Bruneval Raid Update (Patreon)

Hey all, small update for you. Turns out that the “Quick Battlestorm video” I was going to make isn't so quick at all. It's resulted in 55 pages of notes! And the research/script has hit a couple of roadblocks related to the sequence of events of the actual raid. All this has resulted in a delay and I've yet to finish the script (which I hoped to have completed yesterday).

The big issue being that all three sources I have contradict each other on the time when Frost learns about Charteris and his men dropping in the wrong place. Without knowing when Frost learns about Charteris, it’s almost impossible to understand how and why Frost makes a few BIG decisions during the battle. I don't want to misinterpret the events and the reasoning of the main guy in charge of the battle, and so progress has come to a temporary halt. And yes, Frost’s account of the battle was written well after the war, so is that really the correct version?

Unfortunately, I feel like I’m going to have to make an educated guess. And I really don’t want to. Once again, this is the problem with history - interpreting the sources. And, unlike every other documentary so far which only had minor inconsistancies, I actually do think the primary sources are necessary on this occasion. Sadly, I don't have access to them. And even if I did, they may not tell when Frost learnt about Charteris, which is perhaps the actual reason all why three sources contradict each other.

There's a few other minor inconsistancies, although they're not too important. One being the location of an entire village in the centre of the battlefield... or is it a farm? Even the sources don't know! Think I've figured that one out though. And what the Germans were up to, as well as some of the battles. Again, not too important, but need to figure them out.

It is a very interesting story though, and super funny. Think it’ll make a fantastic video if I can successfully interpret the events. Any suggestions? Going to sleep on it and try figure it all out tomorrow.

Cheers!