The Victors & The Vanquished I THE GREAT WAR Epilogue

[@TheGreatWar]

Hey guys, if there is some confusion about why Indy is in this video even though there was a recent announcement from Flo that stated otherwise (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJbMdYqQecaoo5I): We filmed a few of these epilogue episodes that will air once a week till mid December. They are meant as a wrap-up for the weekly coverage of the war and possibly an introduction to the time after 11/11. This is by no means exhaustive coverage and we will probably come back to some of the topics we talk about in these episodes later on. Enjoy!

[@theoldtree2595]

The Great War morning

[@_kierr]

Guten Morgen

[@nickhueper2906]

Damn Franz Joseph I I thought you were dead

[@_kierr]

@@nickhueper2906 My death was just a prank. Austria- Hungarian power will never die! Haha

[@Ulrich.Bierwisch]

Are the summaries for 1918 added at some point in time? I think this is important for people who start asking about WW1 now and need more like an overview.

[@SerbAtheist]

''You do not finish wars like this... it is a fatal error and France will pay for it.'' Extremely prophetic words!

[@lycaonpictus9662]

Ferdinand Foch proved similarly prophetic in his response to the Treaty of Versailles. He stated, "This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years."

[@craftpaint1644]

I think it's horrible that modern historians and newsmen on the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day debated the events back then when they should only have quoted our wise ancestors that cried sense before, during, and after the war. there was nothing new to add.

[@WastelandSeven]

I was thinking that too.

[@grayflaneur4854]

I agree, but if I was living in those times and one of the soldiers, I might feel that way, but the chance to just stop might be just too over powering. If you keep pushing into Germany there will still be killing. I think the pressure to just stop the madness was huge.

[@waltertaljaard1488]

Monsieur le general probably wasn't aware that most of the French troops were sick and tired of the war. They just wanted it to stop it ASAP, get out of these stinking trenches, get out of these filthy bleu uniforms, return to their families and finally live like human beings again instead of being treated like cattle, beasts of burden and gunfodder. And unlike the Germans they had something to come home to.

[@rubinhoho3393]

This channel is a masterpiece for future generations!

[@VanaeCavae]

It is.

[@old-moose]

It almost makes me want to come out of retirement to teach about Big Mistake One again. As a educator, "Thanks folks for a wonderful resource."

[@samd2013]

Rubinho Ho it’s a masterpiece for the current generation as well.

[@e3uphoric51]

Well said.

[@rusko123]

Indeed Sir....should be shown in schools..excellent doumentary,watched from the beggining,,fantastic, on par with The World At War

[@TechShowdown]

Never thought I would see Indy again on this channel, what a nice surprise!

[@James--Parker]

He's moved on, but there are still several prerecorded epilogue episodes that he is still in.

[@braindamage7128]

@@James--Parker Wait are you serious?

[@HavocNiggurathh]

@@braindamage7128 yes, watch the last 2 episodes

[@Generictwat1]

It's impossible to imagine continuing life as "normal" after going through this war, even if you were on the side of the "victors"... Throughout this series you've done an excellent job of portraying the great war from strategical level, and even more importantly, from individual level, not just from the point of view of generals and statesmen, but also from the view of suffering frontline soldiers and starving civilians. Thank you for years of entertainment!

[@williamhammann3170]

Four years that is

[@thexalon]

As JRR Tolkein, who had served in the British army in WW I, would write: "How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand... there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold."

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@Jim lastname Yes, indeed. Indy also spoke about this aspect in a previous episode.

[@Ghost23712]

Thank you for existing guys, this show was and still is awesome !

[@Cec1nator]

is that who i think it is in your profile pic?

[@Ghost23712]

@@Cec1nator It is Zelea Codreanu, the leader of the Iron Guard from Romania. Why ?

[@exodefit500]

LIES

[@_kierr]

Mein Gott! He's back!!!

[@_kierr]

Same as I...

[@tf2664]

Why kaiser why did you have to listen to Conrad

[@_kierr]

You mean my dear friend Hotzendorf?

[@angelG14]

tell the Kaiser about it! the war is not lost yet!

[@_kierr]

@@angelG14 Pick up the weapon and fight für Gott, Kaizer und Vaterland!

[@astrobot4017]

No peace in our times.

[@BHuang92]

The war to end all wars ended nothing. We are still feeling the repercussion to this day..........

[@flyforce16]

Not until September 1938 at least!

[@connorbrennan501]

eh its more peaceful today than it was back then lol

[@astrobot4017]

@@connorbrennan501 What do you mean? It's 1918 ;-)

[@connorbrennan501]

huh no it's n-

[@amogusenjoyer]

Man that french general sure is pessimistic. I’m sure this war ended all wars guys! also thank you Indy and the team, this channel accompanied me through the most formative, exciting and challenging parts of my life. And whatever happened, there was always a video from the great war to watch. I guess it was one of the few consistent parts in my life, which made this channel oddly... comforting. But I'll stop rambling about my life, thank you again!

[@StevenEveral]

I know, right? This was the 'War to End All Wars'! 😉

[@hasantrab]

yup it ended ALL the wars

[@varana]

@slovene ball You should have your irony detector repaired. ;D

[@amogusenjoyer]

@hshgf yep, and if the allies went too hard on germany, they would surely seek revenge later. In any case, the league of nations is just such a wonderful idea for solving any future conflict. Why go to war when you can just talk it out!

[@amogusenjoyer]

@slovene ball wow watch out we've got a Nostradamus here. It's 1918, nobody believes in prophets and mediums anymore smh

[@pshehan1]

Unlike the war itself, we can be glad that this series is not finally over.

[@samhain183]

Outstanding job, guys. Your videos are extremely informative and help this generation connect with those that lost so much. You have done a great Justice to the memories of the many fallen of the Great War.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Well said. Lest we forget.

[@craftpaint1644]

Only like 8 billion more people need to see this series and then humanity might get somewhere other than the next liquor store.

[@johnapple6646]

WHAAT? It's over?! But I just got here! I mean, YAAAY the war's over

[@mybismark2945]

i can feel you man

[@odorovic]

You can always go to Indy’s World War Two channel. Same format, World War Two week by week, 79 years apart

[@sonamnechen8733]

John I know even I also got here recently about a month ago.

[@ossilong]

Germany and losing against a massive superiority in numbers and resources. Quite an iconic duo. May all the fallen rest in peace.

[@TheGreatWar]

Yeah also losing against their operationally inept generals.

[@thehungrywolf3323]

And their horrid logistical situation

[@Healermain15]

And their sub-par diplomatic position.

[@smal750]

it was quit the contrary at the beginning of the war

[@umjackd]

I hope at least some of the coming epilogues can focus on Italy in particular. It's a fascinating case of how a victor can also feel betrayed, and of course, it's the birthplace of fascism, and that's a whole study of its own. Thanks again to all of you for all the fantastic work!

[@quantitativeease]

3:00 I loved this touching footage of General Pershing. He is taken offguard (not something I think he was used to) by the woman with the flowers. "Blackjack" melts away for a moment and we see a moment of humility, humor, and gratitude, and then a gentlemanly gesture with his cap... What a thing to capture on film.

[@johng7410]

Just finished Season 1/ 1914. What an amazing series. Easily one of the best things I've seen on KZbin. I hope you realise the importance of what you've created.

[@TheGreatWar]

Thanks and welcome to the show.

[@MihaiViteazul100]

The fact that you didn't reach a million subs is just goddamn criminal.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

But so many potential subscribers were lost in the trenches! We simply didn't have the necessary manpower to reach the 1M milestone.

[@bluebison5173]

Ask and you shall receive. It looks like they now have 1 million subs.

[@Masada1911]

Bluebison correct

[@boogeymann6686]

"The war to begin another war"

[@vincentwitt1810]

Boogey MANN well ww1 was caused by many wars in the past

[@LordVader1094]

@@vincentwitt1810 And those wars were caused by the ones before, and on and on down through history.

[@Feldmrschl]

Outstanding episode.

[@michaelfurtwangen1662]

This is an outstanding YT channel. I have watched so many videos but I am still not even half way through 😄. Great story telling and indepth analyses of events, characters and equipment. there are still doubts about the real reasons that led to this war and about the way it ended and paved the way into the next. Weather they are true or not, people should always keep in mind, that the people of other nations are not their enemies. Its people in power playing games that cause normal people to lose their lives by the millions. I hope that people remember this the next time, when their political leaders call them to arms and tell them to fight against the people of another nation, that they will exchange their leaders instead

[@DirtyHarry3]

I watched your videos since the first video and I can't believe the time is over now . It was a horrible war but you made great videos. I thank you for the great historical channel .

[@lulleispinn8735]

At the end of the clip that starts at 5:36 there's a guy who looks to the camera and tips his helmet, greeting us through the ages.. I keep watching it over and over I don't know it makes me smile :) And I would also like to thank you guys a thousand times for creating this channel, it truly is a treasure

[@lycaonpictus9662]

I love old images or film clips like that. There is a similar photograph from the American Civil War that sticks in my memory. It is of prisoners of war and most are sort of milling about and not paying attention to whomever took the photograph, or glancing in that direction without any expression of emotion. One of the prisoners of war however is smiling broadly at the camera and clearly hamming it up, waving his hat in the air. It also seemed like he was greeting the viewer through the ages.

[@kasperherlv5728]

Thank you for this show. What a journey this has been. I feel so privileged to have experienced history as told by a great team and the greatest war correspondent of all time: Indy Neidell.

[@nevadaterritorium_85]

What a waste of precious life...

[@godfreecharlie]

Why couldn't Haig get that through his conspicuously irrational and thick head?

[@batozorange]

@@godfreecharlie That's why they called him the "Butcher of the Somme', after all.

[@calsans5243]

The quote by the French General (who’s name I cannot spell) was frighteningly accurate about what was to come, gave me chills

[@dajolaw]

This is the best history program on KZbin, and among the best of any media type (film, TV, online, written).

[@SuperPwndProductions]

Thanks for all of the hard work you do, Indy & TGW team.

[@werre2]

This was an excellent summary. Before the war everyone thought it would be a short war and they would win. After the war everyone was dissatisfied and felt betrayed. All that death was for nothing.

[@tentons10]

Indy looks so emotional in these episodes it's touching.

[@aceroadholder2185]

In some of my reading of editorials and comments from the period, one interesting article from 1921 posed the question: Had Germany lost the war, but won the peace? This was in reference to German industry and their rapid penetration of world markets with their precision machine tools and equipment while England and France were lagging. It is noted in Indy's commentary that the allied troops were suprised at the condition of Germany in the Country's interior. German industry was completely intact.

[@klompb]

Indy is for WW1 history what David Attenborough is for nature programs. My thanks to the whole team for all the great work and I look forward to what comes next.

[@JohnJohn-pe5kr]

klompb you don’t have to wait anymore because Indy started his World War 2 series back in September 2018

[@klompb]

@@JohnJohn-pe5kr oh really? Yeay! Thanks for informing me. How did I miss that?

[@cannonfodder4376]

Peace, what is peace? There are children that have grown up that have never known peace. What ever peace is it will be hard to imagine." - The Great War BBC 1964 Even now, such heavy and emotional contemplation and the sowing of seeds for the next war. Great stuff as always.

[@MrRune]

Last time I was this early, the allies were still at war with the central powers.

[@joshuabarrett7997]

So sad I got onto this channel so late, but as someone who is going to try and hack it as a podcaster and start with WW1, I just wanted to say thank you to Indy, Flo, and the rest of the Great War team for such an ambitious project. Now, I'm off to binge all your damn videos.

[@jamiekagemori1299]

I love this channel, I’m still finishing the series!!! I’m glad a show who doesn’t miss any detail or censor any fact exists. I binge watch this at night. It’s hard to believe the war is over

[@livethefuture2492]

2:52 well that was eerily phrophetic... I suppose in one way or another many knew this. _"This is not peace, it is an armistice for 20 years..."_ - Ferdinand Fosch

[@HrGott]

I want to thank you. With them Mr. Neidel and of course with the whole crew and all the others for this, in my case about 3 years in which I followed your channel. Week by week. Truly unbelievable! I think you have really pushed the boundaries of KZbin with this series and set new standards. I, a German, did not know so much about the First World War and its connections, except that we were the bad guys for the first time and that it will be again. But you and your team have really broadened my horizons!! I am deeply grateful for that. I could still describe it by so many lines, but that would go beyond the scope. I hope, because I'm sad about the end of this series, seeing you all soon again somewhere here or there. Greetings from Stuttgart

[@johnyricco1220]

“Someday this war’s gonna end 😢” - Col. Kilgore

[@themanwithaplann33]

This channel is the whole reason why I got into WWI. Absolutely fantastic job guys!

[@georgecole4249]

Your videos are always and will always be great. Thankyou you Indy and everyone who runs TGW!

[@tf2664]

Is so sad to see it all end

[@Quadlaser]

5:56 Indy predicts Kaiserreich

[@davehoskins2393]

I do hope that the Great War will cover the Treaty of Versailles in depth. A truly fascinating subject.

[@brokenbridge6316]

The immediate after effects of the war were summed up nicely in this video. Great job.

[@BJBlaskovichGaming]

Thank you to Indy, Flo and the team. This truly is something that can be used to flesh out the war beyond what is taught in school. Our current generations and indeed, future generations, can learn from this series, and I highly recommend that this takes place.

[@82dorrin]

France lost an entire generation of young men. They had their infrastructure obliterated, their industrial centers in the northeast were destroyed.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

It's very difficult to fathom the true extent of the war. France was beyond any doubt hit badly.

[@milostomic8539]

@@TheCimbrianBull Serbia (my country) was hit even worse.Much worse. We lost 30 % of our entire population and 62 % of our entire male population. 1.200.000 Serbs died in WW1 (400.000 soldiers and around 800.000 civilians).

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@milostomic8539 Yes, that was definitely also a tragedy.

[@sosteve9113]

Not only France

[@shawngilliland243]

@so stever - Right you are; nearly all of Belgium was overrun by German troops, and devastated.

[@serbianempire6456]

Thank you very much,it was one legendary journey with you.Please keep making videos

[@UkuleleVillain]

I'm Turkish and my great-grandfather died in Gallipoli tho we don't know how exactly he died. After May 11th war may ended for us as Ottomans but it also just started for us as Turks leading to our war of independence and creation of the new secular Turkish Republic. This series will always stay as one of the greatest on KZbin. Thank you.

[@kylegates6043]

Tha quote from that French general about France making a fatal mistake is hauntingly accurate

[@douglaswhite7328]

Absolutely great job. I know that history is written by the victors, but I would like to recommend a book on the American Peace Movement during the 1914-1918 years. "War Against War The American Fight for Peace 1914-1918" by Michael Kazin, Simon & Schuster publ. 2017. Lots of stuff that did not make my history textbook in school. This series with Indy makes that book even more interesting. Again - great job guys. I hope this gets archived somewhere accessible and that the series does not disappear into the Cosmic Tape Hiss...

[@LucasSanga]

I super appreciate and love the TGW channel ever since the beginning, amazing work you guys have done over the years, thank you Indy and team, appreciation and much love and respect from Australia

[@wintersnoob]

I hope there are some videos of the post-war years. Great work guys!

[@evolvedape2161]

What an amazing series. Outstanding.

[@Alex563]

Even if the war is over i will continue to watch your awesome videos

[@matthewshelton3606]

Thanks for all the joy over the years.

[@philmbridges]

ThanksI Indy! You have been fantastic!

[@salokin3087]

A million subs before 2019

[@individuum4494]

Diese Episode ist Balsam für meine Seele, auch wenn es natürlich besser ist, dass das Töten endlich vorüber ist ... jeden Donnerstag heimzukommen und eine neue Folge zu sehen, war stets meine Sehnsucht und nun werden die Donnerstage wieder bloß ganz normale Tage sein :(

[@NotSaddamHussein]

I was there you know. In the twenties. I saw it all. From beginning to the end. week by week. The great war. You cant imagine what i saw. Oh wait, you can! because you were here too silly ! The Great War 2014-2018 ! Anyway, thanks for the great show folk. It was... something special. Thank you Team ! And dont worry, i will still be watching other episodes too. Thank you again, Your loyal Uncle Saddam.

[@dyslexiusmaximus]

This channel is the pinnacle of WW1 documentation. Congratulations! your hard work has produced something special and valuable. I have learned so much from watching almost every video since the start. There is something special about following the war week by week as it happened 100 years ago. It really makes you think. Thank you.

[@rick2112rkrk]

Wow! An extra helping of Indy. I wasn't expecting this. Thanks crew!

[@zoltanperei4789]

Please make more video about the aftermath of the war. Don't let this channel die!

[@ThieflyChap]

"A rod of iron, in the flame, is transfigured and is no more. Thou canst never return unchanged from the forge".

[@rouymalic4463]

And now the channel epilouge is still starting to become a million subscribers

[@adanramirez9660]

Don't leave indy we love you we got used to see you every week and to hear you tell us about the war. WE WILL MISS YOU VERY VERY MUCH.

[@MemeMaster-bg4mf]

Foch yes!

[@beardymonger]

More please! More insights, more episodes and more Indy please ❤️

[@Frozenmenss1]

INDY LEFT ??? NOT YET !!! NOT YET !!!

[@Medafets]

“How we had looked forward to this moment, we used to picture it as the most splended event of our lives. And here we are now humbled our souls torn and bleeding. But we can be proud of our performance, never before has a nation, a single army, had the whole world against it and stood its ground. We protected our homeland. They never got into Germany.” - Herbert Sulzbach (German Officer) When the German troops arrived back in Berlin in December they were welcomed with flowers and cheering crowds. Friedrich Ebert even made a speech saying "I salute you, you return unvanquished". It's easy to see why the Stabbed In The Back Myth became so popular so quickly.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

*Dolchstoßlegende intensifies*

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Now the toll of the war is staring to set in🕊 thanks for Thai channel Indy.

[@WastelandSeven]

Thank you Indie, gentlemen (and any ladies involved) we appreciate this epic telling of the horrors of this mad war. Your work is much appreciated and we hope to see more from you all.

[@Trevorious2010]

@Indy is that an authentic WWI Grenade fragment on the desk next to the mechete? is there a story of how that came to be on your desk? PS I'm sure I speak for us all when I say it was a pleasure having you host this amazing show and we wish you best best in your future endevours!

[@bobhayett2376]

Best program ever on KZbin. I learned so much watching this.

[@LukeBunyip]

Who needs television, when we can view content like this? Thanks muchly, to all concerned.

[@thurin84]

well done unblinking look at the wars end. that disatisfaction between the expectations and the reality would go a long way to ensuring another conflict.

[@ForelliBoy]

"not renewing unrestricted submarine warfare might have changed the course of the war" Kaiserreich mod authors: 🤔

[@godfreecharlie]

I'm so thankful and fortunate that my grandfather came home unscathed. So fortunate he was in the Oregon National Guard, part of a howitzer gun crew. So fortunate.

[@daskriegsman7013]

"No no no! We must go right into the heart of Germany. The armistice should be signed there. The Germans will not admit they are beaten. You do not finish wars like this... It is a fatal error and France will pay for it." And pay for it they did "sigh."

[@TheCimbrianBull]

A Spanish Inquisitor Well, I wasn't expecting you here!

[@daskriegsman7013]

@@TheCimbrianBull Nobody expects the spanish inquisition to be here.

[@salviniusaugustus6567]

@FREE 3021 In fact, it was also an armistice in 1940, not a capitulation.

[@georgesclemenceau199]

as a french patriot i strongly agreed with him. Entente should’ve pushed into the germans the same how they pushed into france and belgium

[@Vierzehn014]

@@JohnJohn-pe5kr The Free french were an extremely minor and insignificant force.

[@tackedon3569]

Hundreds of years from now, people will think this series was live coverage of the war.

[@randombencounter263]

It's been a wild ride. See you guys in 20 years for the sequel.

[@cabalofdemons]

The Great War along with the World War II channel are groundbreaking channels that serve as great supplements to studying both World Wars. The folks involved in this project have educated millions on these conflicts and will serve as superb material forever.

[@WilliamBurtonMBTPhilly]

Bravo! I am inclined to go back to the beginning and start all over again. Bravo!

[@oddballsok]

I am inlcined to get to bed , under the sheets and start crying...

[@NickC1966]

Germany should have surrendered in Florida. They could have asked for a recount.

[@shawngilliland243]

Touché!

[@judeswrld5218]

Time to rewatch the series

[@alexamerling79]

Such a great channel

[@Veesaki]

Epilogue , no loose ends , Bravo !

[@wojciechgrodnicki6302]

Trivia time: What TV character said this; "We don't want any conditions, it should the unconditional. We beat you and we'll beat you again!"

[@terrywestbrook-lienert2296]

This was excellence! I can envision the entire series being utilized by University instructors for history undergraduates. Many thanks from a grateful history enthusiast!

[@bradjohnson4787]

Thanks Indy.

[@michealohaodha9351]

Woe to the vanquished!

[@3-DtimeCosmology]

Excellent summation.

[@miraclejenkins4671]

GREAT WORK

[@MohaAssaf]

was Indy crying at the end ... i dont know but he seemed so sad .. i know there another channel for WW II but .... i am going to miss waiting and look at the watch just waiting for the Great war to give me notification so i can watch it :(

[@kingsofserbiangameplay1623]

Here to celebrate the first episode of the series

[@kingsofserbiangameplay1623]

He's back

[@jakehughes5933]

I'm not crying, you are

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

Indy came back for the chair of knowledge and nobody could stop him

[@ACxREAL]

WOW what a amazing series you guys are Rad! thank you thank you thank you!

[@JJuhu]

Thank you for enlightening me throughout this series Indy.

[@1223hammerhead]

Indy!! You are the best, I've counted you a friend these last 4 years!!