Battle of Cape Esperance, as well as the recent developments in the air warfare over the Aleutian Islands.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Early Modern Era and the English civil war continues. In our previous video, we covered how the English Civil War finally broke out after decades of buildup, ultimately leading to the conflict’s first major pitched battle at Edgehill, in October 1642. Many spectators and participants alike hoped this clash would end the conflict, but they were tragically mistaken, for the flawed generalship and heavy losses among King Charles I’s royalist army would lead to a deadlock that trapped the British Isles in bitter civil war for almost another two decades. Charles’ march on London and the campaign of 1643, culminated at the First Battle of Newbury. In the aftermath, the war continued both in England and Scotland, leading go the climactic battle of Marston Moor in 1644. In this series we will cover the main battles of the civil war between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, including Edgehill, Newsbury, Marst
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. After so many delaying actions and rearguard engagements, after seeing so many of their comrades die at the hands of the enemy, after enduring months of almost no provisions; the time has finally come in the Kokoda Track. The recent failures in Guadalcanal, coupled with the Japanese inability to adequately create a supply line, has finally forced General Horii and his relentless South Seas Detachment to begin their retreat northwards. Now, it’s up to the courageous Australians on New Guinea to at last start their counteroffensive, so join us as we delve into this important chapter of the Pacific War with the Second Battle of Eora Creek and Templeton’s Crossing.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Victoria Era continues with a video with events that defined this age, as we, supported by Paradox Interactive and Victoria 3, talk about First Opium War 1839-1842, Mines Act of 1842, Revolutions of 1848, Unification of Italy and Germany 1848-1871, Crimean War 1854-1856, American Civil war 1861-1865, Germ Theory 1861, Meiji Restoration 1868, Opening of the Transpacific railway and Suez Canal 1869, Great Eastern Crisis 1875-1878, and more!
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of Ancient civilizations and Middle East continues with a video on the Kingdom of Armenia, as we look as how this state survived between the two giants of the era - Rome and Parthia and then Byzantine and Sassanian Empires, creating a unique civilization.
Siege of Prusa 1317-1326 - Ottoman History
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with the aftermath of the first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022
The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the ancient civilizations and Ancient Celts continues with a second season in which we will continue talking about the Celtic Britons starting the with the Medieval origins of Wales.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Italian Wars continues with the aftermath of the famous battle of Pavia. France was on the back foot, but the events in the Holy Roman empire, where the Emperor Charles V had to contend both with the Protestant movement and the incursions of the Ottoman empire, allowed the house of Valois to continue the fight in Italy. In this video we will cover the 5th, 6th and 7th Italian wars, including the Sack of Rome in 1527 and the battle of Ceresole of 1544.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome and ancient civilizations continues with the second video on the Roman religion. In the first episode we talked about the religious practices of Rome before the Greeks
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of medieval era continues with a video on the Dark Ages, as we discuss how the term came to be and how Dark the Dark Ages really were.
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of ancient civilizations and Bronze Age continues with a 3d tour of one of the capitals of ancient Egypt - Thebes, as we talk about its history, architecture, religious practices and why it was the holiest city of Egypt.
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. Last week, a decisive battle started in New Guinea, as the Allied forces attempted to quickly destroy the Japanese defenses in the Buna-Gona area. Yet we only got to see the beginning of this struggle last time, and contrary to MacArthur’s expectations, there is much more to tell about the bloody Battle of Buna-Gona. Additionally, today we’ll see Colonel Carlson and his Raiders embark on a Long Patrol to pursue and destroy the Shoji Detachment, a patrol that would last for 29 days and that would see the Raiders endure some of the most extreme conditions in the jungles of Guadalcanal.
The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Mongol History continues with a video on the Mongol ideology as we discuss why Chinggis Khan wanted to conquer the world and thought that it is his destiny.
Kings and Generals began remaking its animated historical documentary on the history of the Ottoman empire with the early rise of the Ottoman beylik under Osman I. In the first video we covered the early origins of the beylik, its status among the Muslim states in Anatolia and its early clashes against the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire at Bapheus and Dimbos in 1302. The second episode showed how a tiny beylik became a regional power with the continued battles against the Byzantine empire and other states, including the siege of Prusa (Bursa) between 1317 and 1326 and the battle of Pelekanon of 1329. As the Ottoman entered the Balkans, they had to face the Serbian Empire and the Second Bulgarian Empire, leading to the abttles like Maritsa in 1371. In this series we are planning to cover every major battle of the Ottoman empire, including Kosovo, Nicopolis, Ankara, Varna, 2nd Kosovo, Constantinople, Belgrade, Targoviste, Otlukbeli, Vaslui, Valea Alba, Skanderbeg's rebellion, Breadfiel
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. By late November, Guadalcanal had become an island of death for the Japanese and the critical food crisis would force the Japanese to prepare their destroyers for another express run, one that would turn into a savage nighttime naval battle. Join us as we delve into the Battle of Tassafaronga and we continue with our coverage of the Battle of Buna-Gona.
Kings and Generals' animated historical documentary series on medieval history continues with a video in which we will why 1224 was one of the worst years to be a ruler in Europe.
Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Ottoman History and World Wars continues with a video on why the Arabs revolted against the Ottomans before and during the Great War, and how the Arab Revolted affected the World War.
