Lindybeige

More on tactical psychology - the problem of how to order men to advance into danger. How to get troops to attack (YouTube)

I was in Sweden for a wedding, so did this on my small travel-camera and edited on a laptop with no internet access. When I came to upload it, it took fourteen hours. Still, variety is the spice, and all that. When Hannibal beat the Romans, he tended to be very thorough. The Battle of Cannae: Rome's

Another one on the psychology of battle. Why soldiers so often do nothing in battle (YouTube)

The Battle of Trebia was a battle of wits, and Rome lost. It teaches us the importance of breakfast. Trebia - Hannibal's first great victory in Italy (YouTube)

For those of you who like long rambles - a long ramble. Trasimene - the greatest ever ambush (YouTube)

After nearly three weeks of delay (during which the film has been in the cinemas - drat it), here is the video on Dunkirk! It is long. You may want to make a cup of tea first, perhaps a thermos of tea. And sandwiches. Dunkirk, and the tank battle that made it possible? (YouTube)

The latest - and this one may have the record for the longest digression of all. I do eventually steer it back to the topic, though. Archaeologists may have unearthed the first good evidence for a battle in the bronze age, in north-east Germany. The paper was published in 2011, so this isn't exactly

Ever wondered how the first line of battle was relieved by the second in the pressure of battle? Dealing with this topic here are twenty-six minutes of ignorant conjecture! Bad hair! Gesticulations galore! It's got everythng! How did the Romans swap units around mid-battle? (YouTube)

Me, swinging a stick about a bit and concluding stuff. Thrust out, chop back. Halberds - why were they that shape? (YouTube)