Evolution of American Army Uniforms | Animated History

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Clausen, Henrik, and Eric H. Larson. “USA.” Camopedia, 2013. www.camopedia.org/index.php?t....
Cole, David. “History of U.S. Army Uniforms.” Military.com. Army.mil/News, 2021. www.military.com/army/uniform....
Reuschen, Christopher. US Military Uniforms of World War II, 2012. www.usww2uniforms.com/index.html.
“Revolutionary War Uniforms.” History of American Wars - Three Centuries of America's Wars. History of American Wars, 2012. www.history-of-american-wars.c....
U.S. Army Uniforms. U.S Army, 3rd Infantry Division "The Old Guard". Accessed January 29, 2021. www.army.mil/uniforms/.
“Uniform & Equipment Reference Guide.” Moore Militaria, 2015. www.mooremilitaria.com/unifor....
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💥 Start your mercenary career right now! Sign up for free 🆓 bit.ly/AW_The-Armchair-Historian and receive the Type 59-IIA Tier 4 Premium MBT and 7 days of Premium Time directly to your account! CORRECTIONS: The M1 Garand displayed in Operation Torch was animated to have a bolt-action, rather than being the semi-automatic action it is truly known for. The U.S Paratrooper during Bastogne was wearing incorrect footwear; although this happened as Paratroopers began to obtain "regular" equipment and clothing as their wore out (HBO's miniseries "Band of Brothers" displays this well), it would have been far more common to see the famed Cocoran jump boots than the gaiters worn in the video. While this was primarily an Army video, we felt the need to include a small mention of what the U.S Marine Corps did during World War II. Although they were a sizable force, in reality, they did not do the fighting alone as the USMC was given credit for. The Stinger was incorrectly noted as being based on an aircraft variant of the M2 Browning (.50) when in reality it was the M1919 (.30) specifically. With this, the aircraft variant "AN/M2" referred to three machine guns with different ammunition. The M1919 and M2 also shared design similarities that caused some confusion. Sign up for Armchair History TV today! armchairhistory.tv/ Promo code: ARMCHAIRHISTORY for 50% OFF Merchandise available at store.armchairhistory.tv/ Check out the new Armchair History TV Mobile App too! apps.apple.com/us/app/armchair-history-tv/id1514643375 play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.uscreen.armchairhistorytv Discord: discord.gg/zY5jzKp Twitter: twitter.com/ArmchairHist

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Dude give this man a break he be running thought hundreds of years in 10 minutes like give him a water

[@davis3138]

Are you implying that this is all the same person? Then at 6:40, he-

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@@davis3138 Yup.

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@@davis3138 got really tan or burned from an explosion

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@@davis3138 and at 7:04 he...

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@@marcmonge5193 he took over another body

[@BygoneChina]

I really like the way the new Green Service Uniform of the Army pays homage to the WW2 uniforms!

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Don’t like how the governments become what we fought against in WW2

[@romanpercic9010]

ya i like the fact that they brought that dress uniform back from ww2

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Greengo lol

[@VLSG]

really dont like that they making us buy the uniforms

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@@VLSG dude it's not required till 2028. You got time.

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Such an amazing man. He lived over 300 years, changes race multiple times, and ages backwards in certain scenarios. I have gained true respect for the impossible man who went through all of this.

[@scottedge4388]

And he was also able to simultaneously fight on both sides in the Civil War.

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The Vampire of America

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😮😮😮😮

[@caesarvalentin6332]

And I didn't see any Purple Heart medal

[@MuhammadIbrahim-ps9mu]

American Army Uniform Evolution Order 🇺🇲: 0:46 Continental Militiaman (1775) 1:04 American Musketeer (1778) 1:39 Morgan's Rifleman (1781) 1:54 U.S. Infantry (1814) 2:04 U.S Officer (1814) 2:22 U.S. Foot Soldier (1846) 2:43 Union Officer (1863) 2:57 Confederate Soldier (1863) 3:12 Zouave Regiment (1863) 3:50 U.S. Infantryman (1898) 4:14 U.S. Infantryman (1918) 4:33 U.S. Infantryman (1942) 4:46 U.S. Airborne Infantry (1944) 5:13 U.S. Ranger (1944) 5:33 U.S. Airborne Infantry (1944) 5:54 U.S. Marine (1945) 6:14 U.S. Army Air Forces Officer (1945) 6:43 U.S. Infantryman (1952) 7:03 U.S. Infantryman (1967) 7:41 Post-Vietnam Army Green Service (1984) 7:53 U.S. Infantryman (1991) 8:17 U.S. Infantryman (1999) 8:39 U.S. Infantryman (2003) 9:00 U.S. Infantryman (2005) 9:14 U.S. Infantryman (2015) 9:30 Army Green Service Uniform (2019) 9:48 Army Sentinel (2021)

[@Mindos2055]

I love how during the Vietnam part, a rendition of fortunate son was playing, really added to the effect imo

[@RabiMakiala]

Battlefield Vietnam

[@legoworksstudios1]

I don't know about you, but considering how CCR wrote most of their songs to reflect on protests and unrest, I personally think any one of their songs could be Vietnam focused. Pick your favorite, mine are Run Through the Jungle, Bad Moon Rising and Green River.

[@SStupendous]

@@legoworksstudios1 The End by the Doors does it for me.

[@Mindos2055]

@@legoworksstudios1 true true

[@legoworksstudios1]

@@SStupendous there is also The Unknown Soldier also by the Doors. Not many radio stations were willing to play that considering the subject matter

[@Lee-bd6fm]

I’m scared of the guy that didn’t even change his face expression when he was almost blown up in Vietnam.

[@ReySchultz121]

*He's seen things*

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@@ReySchultz121 *Agreed*

[@marksman3945]

@@ReySchultz121 i mean, he was on every US War before that so

[@haisee1671]

hahaha

[@ragman2623]

He also went to Gulf with the same face.

[@cristhianguzman7590]

This man is immortal runs longer than Forrest Gump runs over 200 years

[@TheAtomBuilds]

But the guy in vid died in Vietnam. And Forrest didn’t. Bubba did tho

[@dubster0850]

@@TheAtomBuilds well the man in the photo didn’t die, he got right back up, hence making him run longer than Forrest, but yes bubba did die

[@ethanandlanehall1357]

Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!

[@starstuds]

My girlfriend's dad fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. He's alive and well.

[@masoncrabb6358]

I salute him

[@lawd.8354]

Amem to that!

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My dad is currently serving active duty

[@whymecri6739]

Respect to your girlfriend’s dad for risking his life for many others. Salute!

[@f-15estrikeeagle35]

Salute!

[@wattsnottaken1]

7:02 we all know that was the “I’m not trying to get copyrighted” version of Fortunate Son. lol 😂

[@anthonyle2506]

Well that’s just the instrumental version

[@mswijn]

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It*

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@@mswijn There is nothing about PC gaming here.

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@@manlyboyman1220 son not sun

[@FlipLaScript]

I'm from Baltimore. It's crazy how good the animation research was for backgrounds. Even if it was just supposed to showcase a solider walking across time with uniform changes.

[@justcloggedthetoilet]

Hey what are you doing here man?

[@thesmuggest6680]

Creepypastas are fun

[@SStupendous]

What do you mean by research? It was really detailed, yes, no offense to them, but most were just stereotypical backgrounds from each era, like the VALLEY for the revolution, Fort for the 1810s, city for the Civil War, and trenches for WW1... it was good, but I personally think ArmchairHistorian could've done it all from memory! That makes it even better.

[@animacs2728]

Same man. The detail put into Fort McHenry was insane

[@superfishee.]

I live in Annapolis

[@lukesams3349]

The only major issue I could find was the 1898 pattern soldier wielding the 1873 pattern musket. These were way obsolete by the end of the century, having been replaced by the Krag rifle in mainline US service. Slight correction: Springfields were still issued to volunteer units/National Guard who didn’t see as much mainline combat, hence why they weren’t equipped with the latest weaponry

[@tobytawaqal3678]

Yes, many of the troops during the Span-am war had already used the Krag-Jørgensen, otherwise they would've been outmatched by the spanish Mausers

[@Notsoholygospel]

I was just thinking muskets weren't really used after civil war there were better options I was confused why they are still using muskets even when lever action rifles were available

[@TBH-nu2so]

My grandfather served in the Screaming Eagles during Korea. I don’t think he ever went into combat, but it’s still crazy thinking about him in the Screaming Eagles uniform.

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

*This video was just meant to go over the army uniforms. Still, we made a couple exceptions just to include a few iconic uniforms like the WW2 Marine. In the future, we can definitely look at covering the evolution of naval uniforms/equipment, aerial uniforms/equipment etc.

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Hi im a big fan

[@lvra1dersfan08]

Yes

[@Taylor-mn9fv]

If you ever cover USAF uniforms, please just go ahead and roast the ABU. What a useless uniform that was. Source: wore it for 11 years. So thankful we switched to the OCP.

[@pyeitme508]

Ok. Cool. Would be perfect if you talk the OCP precursor is the MultiCam camouflage.

[@ahtheh]

I wonder if the space suits are technically a part of the US air force or not

[@Complete_Stranger7050]

Vietnam War: *Shows Up* Background Music: "Fortunate Son"

[@luclasher1866]

SOME FOLKS ARE BORN, MAAAAAAADE TO WAVE THE FLAG OOOH THERE RED, WHITE AND BLUE AND WHEN THE BAND PLAYS "HAAIIL THE THE CHIEF" THEY'RE POINTING THE CANNON AT YOUUU IT AINT ME, IT AINT ME I AINT NO SENATORS SON, (SON) IT AINT ME, IT AINT ME, I AINT NO FORUNATE ONE

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*Mel Gibson has entered the chat*

[@ANanoMoose]

Props to the dude for staying alive for 200 years to show us the evolution of America’s uniform

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Love USA from Brazil. 🇧🇷🇺🇸

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Que ridículo jajaja

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@@marcovadillo9850 no tu

[@heavyfrompootis4385]

The fact a ear rape version of the Star Spangled Banner wasn't playing constantly in the background really gets my freedom senses tingling

[@fearlesslegend999]

F r e e d o m s e n c e s

[@Soviet_duck1991]

*N Y E T*

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Hell yea, America 🇺🇸

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You have freedom ?

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[@musicaagent5626]

So I told that teachin lady: The only colors I need to know are *red white and blue*

[@romaniacountryball]

That are not russian and french colours?

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@@romaniacountryball dont tell them the secret

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@@romaniacountryball depends on the pattern.

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My only colors are the stars and stripes 🇺🇸 'Murica

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@@TheSupart91 I don't think those are colours

[@Shogun..]

I like how it went from “WE REPRESENT” to “We hidey bois”

[@dudeman4514]

Salute to that lad, not only he had been running across multiple battlefields with barely any cover, he changed from army, airborne, rangers, air force, army again, army sentinel, changed races twice and survived a direct hit from artillery, and looked dashing while doing all of these

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Almost died at Veitnam though but still kept running

[@gunnygunz4563]

“The Army kept the UCP pattern ACUs for a decade before they realized how ineffective they were” Seems about right

[@geronimo5537]

literally everyone thought they were bad. except the army command... lol

[@huntermontesano4036]

@@geronimo5537 my dad is in the army, and he really genuinely hated that camo, and if you ask anyone who is in the US Army, they hated that camo lol

[@geronimo5537]

@@huntermontesano4036 yeah it was just "universally" bad lol

[@Irsih1]

Suggestion: A video about the napoleonic wars or the 100 years war

[@fasterthandragons7908]

That'll actually be pretty cool.

[@dantepettinato9608]

Oh my yes please!

[@newfoundlandmapping4493]

I’m honestly surprised they haven’t touched on Napoleon very much

[@iwantsomecheesburgers]

yeah but there already is a really good video (they are actualy 3 videos lmao) on napoleonic wars tho

[@alexcarlson2772]

There is they’re just old

[@pewpewguy8075]

I'm not American but thanks for those who sacrifice lives to protect their country and people Thanks for your service

[@patriot7260]

7:10 This was sick in the best possible way.

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"Hehe you guys are all stupid. They are gonna be looking for army guys." - Peter Griffin

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You again.

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Funny?

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“Bae, come and visit me.” “I can’t, I’m centuries away from you.” “My parents aren’t home.”

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Gold.

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6:52 the U.S also used the M2 Carbine and also 7:07 the M16A1 never had a curved 30-round mag in 1967

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0:45 American Revolutionary War 1:53 War of 1812 2:21 Mexican-American War 2:41 American Civil War 3:49 Spanish-American War 4:13 World War 1 4:31 World War 2 6:42 Korean War 7:02 Vietnam War 7:53 Gulf War 8:18 Kosovo War 8:38 War on Terror

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7:38 Cold War

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Minutemen: *exists* Some dude 200 years later: *Settlement building intensifies*

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👨🏿‍🌾-a local settlement needsur help

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Actually it’s around 500 years in the future I’m sorry I had to correct it

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7:02 You know there is a lot you expect in war... Carnage, the sleepless nights. But what they don't prepare you for is the incessant use of Fortunate Son.

[@threeRcar]

Every time I rode in a helicopter it would be that song...

[@davekennethflor9343]

family guy reference

[@gooby8953]

and that goddamn there's something happening here song

[@Fast_Attack]

Unless your in the front lines your sitting at the top of a mountain waiting for someone and it’s extremely boring

[@SStupendous]

@@threeRcar You mean rode? Or did they not teach that in Pre-School?

[@pavan923]

This was a good video and I can tell a lot of research went into it, but just 1 correction: the Krag Rifle was the standard-issue US rifle during the Spanish-American war, the trapdoor had been phased out some years prior

[@za.monolit]

it was still used by cavalry

[@sgtmayhem7567]

Good eyes, very cool that you picked that out. Are you aware of how bad a rifle the Krag was compared to the Spanish Mauser rifles? It led directly to the US designing and fielding the 1903 Springfield.

[@pavan923]

@@sgtmayhem7567 Yeah, I know how the Spanish caused tons of casualties on the charging Americans at San Juan Hill even though they were heavily outnumbered. The main reason I even know about the rifle is because of red dead

[@strasburg0192]

This is an awesome series! I’ve always wondered how the uniforms of different countries military’s developed over time, and this shows that off perfectly! Do you have any plans to do a similar services of videos for the uniform of the other branches such as the Navy?

[@Doom_Guy__]

I had a feeling Fortunate Son would play in the background during the vietnam war uniforms.

[@Victoryinourstars33]

It was just listen closely

[@Doom_Guy__]

@@Victoryinourstars33 I know, I heard it.

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@@Doom_Guy__ ok cool

[@Gameprojordan]

Reminds me of the family guy episode where quagmire talks about his Vietnam War service and that the worst and most tragic thing about it was fortunate son constantly playing in the background the entire time

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To say the least none of us were disappointed

[@lowcarpet]

this man speed ran over 200 years into the present

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Yeah lol

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“Speedran” runned isn’t a word Edit: Help I’m being attacked

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@@softdrink-0 Speedranned

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I love how at the end the music is Star spangled banner 🇺🇸

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Just discovered your channel! Where has this been my whole life? Huge fan of history and the project you have going on here.

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The soldier ran so much that he changed his race twice

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Well you know…

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400th like

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Technically 4 times because he changed back to white

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@@al3xotv 634th like

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684th liker

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American soldier: almost got hit by explosion Ads: is for me?

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Same lol

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And of course Its the USAF 😆

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warpath xD

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The animations are incredible keep it up man

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US army in 1980: Rambo US army in 2021 : Rainbow

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O look! A commie has spoken!

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@@captain_duck0o084 he’s referring to the retarded recruitment ads reaching out to sjws

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Ain’t that the fuckin’ truth 😔

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@m k gtfo self promoter

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@@captain_duck0o084 let me guess you don’t know what a communist is :/

[@Bane2TuffAtBall]

I love these vids. Hoping for a Japanese one or a British one.

[@orbiter277]

How far back would a British one go?

[@imperify7671]

@@orbiter277 I would say 1707

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1707 or 1801 depends on how you feel.

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British and English would be better

[@ferrjuan]

@@Bane2TuffAtBall They can go back to Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army in the 17th century

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I would want to see a British version of this.

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Me to!

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*DPM INTENSIFIES*

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GREEK PLEASE

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Classic whataboutism

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Same

[@abdullahrizwan592]

3:40 I like how "When Jonney comes marching home again" is playing in the background.

[@brysonmanns1720]

My grandfather was in the Korean War he is still alive but he is in the hospital with COVID I hope he makes it

[@terminatorm134d3]

4:57 Hey, thats John Steele, the Paratropper who's parachute got stuck on the church. He hung there all night pretending to be dead.

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@m k shut up.

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Oh wow someone noticed too

[@haraldisdead]

The fact that our revolutionaries even had uniforms is pretty badass.

[@comrademason7835]

Yes sir! they weren't tread on in 76' and we wont be tread on now

[@SStupendous]

True, most revolutionary armies in the past and present barely have uniformity

[@nightowl3218]

they were probably provided by countries like france

[@sgtmayhem7567]

It was only the Continental Army a few militias from wealthy towns that had uniforms, but they still kicked ass.

[@haraldisdead]

@@sgtmayhem7567 yea, but the "continental army" were our revolutionaries. You seem have The Patriot brain.

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Amazing video. Videos of channel helps linking so many little historical anecdotes together and interesting✨😎‼

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You are doing amazing work on this channel.

[@philosopherpresident4896]

Am I the only one who loves the War of 1812 era uniforms?

[@Taylor-mn9fv]

For real the 1812 and Mexican War aesthetics are so underrated

[@sellblock1138]

They really don't get enough attention.

[@blackmantis3130]

@Longhorn XII yeah they really do. I guess allies

[@StevenRamos248]

They looked really fancy

[@FactorySettings_]

Napoleonic era uniforms are some of the coolest and fancy looking.

[@adams.2407]

When you are forced to march for 300 years so some KZbinr can showcase your uniforms

[@Sorcerers_Apprentice]

It's actually a single unbroken line of one man and his descendants, like in Forrest Gump.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!

[@mamabear9467]

7:07 The Card in the helmet is the Ace of Spades. (Correct me if I’m wrong) They put them in the mouthes of those that they killed. The Vietnamese Soldiers saw it as a sign of *Death*

[@NumptyDumpty33]

Even though they did put ace of spades in the mouth of dead Vietcong Insurgents,the card on his helmet is the ace of hearts,the difference is that the ace of spades is always colored in black and an ace of hearts always being colored red

[@terence.campbellcampbell2401]

The VC never actually saw it as a sign of death that was a myth the American soldiers just thought they did

[@johnnyspliff4900]

As Terrence pointed out, The NVA and VC or NLF didnt see the spade as an omen of ill-fortune, the Americans thought it did and it helped boost U.S. troop morale but the opposition were mostly just confused by this and didnt actually know why the Americans did it.

[@elitely6748]

I just realised that Americans chose opposite colour of Britain's red... *BLUE* , how funny

[@bobthegreatreee3185]

Ironic?

[@elitely6748]

@@bobthegreatreee3185 yeah thanks, i used that word worng. Don't use it much

[@kabirroopra5553]

That's kind of just because america and france were chummy, you know... until the heads started to roll.

[@LedosKell]

Even before the Revolution the colonial militias were using blue relatively frequently in unofficial capacities. IIRC it was an outgrowth of American colonies being producers of a lot of naval goods for the UK, including the navy blue uniforms. Just a slight retooling on tailor's parts and boom, American blue uniforms.

[@breckenridge1974]

@@LedosKell not to mention that blue dye was among the cheapest colors and the colonies had an abundance of indigo to produce it.

[@duglife2230]

"Evolution of American *Army* Uniforms" with a cameo from the US Marines.

[@emptyhusk702]

I love that in 04:56 theres a paratrooper hanging on the church tower. That actually happened irl. The guy's name is John Steele, he broke his leg during the landing and pretended to be dead so that he wont be shot by the German garrison in Ste. Mere Eglise.

[@TheWestIsDead]

My favourite uniform is the confed with the flipped US belt buckle.

[@thelostcat24]

1:53 The Star-Spangled Banner playing with Fort McHenry in the background was a nice touch.

[@enyerdelgado9664]

Damn, I was really waiting for Panama and Grenada M81 uniforms. Those looked so good

[@SniperFallen06]

he complety forgot about it, just like the conflicts

[@johna.760]

Tbh the uniforms from Kosovo were the same exact things they wore

[@MrAlexkyra]

Great work! Looking forward to the next one! I wonder what’s next? British, French, Japanese? I’d love an Australian one too, but I think it would be have to wait a long time if it ever comes

[@ethanmaranto8063]

Great video! One small problem I noticed were the Civil War era soldiers. During the Civil War, regulars (members of the United States Army) wore dark blue jackets and pants. Militiamen on the other hand, wore dark blue jackets, but sky blue pants. The uniform you showed was from a federalized militiaman.

[@fredxu2447]

my man's running so fast that he's breaking the time barrier

[@benhaver9737]

And changing his race

[@FromTheDustIWasLiftedByChrist]

@@benhaver9737 bruh

[@wwobbles]

When this guy goes to the VA VA: “where did you serve?” Him: “Yes” VA: “What?” Him: “Everywhere” VA: “so.... where?” Him: “Everywhere from 1776 onward” VA: “....Yeah your lying claim for your knees denied”

[@angelayang947]

I love the anamation and i love the video great video man

[@nj4w387]

This was real cool to watch. Nice job!

[@adorimable9690]

could you do one for france? such a diverse set of uniforms

[@Brutusoogabooga]

Yess

[@Phantom-qr1ug]

The French always knows how to equip their soldiers with the maximum amount of drip possible

[@plmkoo6772]

🙌

[@brandonhasting2960]

@@Phantom-qr1ug lol that drip disappeared during the 40s

[@LoneWolf-ee2zj]

7:05 Vietcong troops:*chillin* A random heli carrying American troops:*plays fortunate son* All Vietcong in a 200 yd radius:welp, it’s time to run

[@wisemonke194]

Enemy Napalm Strike Inbound

[@snanoopis6584]

**shapeshifts into tree**

[@Wolf-wc1js]

Anyone who runs is a VC, anyone who stands still is a well disciplined VC!

[@gitmoney2]

@m k stop commenting you bot

[@romanbuinyi]

Vietcong ran, and ran, and ran to victory in 75.

[@dupeesfashionconsultant4204]

I absolutely love this series including this video....just think it was such a huge jump from western expansion to world war one and skipped so many interesting and drastic uniform changes

[@imakeclips3017]

I’m liking this videos so far, good job

[@Pablo_BW]

I smell fries, burgers, and most importantly, Freedom 🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@sparta1694]

Here comes the "burgers" comment

[@whathell6t]

@Pablo Bargay Walls Here in Westlake-Mac Arthur Park, I smell the Three Sisters: Maize/Corn, Beans, and Squash.

[@TheCandyHole]

I smell patriot act, -ism's & banana republic.

[@jpikeyy7421]

And guns don’t forget guns

[@commonsense5169]

*RAMIREZ*

[@mithoo77]

Opinion: instead of camo uniforms, make the army wear t-shirts of John Cena

[@thylaggyone4513]

Woah

[@buttbuttson737]

That's all well and good until the soldiers take them off. Then they won't be able to find them again.

[@averagefreedomenjoyer8209]

So just nothing then?

[@kingmuddy5898]

That would be a war crime that causes unnecessary suffering to their enemies

[@joshuamattingly1232]

SHHH!!!! You’re giving them ideas.

[@gingeryam9227]

How just can't say how well this video is animated.

[@therocinante3443]

I thoroughly enjoy how you usually showed sergeants as the dudes fighting in your animations. I mean... NCO's always make less than half the money their commissioned equivalents do, yet do pretty much all the killing and all the dying.

[@thegreenknight7448]

I would really like to see the Evolution of British army uniforms (1707-Present)

[@HydraHolden]

No way start all the way back to the English Civil War!

[@ferrjuan]

@@HydraHolden yep with Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army

[@charliefoxtrott1048]

Love those little history eastereggs like the paratrooper hanging from the church or CCR as soundtrack for Vietnam :) That's passion/love

[@TRD315]

Amazing history love it..

[@User-fj9xt]

this guy has been running for years and survived many explosions and shots. what a legend!

[@molinesloth01]

I love that you even got the paratrooper who got stuck on the side of a church 😂

[@popcorn_showers]

Armchair Historian: *talks Zach Hyde's music: *plays My head: *expands

[@cursedbird6997]

69 likes

[@dubster0850]

My great grandfather Peter fought in the Philippines back in WW2 he survived, and my uncle Robert was a helicopter pilot back in the Vietnam War, he also survived, and my uncle (who I don’t know the name of) also was a marine in the Vietnam war who then went on to join the navy and rank up to the position where he worked at the pentagon and was in charge of every single American vessel until he retired, and to this day all my military relatives are alive and well, other than my great grandfather who died in the 80s. Only saying this cause this whole video is about the uniform of people who fought, so it’s nice to mention them. I thank them for their service and I thank every man and woman who is in service or did serve, for what they have done to protect us

[@codycampbell3562]

I have had the honor of visiting the tomb of the unknown soldier. God Bless America.

[@giovannigumalo969]

3:04 +$900 For neutralizing an enemy by headshot

[@El.Gatito.]

_+ 50 EXP Kill_ _+ 80 EXP Headshot_ _+ 200 EXP Dominating_ _+ 500 EXP Level up!_

[@thetankthatnoonereallytalk5933]

*Hostile forces have stopped capturing the zone*

[@feddlebag]

@@thetankthatnoonereallytalk5933 White force has captured the zone!

[@ecksdee1637]

Hey Armchair, if you see this, I want to let you know I really love your channel and all the history channels they help me learn English and history Much love from Iraq!!!!!!!

[@maryannjanecek438]

3:31: i smell nostalgia (strike forces heroes 1 music)

[@shitpostingstudio1247]

It didnt come from sfh1 though.

[@brodyking7095]

It really was nostalgic.

[@brodyking7095]

@@shitpostingstudio1247 Of course. Johnny Comes Marching Home.

[@maximbangerz5795]

3:26 what my coughing sound like when I'm sick

[@marcello7781]

As a guy who enjoys drawing historical units of combat I can't thank you enough for this video.

[@saltA-saurus]

I feel like there wasn't enough talk about the actual uniforms

[@paulwilkinson4073]

False

[@theafflictionvhs17]

If he did, this video would have been well over 30 minutes

[@chrisidoo]

@@theafflictionvhs17 I don't see an issue with that.

[@randomgamer3964]

@@alyssalouard8549 You have to keep in consideration these videos aren't very easy to make, so a thirty minute video would be stretching their abilities

[@babbabooey1176]

Please do more of these.

[@madlad9324]

he even had fortunate son in the background of the Vietnam war segment

[@theroundtable6371]

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again" in the Civil War uniforms. Nice touch.

[@theroundtable6371]

"Fortunate Son" in the Vietnam War uniforms too?

[@theroundtable6371]

"The Star Spangled Banner" at the end is a good way to end it.

[@roskcity]

When money comes marching home again

[@vexxfulomega9]

This isn't evolution of German Tanks, but good enough!

[@jeremyf2720]

Or Russian tanks

[@lil_vault_boy4201]

That's a great idea I'd love that

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

It's cominggg!!!

[@Sid4president]

@@TheArmchairHistorian heyyyy

[@jeremyf2720]

@@TheArmchairHistorian YES

[@jaredsedoris6736]

Awesome video! Can you do some evolution videos of warships and military aircraft?

[@commanderreza663]

Thanks for this video

[@francescopetragnaniciancar8213]

This history of the uniforms video is even more epic than the others, please make an ending like this for the next ones too! Looking forward to the British and the Italian ones!!

[@GalacticBricks23]

My man taught me more in 10 minutes then history classes taught me in 5 months

[@_lusty_boy_]

Why would a history class teach you any of this?

[@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059]

@@_lusty_boy_ .....what else are they gonna teach..

[@Fish220]

@@_lusty_boy_ yea like..? What?

[@benjaminraymundo6711]

@@Fish220 Well uniforms aren't all that important they dont teach alot but school is a good discipline teacher but that's mostly it

[@spunklebop6886]

@@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059 they teach why and when the wars happened because those are the important details. Uniforms are interesting but aren't important to the political and social causes and effects of war.

[@mateen7663]

8:57 U.S Infantryman 2005 - War on Terror, Afghanistan

[@braxtonevans404]

My great grandfather served in the Vietnam war he was awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded in combat his rank was a sergeant when he returned home.

[@mrmusicds9074]

The war against the United States and Mexico (Texas) is very interesting and unfair at the same time, if you can make a video about the history of military uniforms in Mexico we would be very grateful. greetings from Mexico Pd: Sorry about my low English

[@deltharion]

it's a very good idea, but i'm afraid he do it wrong After all, when Americans do something related to Mexican history, they never check Mexican sources lol

[@nicholasholden8139]

You have very good English!

[@retardcorpsman]

Deltharion Right of conquest! Deal with it. Jk lol. The texas war was a D move on the US’s part, not gonna lie.

[@wingedsn8670]

I wish i was as skilled in spanish as you are in english 😕

[@Theorias117]

Si

[@theojfg1622]

Please can you do the same but for the France military. I just discovered you and your work is just perfect. You won a new subscriber

[@JackRabbit002]

I second that! The French Army was probably the best in Europe for most of its history. Though it pains a Brit to say that! 😉 🇬🇧🤜💥🤛🇲🇫

[@drbackjack]

"US Marines formed the bulk of the ground forces in the pacific theater" The army had more than 3 times the number of infantry divisions in the pacific than the marines. US army infantry alongside Australian army soldiers did the heavy lifting in the pacific trapping the majority of the Japanese army during the new guinea campaign.

[@animewarrior3]

Cite your source?

[@redaug4212]

@@animewarrior3 KZbin doesn't allow sources to be posted anymore. But it's easy to look up. The Army deployed 20 full divisions to the Pacific, as well as various other smaller units, and fought in every corner of the theater.

[@theobuniel9643]

@@animewarrior3 Look up the Philippines campaign of 1944, dude.