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Napoleon in Russia Part One - early access (Patreon)

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2019-10-05 15:02:59
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Hello Patrons,

Here it is, ad-free early access to the new Napoleon in Russia video. This is the first of 3 videos that will cover Napoleon's Russian campaign, and deals with the build up to war, the Battle of Smolensk and sets the stage for the Battle of Borodino. 

One lesser known fact about this campaign is that Napoleon lost more men during the summer advance to Moscow than in the winter retreat. In this video you'll find out some of the reasons why. 

I hope you enjoy this episode, and as always do feel free to share any thoughts or feedback (or point out any mistakes!) I'll post a link when the video goes live on YouTube next Friday. 

How much your support matters... 

On another note, some of you who follow other YouTube history channels (e.g. The Great War) may have seen them talking about the problem of 'demonetization' this week. 

In summary: YouTube will stop promoting and running ads on a video it has identified as 'inappropriate for advertisers'. But unfortunately, its automatic process can't really tell the difference between something that is genuinely inappropriate (e.g. sensationalised violence, hate speech etc.) and an educational video talking about historical conflicts (presumably, simply because both contain references to violence and death). Some of my WW1 and Russian Revolution videos have been demonetized on this basis. 

Creators have very limited right to appeal when a video is demonetized, it can happen at any time without warning, and videos that were approved years ago can suddenly be 'unapproved'. It's bad news for independent creators like myself, and creates a lot of uncertainty. YouTube have so far not responded to any creator feedback, as far as I'm aware. 

Fortunately, I also have you great bunch of people supporting me, and helping me to keep making videos. So I just want to say thank you again - and to let you know that when I say this channel wouldn't be possible without you, it's no exaggeration. 

Thanks again for all your support. Now on to Borodino... 

Toby

Files

Napoleon in Russia: Invasion

Patreon early access of Napoleon in 'Russia 1812: Invasion'.

Comments

Luca Schneider

Thank god have been waiting for this the hole week :D

Richard Fernandes

Thank goodness! I was waiting for it! Now, to watch it and give You my Feedback.

Peter Harvey

Awesome way to start the weekend!

Karim Chehab

Awesome! Would it possible to get YouTube links early as well? I ask because Vimeo can't be viewed on a TV, just a Computer or Phone and these videos are meant to be seen on the big screen! ;)

Giancarlo Andujo

France was treating Russia as a vassal rather than an ally. The Tilist treaty was to promote cooperation between the two nations. Not to take orders.

Sitraka Forler

OMG YES !!!! It was so awesome !!!! I already watched a documentary on the Russian Campaign and yet you managed to impress me from the begining to the the end !!! BRAVO MONSIEUR !

Gavin Anand Saint Just Brown

Awesome as ever! Didn't take long for me to start thinking ' why didn't he call this whole thing off at this point? '. The objective clearly didn't justify the damage his army was suffering.

Gavin Anand Saint Just Brown

Hi Toby! Just wanted to make some suggestions for future consideration. Being a real 18th century enthusiast, I'd really love a battle series (4 battles) on Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession. He's regularly described as Britain's greatest ever general, yet seems to have been largely forgotten, in the sense that you're more likely to have heard of Wellington or Montgomery. Indeed I only first heard of him as a passing reference in a biography about Peter the Great. My other suggestions would be the battle of Poltava, as it's a battle that had immense historical consequences, and I obviously can't say 18th century without suggesting the Seven Years War.

Wesley Barley

I second the Marlborough recommendation! Wrote a paper on him in college and would love to learn more.

Marcos

I've only seen a couple of minutes and I can already tell that this is Toby at his finest. Keep 'em coming man! I love the emphasis on logistics and the music.

EpicHistoryTV

Hi Gavin, thanks for the suggestions. Marlborough is a strong candidate, I made a two-part documentary about the Blenheim campaign back in my History Channel days. He was certainly a remarkable general, and a great double act with Eugene!

EpicHistoryTV

Hi Karim, I see the problem, and glad you think it worthy of the big screen! I will share the YouTube link when I can, but unfortunately I can't do it as early as the Vimeo version (the YouTube version has to get sponsor approval, plus the link is not secure and can be copied and pasted anywhere, which has been a problem in the past).

Darko

Another great video! Can’t wait for the next chapter :)

Sean Leavey

Fantastic work! Keep it up, this is world class stuff!

Ryan Dowdy

This definitely got me interested in how Bernadotte became King of Sweden.

Karim Chehab

I completely understand, no worries! Will be worth the wait! ;)

Viktor Horký

Awesome work. So the next video is comnig.. tomorrow? :)

Chris Stevens

Loving the Napoleonic series Toby. Keep up the great work. Have you ever thought about doing something about Greek gods??

EpicHistoryTV

It's an interesting and slightly bizarre tale. The more I read about it, the more sympathetic I was towards Bernadotte's position - he accepted the offer (with Napoleon's approval) and vowed to faithfully represent Swedish interests. For which he is obviously regarded as 'the arch-traitor' by Napoleon's supporters.

EpicHistoryTV

Thanks Chris, and that's an excellent question. Yes. Some sort of family tree perhaps?

Gordian III

can't wait. This is extremely well made!

Gordian III

i hope you will cover the battle of Dresden. I want to see Napoleon win a spectacular battle one last time !