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Sick to death of Americans telling me about Australia why Don't we ever get Australian videos about our country? why because you're trying to extinguish our culture so we all become American
My Grandfather, was a WW1 veteran of 3 years, wounded 3 times, YPRE, Villiers Bret, area and when I asked him about Monash oh so many years ago, his blue eyes lit up, and the warmest of smiles presented to me and he spoke so warmly of this man. The men would go anywhere, do anything as long as Monash was conducting the campaign. Dear grandfather, how I never forgotten the stories and times we had, sadly missed. The fighting 10th.
mirimar69, thank you for sharing your family's history about Monash! Little stories must be told before they're lost to history! There are two videos out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
Monash was a man before his time. It is important to note that the Germans would later embrace Monash's's techniques to come up with their blitzkrieg tactics, used so effectively in World War II
Paul, you're totally right! They used Monash's tactics in the last portion of WWI and later in all through WWII. There's a video out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
Despite The Americans working with him in WW1 they ignored all his concepts over the next 30 years and started WW2 with little tactical rational. Their First General in Africa was sent home and were beaten by retreating Germans.
I and two of my sons walked the battlefields from Villers Bretonneaux in 2008 on the 90th anniversary of the relief (counter attack) of 25 April 1918. Saw the foxholes the ANZAC dug in preparation for Hamel. Monash unlike all contemporary generals, conferenced individually with his arms leaders. He silently registered his guns on the church steeples, leading to hugely effective prepatory fire. As so many commentary are saying, he lead the way in all-arms combat attacks. He was so good, that the Battle of Hamel, planned to take.90 minutes, was complete in 93 minutes.
This was a great video. As an Australian, I was please you made this video that showed respect to Sir John Monash and those he commanded. There are many places named after him in Australia including Monash University in Melbourne, the Monash City Council also in Melbourne, the Monash Freeway also in Melbourne, the Seat of Monash, the suburb of Monash in Canberra and many other places.
Andrew, yes, I didn't list them, but there are many roads, buildings, etc. named after him. Perhaps another video could explain all this, but I wanted to focus on the Battle of Hamel in this case. Thank you for your comment!
I think it was a measure of Monash's abilities that he was able to overcome the triple prejudices of being Jewish, a Colonial (Yes, I know that Australia had been an independent country since 1901.) and not a professional soldier. Admittedly, by 1917, those prejudices had weakened significantly, but they still existed and still persist to this day.
@@allenjenkins7947 a friend ( no longer ) once revealed his bigotry by saying “ name one Jew that’s done anything for this country “ I just said “ Monash “ ( there are many many many more ) he still had no idea.
Monash's took his "All arms strategy" so successfully used at the Battle of Hamel on 4 July 1918 and used the same tactics at the much bigger Battle of Amiens which included the two of the British Armies crack army Corps the Australian and Canadian Corps fighting side by side for the first time during WW1. Amiens started on 8 August 1918 was a massive success, with the biggest territory gains of any allied offence during WW1 and described by the commander of the German Army as their "black day, the Germans realised they'd lost the war, Amiens was the beginning of the last 100 days to victory. Following the battle of Amiens Monash received spontaneous congratulations from a series of visitors to his head quarters including British munitions minister Winston Churchill, British Imperial Staff Chief Sir Henry Wilson, British Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief Supreme allied commander in Chief Marshall Foch and the Prime Minister of France Georges Clemenceau French finance minister and finally, King George V visited Monash’s Head quarters asked for a sword and knighted Monash there and then, it was the first time since 1743 that a British monarch had conferred a knighthood on the field of battle. At this time Australia had a total population of only 4 million. Monash was born in Australia to German Jewish immigrants spoke and wrote fluent German, was only a part time soldier and was a very accomplished civil engineer in civilian life.
It’s recorded that Haig wept for a day on meeting Monash, he realised that his way of waging war for years had achieved nothing in comparison with Monash in a few weeks.
One of the things I love about the French is they have never forgotten and honour Australia's involvement on the Western Front in WWI by continuing every year on ANZAC day (April 25th) to honour Australia's fallen.
Barry, yes, that is nice of the French, isn't it? I hope you saw the last portion of the video with the wall honoring the Australians! There are two videos out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
Thanks very much for this video about Monash. Initially he had opposition at some higher levels due to his family background. But as a leader of men there have been none who did more to change the face of modern warfare, insofar that infantrymen were no longer expected to be cannon fodder in desperate infantry only attacks. As an ex Australian Infantry Soldier, thats something we are pretty grateful for. 😂 A brilliant man, whose innovation and meticulous nature, achieved objectives without the anywhere near as much of the wholesale slaughter of his own troops that had been the case previously.
l1a146, yes, I wanted to shine a light on "the forgotten ANZAC" (according to an Australian source). Most people don't know about WW1 or Sir John Monash and I thought it would be a great story idea. Thank you for your comment!
I feel the need to add that the opposition towards Monash was largely both because of him being Jewish and Prussian, and remained for quit a long time through his ascendancy. The 2 main protagonists in the effort to remove him were Charles Bean(“Official War Historian”) and a newspaper owner named Keith Murdoch(yes, Rupert’s father). They tried to get him removed by direct correspondence to Prime Minister Billy Hughes, who on meeting Monash in France prior to the Hamel offensive decided that Bean and Murdoch were full of shit. Monash was a great and innovative leader! His story deserves to be told! I’m former RAN(30+ years ago), so I can only try to imagine how it could be in the trenches of WWI or even a modern land battle.
My great grandfather fought at Hamel with the 23rd Battalion and was gassed during the German counter-attack. He carried many scars and had a horrendous cough for the rest of his life.
A very nice video! I liked how you colorized the pictures,the one at 9:07 being a good example...I also enjoyed how you used his image & words to further the narrative...the pictures of his knighthood were most enjoyable as it was a very rare occurrence...the picture of the King in color next to them was a nice bonus....To think, if Monash's methods of CO were used by more imaginative officers like himself, the slaughter would be have been greatly reduced....I hope this particular campaign is run on the sand tables at Sandhurst & at West Point, where Brecourt Manor is run as a perfect example of how to take fortified gun emplacements...Thanks!😊
Edgar, yes, I do most of the colorizing of the black and white photos. However, I didn't do that particular one. Colorizing and "cleaning up" some of these old photos is extremely labor intensive, but it's really worth it. I may spend an hour on just one photo that shows up for 10 seconds or less in the video. That's not the only reason why creating videos takes so long -- there's the research, organization, audio synching, on and on. There are so many steps that most people wouldn't believe it. But it's a labor of love. I enjoy my own results and actually like to watch my own videos. Thanks for your comment!
Great presentation. My great grandfather and a great uncle were part of the AIF. I visited Le Hamel and other battlefields on the western front in 2018.
I have always said Australian's make the best bush engineers. In Monash's case he actually was a engineer. Meaning you take all the physical advantages of your supplys at hand and devise the best use you can. Aussie Jeff Moore
prizecowproductions, y'all have a lot of outback/bush to do "bush fixes" on machinery that's too far from towns, I reckon. (See I know a little Australian :) ) There are two videos out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
I thought that was a really well put together video. Good level of information. It was great that what Monash worked out with combined arms doctrine. Also great that the Aussies got to be under Australian command. Unfortunately like with many attack situations it's dangerous and my poor great uncle paid the ultimate sacrifice and was KIA at Proyart on 23/8/18 during the push. He got so close to making it home . Lest we forget uncle Jimmy.
Dave, yes, I tend to spend a lot of time on most videos. Once in a while, a video takes less time to research. I really try hard to get all the facts straight and I review and review the video for correctness, etc. What I hate is that sometimes the sources contradict each other and then I have to research even more to find out the truth. Sorry to hear about your great uncle's sacrifice! By the way, have you seen my latest video? You may really like it: Why Was World War II Worse Than World War I? th-cam.com/video/cky159m1yqk/w-d-xo.html Thank you for your comment and for watching!
Thank you so much for pointing out the sacrifices that the young fledgling country of Australia and the bravery of Bridager General Monash and brave deeds of the Australian Defence Force especially our massive loss at Gallipoli and the brave actions of the survivors. I am a total history buff and your unbiased stories are amazing.
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What a astounding Man sir John Monash was. As a Australian Iam proud and if he was put in charge earlier maybe the war would have finished early. We have a University named after him and a local district where I live in Melbourne
Raymond, yes, indeed he was! There's so much about him that is not well-known, especially to this generation. Perhaps you might like these other WWI and WWII videos, if you haven't seen them: What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html What WWI Germans Thought About Canadian Soldiers th-cam.com/video/J7crFG0JOmA/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your good comment!
This was a great story about Sir John Monash, particularly from a non-Australian website. It also made the best use of AI animation to present the story that I've seen yet. Well done.
Brett, thank you for your good compliment! I enjoyed researching for this video! There are three videos out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html What US Soldiers Thought About British Soldiers and the People th-cam.com/video/XmD6LceXyOU/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching! For this, you get a heart!
grandpanurgle, yes, I don't understand why most of my videos take a long time to get off the launchpad. There are some really good ones that very few people have seen relatively. Thank you for your wonderful comment! You get a heart for it!
John, yes, indeed he was ahead of his time and could've been the inspiration behind blitzkrieg! There are two videos out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
Wonderful video, makes me proud to be an Australian. Monash saved so many Allied lives, it always boggled my mind how anyone thought charging infantry men into machine gunners was a good idea. I always feel sad thinking about Ww1, utter complete tragedy how many lives lost.
Baron Von Richtofen came down in the Australian Army Sector after being shot by Sergeant Popkin . G/Monash gave him a full military burial service befitting someone legendary.
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currawongee1, thanks for your compliment! I'll keep it up for viewers like you! :) Have you seen this one? What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html
Keith, after seeing his actions when Monash had full control, it's definitely possible that he was the best general! I loved making this video and I learned some things while researching it too! There's a video out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching! For this comment, you get a heart!
Another nice video, although a bit short. I would have liked to hear about what else that group of Australian solders did up to the end of the war, and did they fight alongside with Americans again? I had not known anything about this battle, nor anything about Australians being in WW I. This is Vincent, the one who gave you a very long set of comments on your 'What British Soldiers Thought About American Soldiers in World War II?' episode. Thanks for this link! Got any more on WW I?
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Australia fired the first Allied shot in WW1. On declaration of war a German ship the Pflatz? was sailing towards the Heads at Port Phillip Bay trying to escape. It carried documents and staff from the German Embassy in Melbourne. There were forts at the Heads and when the telegram arrived, the fort at Point Nepean fired a shot across the ship's bow. The pilot told the captain to stop as the next shot would be at the ship. That ship was taken over, renamed, and used as a troop transport.
General Pershing was very slow to let American troops join in. At Hamel, he ept changing his mind and eventually a few companies too the initiative and folded into the ANZAC troops.
Bill Rich, I figure people will love it or hate it. Sometimes you have to step out of your boundaries a bit. I wasn't trying to creep anyone out -- but just have it where Sir John Monash speaks to the words, like he was speaking to you directly. Thanks for your compliment! The reaction on that was negative, so I doubt you'll see that in future videos. Thanks for watching!
@@EmersusTech Oh, I wouldn't say to get rid of it. It's creepy, sure. But I think it was mostly creepy because of the chat voice you picked. And even if it's creepy, who cares? It's neat. Do what you like with your channel, man. Be the one to push people outside of their comfort zones for lols. Might get a following for it.
My father was telling me that the British general. Where not happy with Monash using the tank and aircraft the way he did. Even though he saved many soldiers from death. Eventually agreed it was the best way to fight.
Colin, yeah, some people are resistant to change, but they may embrace it when they see the results! There are two videos out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
Poms still say Haig and Rawlings planned that battle. They were shown the way by a (cough splutter) Colonial. Monash was knighted not the two before-mentioned losers.
hardyakka6200, yes, the Aussies still haven't gotten their due in history, imo. You might like these other two videos: What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html What British Soldiers Thought About American Soldiers in World War II? th-cam.com/video/jIT4VIa_aNs/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment!
Monash was an absolute genius. By all accounts he hated war and learnt after the Gallipoli campaign to achieve objectives quickly with minimum loss of life. An engineer by trade, he also invented modern reinforced concrete able to carry railway and vehicular traffic. Many of his bridges still exist in Australia and his academic work led to an Australian university (and a golf course??) being named for him and also the Melbourne war memorial, a monolithic but beautiful building that is very poignant. He was also a naughty boy and had a mistress through much of his marriage, who was known to his wife!! The shame was that as a German Jew by heritage, he was shunned by elites in Australia - but not by his former troops who adored him - and died relatively young without proper recognition in this country in my view.
kimbaldunsmore4633, yes, I know about the mistress, but that would take an entire video -- and it's not in context during a "battle video". Thank you for your wonderful comment! You get a heart!
When Monash died in the 1930s his funeral procession gathered the most people ever to watch it in Australia. He also said when he was child he met the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly in Jerilderie when the Kelly Gang stuck up the bank, robbed it and destroyed debtors mortgage documents.
Title in the header is wrong. He was LT-General Sir John Monash - a British title at the time. Imperial knights are known by their first name = "Sir John". Stephen Fry (knighted in the King's New Year Honours of 2025) with be thus known as Sir Stephen.
Peter, LG Sir Monash = LT-General Sir Monash. LG is an abbreviation that is used by others too. Thanks for your comment. There are two videos out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching!
Monash had been to the US before the war & was very impressed with Americans, noting their can do attitude from the beginning. So he was sure they would rise to the occasion with their Australian comrades, especially considering this being their 1st offensive operation, & on 4-7-18 too. He was not disappointed. Using both tanks & aircraft para drops for resupplying the infantry on the attack, something not done on this level before. Also he made a point of regularly smoking the Germans with a little bit of gas, so they got so used to it that they automatically masked up whenever they were smoked, a big handicap. So on D day they were only smoked but they habitually masked up too, really slowing them down. Also used aircraft & artillery to masked the sound of the tanks.
No Monash was not impressed with the Americans at all. In fact he was furious at their incompetence, which Rawlinson also recognised and wanted them removed from the front as they were not only a danger to themselves, but also those they fought alongside. Monash also had a particular menace for Pershing, who after disobeying his orders at Hamel to run away, nevertheless accepted battle honours with Haig from Foch for the victory.
Frank, by coincidence, I have a video with Arthur Currie in it -- late in it: What WWI Germans Thought About Canadian Soldiers th-cam.com/video/J7crFG0JOmA/w-d-xo.html Another video that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
John, thank you for bringing up a good point. It's almost always that the wounded are higher than the killed. In response to your comment, I did a little more research and the sources disagree. www.greatwar.co.uk/battles/somme/1918-somme-hamel.htm States: Australian casualties were about 1,400 of whom about 250 were killed. However, the Australian War Memorial Website states what's in the video: www.awm.gov.au/visit/exhibitions/1918/battles/hamel Australian troops suffered 1,062 casualties, with 800 killed. I'd have to do even more digging to be definitive. There have been battles were the killed were more than the wounded, but they are rare. I have to admit that it appears "fishy". The Batte of La Hamel was so different that the killed/wounded ratio could be true. Even so, at the moment, I believe it's an open question. For this, you get a heart! There's a video out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
Sir John Monash - a great Australian! Think Monier Concrete (Monash!) - many people don't want to recognise he was Jewish and contributed so much to Australia 100 years ago - we put Sir John Monash on our $100 notes to show respect!
kekenoouthere3095, yes, I wanted people to understand that he was German Jewish. I felt that it made it interesting to have the culture, yet have to fight against the people of the culture -- the Germans. There are two videos out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
I have a diary of an Australian Sergeant who was attached to the Intelligence Officer of the 14th Battalion..... some Interesting points in it. I will be in Le Hamel later this year..... Very likely to spend the night in the nearby woods.
wheresthegovernance4350, I hope they cleared out the mines! :) Thank you for taking the time to comment and for watching! By the way, have you seen my latest video? You may really like it: Why Was World War II Worse Than World War I? th-cam.com/video/cky159m1yqk/w-d-xo.html
dallasreid7755, yes, artillery is called the king/queen of battle for a reason! There's a video out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
Shame you did not mention how Rupert Murdochs father had spent much time and effort trying to get the Aussie Prime minister to sack Monash before this ever happened
Tom, I knew about it, but it diverted too much from the main story, so I left it out. It's impossible to include everything that happened -- the intrigues, the backstories, etc. Thanks for bringing it up! For this you get a heart! There's a video out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
David, yes, you're right -- I corrected the title. Thank you! There's a video out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching!
Interestingly it was Lloyd George who decided with the King that Monash would replace Haig in early 1919; the armistice intervened in what would have been the greatest upheaval in the allied armies since 1914. In particular the Americans would have felt the full brunt of Monash’s contempt for Pershing and his exasperation at their incapacity to achieve anything worthwhile on the battlefield. He would have also boxed in the butcher Currie to stop the waste of Canadian men.
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What was not highlighted was that Monash was NOT a professional soldier. He also had to overcome the background of not only being of recent German origin but also of being Jewish. That he managed to overcome the prejudices against his background and become a key General in the final battles in WW1 is an incredible achievement. What many American do not realize is that Pershing was actually under the command of Monash. It is one of the BIG fallacies of US history that the USA won WW1 under the leadership of Pershing. Just simply NOT TRUE!
Gary, yes, I could've mentioned that Monash wasn't a professional soldier. There's a video out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
I wonder what Monash would have been like as a Prime Minister. I gather he would have built a lot of things, including a rail line to Melbourne Airport (then Essendon airport).
MegaBloggs1, perhaps the two battles of Cambrai -- one in 1917 and the other in 1918? There's a video out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
It was the Prince of Wales who, along with the Australian PM wanting the Australian divisions under the Command of an Australian, who pushed The King to have Monash promoted. Not Haig. Haig disliked the Australians and considered their Commands lesser than the British. Haig used the Australian soldiers as storm troopers, hence the reason Australians suffered a higher rate of casualties than anyone else.
paythepiper6283, at least one of my sources said that it was Haig. So, here we are -- battle of the sources. I can't agree with you until I did further research, however, I am currently researching another topic. If I do find that you're correct, then I'll come back to your comment and reply.
@@EmersusTech Mate I read it in the biography written by Roland Perry. It's no biggy but I do know that The Prince of Wales and Monash were great friends and he push for Monash to be promoted, which is why the King went into the field to Knight Him. I'd say that would have been why Haig got onboard. Not what you know.. Good luck
j.granger1120, yep, Monash was the first one to do formulate AND execute it! There's a video out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for your comment and for watching!
bishop6218, I was trying something different to see what people thought about it. This is the only video that I've ever done that on. Thanks for your advice!
I get so annoyed when TH-cam will only show Americans talking about Australia not Australians this is outrageous and I refuse to watch . You cannot just extinguish everybody else's culture because you run the Internet
Jumbo-k4t, to start off -- let's be friends! :) I can't help that I was born in America (although I'm glad that I'm an American) and have an American accent! I don't "run the internet" and yes, the US government can be overbearing -- I actually agree with you on that -- I'm not trying to extinguish other English speaking cultures -- I like the fact that y'all speak a little different and have a few interesting words like Bogan, etc. I noticed that there was a curious lack of historical videos about Australia and New Zealand, so I decided to do something about that. I can't fake an Aussie accent and you'd see right through that anyway, so, I just put it out there anyway and hoped for the best! There are two other videos out that you may want to see: Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII? th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html I noticed that you commented on another video, but I'm not sure which one at the moment, so sorry if there's duplication! Thanks for your comment and for watching!
@ My point is TH-cam won't allow Australian videos because they want everything on the net to be American. you guys couldn't take over the world with your Pissy military so you've done it with the Internet
@ Ive probably watched them all because I am interested in Australian history ,I just get annoyed when most of the videos Recommend are done By Americans. Imagine how the Americans would react if an Australian did a video on American history they would laugh themselves silly
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Sick to death of Americans telling me about Australia why Don't we ever get Australian videos about our country? why because you're trying to extinguish our culture so we all become American
My Grandfather, was a WW1 veteran of 3 years, wounded 3 times, YPRE, Villiers Bret, area and when I asked him about Monash oh so many years ago, his blue eyes lit up, and the warmest of smiles presented to me and he spoke so warmly of this man. The men would go anywhere, do anything as long as Monash was conducting the campaign. Dear grandfather, how I never forgotten the stories and times we had, sadly missed. The fighting 10th.
mirimar69, thank you for sharing your family's history about Monash! Little stories must be told before they're lost to history! There are two videos out that you may want to see:
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Monash was a man before his time. It is important to note that the Germans would later embrace Monash's's techniques to come up with their blitzkrieg tactics, used so effectively in World War II
Paul, you're totally right! They used Monash's tactics in the last portion of WWI and later in all through WWII. There's a video out that you may want to see:
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Despite The Americans working with him in WW1 they ignored all his concepts over the next 30 years and started WW2 with little tactical rational. Their First General in Africa was sent home and were beaten by retreating Germans.
Also one of the reasons why their version did not work well against the Australians at Tobruk!
I and two of my sons walked the battlefields from Villers Bretonneaux in 2008 on the 90th anniversary of the relief (counter attack) of 25 April 1918. Saw the foxholes the ANZAC dug in preparation for Hamel. Monash unlike all contemporary generals, conferenced individually with his arms leaders. He silently registered his guns on the church steeples, leading to hugely effective prepatory fire. As so many commentary are saying, he lead the way in all-arms combat attacks. He was so good, that the Battle of Hamel, planned to take.90 minutes, was complete in 93 minutes.
This was a great video. As an Australian, I was please you made this video that showed respect to Sir John Monash and those he commanded. There are many places named after him in Australia including Monash University in Melbourne, the Monash City Council also in Melbourne, the Monash Freeway also in Melbourne, the Seat of Monash, the suburb of Monash in Canberra and many other places.
Andrew, yes, I didn't list them, but there are many roads, buildings, etc. named after him. Perhaps another video could explain all this, but I wanted to focus on the Battle of Hamel in this case. Thank you for your comment!
Also on our $100 note
Pity he was treated like trash here after the war, all because he was Jewish
I think it was a measure of Monash's abilities that he was able to overcome the triple prejudices of being Jewish, a Colonial (Yes, I know that Australia had been an independent country since 1901.) and not a professional soldier. Admittedly, by 1917, those prejudices had weakened significantly, but they still existed and still persist to this day.
@@allenjenkins7947 a friend ( no longer ) once revealed his bigotry by saying “ name one Jew that’s done anything for this country “ I just said “ Monash “ ( there are many many many more ) he still had no idea.
Now we need a video about LT GEN Harry Chauvel's desert campaign of ww1
montys420, I put it on my long-term list. Thank you for the idea!
Chauvels / Australian
light horse, campaign in the middle east was absolutely brilliant.
@@EmersusTech it will show up the Lawrence of Arabia legend quite a bit.
Monash's took his "All arms strategy" so successfully used at the Battle of Hamel on 4 July 1918 and used the same tactics at the much bigger Battle of Amiens which included the two of the British Armies crack army Corps the Australian and Canadian Corps fighting side by side for the first time during WW1. Amiens started on 8 August 1918 was a massive success, with the biggest territory gains of any allied offence during WW1 and described by the commander of the German Army as their "black day, the Germans realised they'd lost the war, Amiens was the beginning of the last 100 days to victory.
Following the battle of Amiens Monash received spontaneous congratulations from a series of visitors to his head quarters including British munitions minister Winston Churchill, British Imperial Staff Chief Sir Henry Wilson, British Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief Supreme allied commander in Chief Marshall Foch and the Prime Minister of France Georges Clemenceau French finance minister and finally, King George V visited Monash’s Head quarters asked for a sword and knighted Monash there and then, it was the first time since 1743 that a British monarch had conferred a knighthood on the field of battle.
At this time Australia had a total population of only 4 million.
Monash was born in Australia to German Jewish immigrants spoke and wrote fluent German, was only a part time soldier and was a very accomplished civil engineer in civilian life.
Wombat-gm4ne, thank you for watching and for your good comment! Obviously, you've read up on Monash! :) You get a heart!
It’s recorded that Haig wept for a day on meeting Monash, he realised that his way of waging war for years had achieved nothing in comparison with Monash in a few weeks.
After Hamel Monash's tactics were used as the blueprint for nearly every subsequent allied attack.
Monash, the greatest Australian to walk the planet
Smackedup100, I believe many other Australians in the past would agree with you! Thanks for your comment!
That’s rather sad. It’s an admission that Australia has never produced a worthy scientist or engineer or doctor. You are hung up on WW1.
A Smackedup "Monash was the greatest Australian to..." Eh ? What about Ed Barton, Don Bradman, Ted Whitten, ? even Tony Abbott ?
One of the things I love about the French is they have never forgotten and honour Australia's involvement on the Western Front in WWI by continuing every year on ANZAC day (April 25th) to honour Australia's fallen.
Barry, yes, that is nice of the French, isn't it? I hope you saw the last portion of the video with the wall honoring the Australians! There are two videos out that you may want to see:
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Thanks very much for this video about Monash.
Initially he had opposition at some higher levels due to his family background.
But as a leader of men there have been none who did more to change the face of modern warfare, insofar that infantrymen were no longer expected to be cannon fodder in desperate infantry only attacks.
As an ex Australian Infantry Soldier, thats something we are pretty grateful for. 😂
A brilliant man, whose innovation and meticulous nature, achieved objectives without the anywhere near as much of the wholesale slaughter of his own troops that had been the case previously.
l1a146, yes, I wanted to shine a light on "the forgotten ANZAC" (according to an Australian source). Most people don't know about WW1 or Sir John Monash and I thought it would be a great story idea. Thank you for your comment!
I feel the need to add that the opposition towards Monash was largely both because of him being Jewish and Prussian, and remained for quit a long time through his ascendancy. The 2 main protagonists in the effort to remove him were Charles Bean(“Official War Historian”) and a newspaper owner named Keith Murdoch(yes, Rupert’s father). They tried to get him removed by direct correspondence to Prime Minister Billy Hughes, who on meeting Monash in France prior to the Hamel offensive decided that Bean and Murdoch were full of shit.
Monash was a great and innovative leader! His story deserves to be told!
I’m former RAN(30+ years ago), so I can only try to imagine how it could be in the trenches of WWI or even a modern land battle.
thanks for your service 🙏
A Great man, very under rated. Brilliant mind.
Peter, thank you very much for commenting and for watching the video!
My great grandfather fought at Hamel with the 23rd Battalion and was gassed during the German counter-attack. He carried many scars and had a horrendous cough for the rest of his life.
rocnoir4233, thank you for sharing a portion of your family history! For this, you get a heart!
A very nice video! I liked how you colorized the pictures,the one at 9:07 being a good example...I also enjoyed how you used his image & words to further the narrative...the pictures of his knighthood were most enjoyable as it was a very rare occurrence...the picture of the King in color next to them was a nice bonus....To think, if Monash's methods of CO were used by more imaginative officers like himself, the slaughter would be have been greatly reduced....I hope this particular campaign is run on the sand tables at Sandhurst & at West Point, where Brecourt Manor is run as a perfect example of how to take fortified gun emplacements...Thanks!😊
Edgar, yes, I do most of the colorizing of the black and white photos. However, I didn't do that particular one. Colorizing and "cleaning up" some of these old photos is extremely labor intensive, but it's really worth it. I may spend an hour on just one photo that shows up for 10 seconds or less in the video. That's not the only reason why creating videos takes so long -- there's the research, organization, audio synching, on and on. There are so many steps that most people wouldn't believe it. But it's a labor of love. I enjoy my own results and actually like to watch my own videos. Thanks for your comment!
Once again, you get a heart!
@@EmersusTech thanks!...& you are most welcome!
Great presentation. My great grandfather and a great uncle were part of the AIF. I visited Le Hamel and other battlefields on the western front in 2018.
pshehan1, thank you very much for you compliment! I worked hard on this video!
I have always said Australian's make the best bush engineers.
In Monash's case he actually was a engineer.
Meaning you take all the physical advantages of your supplys at hand and devise the best use you can.
Aussie Jeff Moore
prizecowproductions, y'all have a lot of outback/bush to do "bush fixes" on machinery that's too far from towns, I reckon. (See I know a little Australian :) ) There are two videos out that you may want to see:
Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII
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What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII?
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I thought that was a really well put together video. Good level of information. It was great that what Monash worked out with combined arms doctrine. Also great that the Aussies got to be under Australian command. Unfortunately like with many attack situations it's dangerous and my poor great uncle paid the ultimate sacrifice and was KIA at Proyart on 23/8/18 during the push. He got so close to making it home .
Lest we forget uncle Jimmy.
Dave, yes, I tend to spend a lot of time on most videos. Once in a while, a video takes less time to research. I really try hard to get all the facts straight and I review and review the video for correctness, etc. What I hate is that sometimes the sources contradict each other and then I have to research even more to find out the truth. Sorry to hear about your great uncle's sacrifice!
By the way, have you seen my latest video? You may really like it:
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Thank you so much for pointing out the sacrifices that the young fledgling country of Australia and the bravery of Bridager General Monash and brave deeds of the Australian Defence Force especially our massive loss at Gallipoli and the brave actions of the survivors. I am a total history buff and your unbiased stories are amazing.
Lauraj-8c, thank you for your gracious compliment. May I recommend these other videos that you might like:
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What British Soldiers Thought About American Soldiers in World War II?
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What US Soldiers Thought About British Soldiers and the People
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@EmersusTech Thank you.I definitely will be listening to your wonderful channel
What a astounding Man sir John Monash was.
As a Australian Iam proud and if he was put in charge earlier maybe the war would have finished early.
We have a University named after him and a local district where I live in Melbourne
Raymond, yes, indeed he was! There's so much about him that is not well-known, especially to this generation. Perhaps you might like these other WWI and WWII videos, if you haven't seen them:
What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII?
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What WWI Germans Thought About Canadian Soldiers
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This was a great story about Sir John Monash, particularly from a non-Australian website. It also made the best use of AI animation to present the story that I've seen yet. Well done.
Brett, thank you for your good compliment! I enjoyed researching for this video! There are three videos out that you may want to see:
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What US Soldiers Thought About British Soldiers and the People
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Criminally under viewed video
grandpanurgle, yes, I don't understand why most of my videos take a long time to get off the launchpad. There are some really good ones that very few people have seen relatively. Thank you for your wonderful comment! You get a heart for it!
Monash was ahead of his time, I have always thought he was the inspiration behind blitzkrieg.
John, yes, indeed he was ahead of his time and could've been the inspiration behind blitzkrieg! There are two videos out that you may want to see:
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What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII?
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Wonderful video, makes me proud to be an Australian. Monash saved so many Allied lives, it always boggled my mind how anyone thought charging infantry men into machine gunners was a good idea. I always feel sad thinking about Ww1, utter complete tragedy how many lives lost.
Reg_The_Galah, thank you for your nice comment!
Baron Von Richtofen came down in the Australian Army Sector after being shot by Sergeant Popkin . G/Monash gave him a full military burial service befitting someone legendary.
Rusty_Gold85, thanks for sharing that information with everyone! There's a video out that you may want to see:
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Well made doco mate, tks for your work.
currawongee1, thanks for your compliment! I'll keep it up for viewers like you! :) Have you seen this one?
What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII?
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After WW1 Sir John Monash was rated the best General the allies had,and he proved that at Hammel.
Keith, after seeing his actions when Monash had full control, it's definitely possible that he was the best general! I loved making this video and I learned some things while researching it too! There's a video out that you may want to see:
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Another nice video, although a bit short. I would have liked to hear about what else that group of Australian solders did up to the end of the war, and did they fight alongside with Americans again? I had not known anything about this battle, nor anything about Australians being in WW I.
This is Vincent, the one who gave you a very long set of comments on your 'What British Soldiers Thought About American Soldiers in World War II?' episode. Thanks for this link! Got any more on WW I?
Vincent, I plan on doing more videos on Sir John Monash later. There might be more information about this same group. Here are other titles that you might like:
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Mate you need to read more, Australia was in ww1 from the start.
Australia fired the first Allied shot in WW1. On declaration of war a German ship the Pflatz? was sailing towards the Heads at Port Phillip Bay trying to escape. It carried documents and staff from the German Embassy in Melbourne. There were forts at the Heads and when the telegram arrived, the fort at Point Nepean fired a shot across the ship's bow. The pilot told the captain to stop as the next shot would be at the ship. That ship was taken over, renamed, and used as a troop transport.
General Pershing was very slow to let American troops join in. At Hamel, he ept changing his mind and eventually a few companies too the initiative and folded into the ANZAC troops.
Holy shit. That "deep fake" thing with the computer voice was creepy.
Cool video. That was one Hell of a battle.
Bill Rich, I figure people will love it or hate it. Sometimes you have to step out of your boundaries a bit. I wasn't trying to creep anyone out -- but just have it where Sir John Monash speaks to the words, like he was speaking to you directly. Thanks for your compliment! The reaction on that was negative, so I doubt you'll see that in future videos. Thanks for watching!
@@EmersusTech Oh, I wouldn't say to get rid of it. It's creepy, sure. But I think it was mostly creepy because of the chat voice you picked. And even if it's creepy, who cares? It's neat.
Do what you like with your channel, man. Be the one to push people outside of their comfort zones for lols. Might get a following for it.
My father was telling me that the British general. Where not happy with Monash using the tank and aircraft the way he did. Even though he saved many soldiers from death. Eventually agreed it was the best way to fight.
Colin, yeah, some people are resistant to change, but they may embrace it when they see the results! There are two videos out that you may want to see:
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What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII?
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Interesting, which British General ?
Poms still say Haig and Rawlings planned that battle. They were shown the way by a (cough splutter) Colonial. Monash was knighted not the two before-mentioned losers.
hardyakka6200, yes, the Aussies still haven't gotten their due in history, imo. You might like these other two videos:
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My great grandfather was killed during this battle. He was buried but the Germans bomb the cemetery. So he has no known resting place.
Suzanne, that's so unfortunate! What country did he fight for?
Thanks mate
Wayne, I enjoyed making the video and appreciate that you liked it!
@@EmersusTech Cheers well done
Monash was an absolute genius. By all accounts he hated war and learnt after the Gallipoli campaign to achieve objectives quickly with minimum loss of life.
An engineer by trade, he also invented modern reinforced concrete able to carry railway and vehicular traffic. Many of his bridges still exist in Australia and his academic work led to an Australian university (and a golf course??) being named for him and also the Melbourne war memorial, a monolithic but beautiful building that is very poignant.
He was also a naughty boy and had a mistress through much of his marriage, who was known to his wife!!
The shame was that as a German Jew by heritage, he was shunned by elites in Australia - but not by his former troops who adored him - and died relatively young without proper recognition in this country in my view.
kimbaldunsmore4633, yes, I know about the mistress, but that would take an entire video -- and it's not in context during a "battle video". Thank you for your wonderful comment! You get a heart!
Mr Tim Fischer, former Australian Deputy Prime Minister and another legend, now deceased, fought hard to gain more recognition for Monash.
When Monash died in the 1930s his funeral procession gathered the most people ever to watch it in Australia.
He also said when he was child he met the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly in Jerilderie when the Kelly Gang stuck up the bank, robbed it and destroyed debtors mortgage documents.
Title in the header is wrong. He was LT-General Sir John Monash - a British title at the time. Imperial knights are known by their first name = "Sir John". Stephen Fry (knighted in the King's New Year Honours of 2025) with be thus known as Sir Stephen.
Peter, LG Sir Monash = LT-General Sir Monash. LG is an abbreviation that is used by others too. Thanks for your comment. There are two videos out that you may want to see:
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@@EmersusTech I understood what you said and your comment just now. Any title and reference to "Sir Monash" is wrong - and still is.
Great Video - "tanks" for the recommendation.
grekiely6245, you're very welcome -- and I like the play on words! Especially for this video!
@@EmersusTech No problems, you have great content.
Monash had been to the US before the war & was very impressed with Americans, noting their can do attitude from the beginning. So he was sure they would rise to the occasion with their Australian comrades, especially considering this being their 1st offensive operation, & on 4-7-18 too. He was not disappointed. Using both tanks & aircraft para drops for resupplying the infantry on the attack, something not done on this level before. Also he made a point of regularly smoking the Germans with a little bit of gas, so they got so used to it that they automatically masked up whenever they were smoked, a big handicap. So on D day they were only smoked but they habitually masked up too, really slowing them down. Also used aircraft & artillery to masked the sound of the tanks.
mickvonbornemann3824, I liked reading your summary of the action and about Monash! For this, you get a heart!
No Monash was not impressed with the Americans at all. In fact he was furious at their incompetence, which Rawlinson also recognised and wanted them removed from the front as they were not only a danger to themselves, but also those they fought alongside. Monash also had a particular menace for Pershing, who after disobeying his orders at Hamel to run away, nevertheless accepted battle honours with Haig from Foch for the victory.
Sounds like he has a lot in common with Canada’s Arthur Currie.
Frank, by coincidence, I have a video with Arthur Currie in it -- late in it:
What WWI Germans Thought About Canadian Soldiers
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Another video that you may want to see:
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Good video. Just one point at 16.18 you state Australian dead 800, wounded 262. Surely not correct?
John, thank you for bringing up a good point. It's almost always that the wounded are higher than the killed. In response to your comment, I did a little more research and the sources disagree.
www.greatwar.co.uk/battles/somme/1918-somme-hamel.htm
States: Australian casualties were about 1,400 of whom about 250 were killed.
However, the Australian War Memorial Website states what's in the video:
www.awm.gov.au/visit/exhibitions/1918/battles/hamel
Australian troops suffered 1,062 casualties, with 800 killed.
I'd have to do even more digging to be definitive. There have been battles were the killed were more than the wounded, but they are rare. I have to admit that it appears "fishy". The Batte of La Hamel was so different that the killed/wounded ratio could be true. Even so, at the moment, I believe it's an open question. For this, you get a heart! There's a video out that you may want to see:
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Sir John Monash - a great Australian! Think Monier Concrete (Monash!) - many people don't want to recognise he was Jewish and contributed so much to Australia 100 years ago - we put Sir John Monash on our $100 notes to show respect!
kekenoouthere3095, yes, I wanted people to understand that he was German Jewish. I felt that it made it interesting to have the culture, yet have to fight against the people of the culture -- the Germans. There are two videos out that you may want to see:
Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII
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What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII?
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I have a diary of an Australian Sergeant who was attached to the Intelligence Officer of the 14th Battalion..... some Interesting points in it.
I will be in Le Hamel later this year..... Very likely to spend the night in the nearby woods.
wheresthegovernance4350, I hope they cleared out the mines! :) Thank you for taking the time to comment and for watching!
By the way, have you seen my latest video? You may really like it:
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The last soldier/general to be knighted in the field by the King.
Michael, thank you for your comment!
At the end of the day it is all about massive amounts of artillery.
dallasreid7755, yes, artillery is called the king/queen of battle for a reason! There's a video out that you may want to see:
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@@EmersusTech Thanks
My Grandfather fort on the Western Front. He was gassed and lost an eye & had terrible stomach problems all of his life.
LEST WE FORGET
Shame you did not mention how Rupert Murdochs father had spent much time and effort trying to get the Aussie Prime minister to sack Monash before this ever happened
Tom, I knew about it, but it diverted too much from the main story, so I left it out. It's impossible to include everything that happened -- the intrigues, the backstories, etc. Thanks for bringing it up! For this you get a heart! There's a video out that you may want to see:
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It’s Sir John, not Sir Monash.
David, yes, you're right -- I corrected the title. Thank you! There's a video out that you may want to see:
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Interestingly it was Lloyd George who decided with the King that Monash would replace Haig in early 1919; the armistice intervened in what would have been the greatest upheaval in the allied armies since 1914. In particular the Americans would have felt the full brunt of Monash’s contempt for Pershing and his exasperation at their incapacity to achieve anything worthwhile on the battlefield. He would have also boxed in the butcher Currie to stop the waste of Canadian men.
Sean, I can't speak to what you wrote, but it seems plausible. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
Monash would never have been given Haig s command. In addition Currie was also a fine general. Not a butcher
Good video mate, just not into Aussie's today after the Ashes 😂
Danny, thank you for your good comment! Have you seen this one?
What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII?
th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html
I can imagine.
What was not highlighted was that Monash was NOT a professional soldier. He also had to overcome the background of not only being of recent German origin but also of being Jewish. That he managed to overcome the prejudices against his background and become a key General in the final battles in WW1 is an incredible achievement.
What many American do not realize is that Pershing was actually under the command of Monash. It is one of the BIG fallacies of US history that the USA won WW1 under the leadership of Pershing. Just simply NOT TRUE!
Gary, yes, I could've mentioned that Monash wasn't a professional soldier. There's a video out that you may want to see:
Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII
th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your comment and for watching!
WWI and WWII are marked by American generals stealing credit for everything, which diminished their very real accomplishments.
I wonder what Monash would have been like as a Prime Minister. I gather he would have built a lot of things, including a rail line to Melbourne Airport (then Essendon airport).
Andrew, yes, there's so much named after him that Monash surely could've had a greater influence as a Prime Minister. Thank you for your comment!
Cmbrai was in 2016
MegaBloggs1, perhaps the two battles of Cambrai -- one in 1917 and the other in 1918? There's a video out that you may want to see:
Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII
th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your comment and for watching!
excellent video
very proud Australian
lest we forget
Stuart, thank you for your good comment!
It was the Prince of Wales who, along with the Australian PM wanting the Australian divisions under the Command of an Australian, who pushed The King to have Monash promoted. Not Haig. Haig disliked the Australians and considered their Commands lesser than the British. Haig used the Australian soldiers as storm troopers, hence the reason Australians suffered a higher rate of casualties than anyone else.
paythepiper6283, at least one of my sources said that it was Haig. So, here we are -- battle of the sources. I can't agree with you until I did further research, however, I am currently researching another topic. If I do find that you're correct, then I'll come back to your comment and reply.
@@EmersusTech Mate I read it in the biography written by Roland Perry. It's no biggy but I do know that The Prince of Wales and Monash were great friends and he push for Monash to be promoted, which is why the King went into the field to Knight Him. I'd say that would have been why Haig got onboard. Not what you know.. Good luck
"This is modern war"
j.granger1120, yep, Monash was the first one to do formulate AND execute it! There's a video out that you may want to see:
Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII
th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your comment and for watching!
Australians can get shit done under Australian command
Thepigfromthepot, yes, they can! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Nice vid, but my advice would be to drop the AI animated monologues. I find it unnecessary, and honestly creepy AF ! 😮
bishop6218, I was trying something different to see what people thought about it. This is the only video that I've ever done that on. Thanks for your advice!
@@EmersusTech let’s just say the tech is still underwhelming for now 😉
I get so annoyed when TH-cam will only show Americans talking about Australia not Australians this is outrageous and I refuse to watch . You cannot just extinguish everybody else's culture because you run the Internet
Jumbo-k4t, to start off -- let's be friends! :) I can't help that I was born in America (although I'm glad that I'm an American) and have an American accent! I don't "run the internet" and yes, the US government can be overbearing -- I actually agree with you on that -- I'm not trying to extinguish other English speaking cultures -- I like the fact that y'all speak a little different and have a few interesting words like Bogan, etc.
I noticed that there was a curious lack of historical videos about Australia and New Zealand, so I decided to do something about that. I can't fake an Aussie accent and you'd see right through that anyway, so, I just put it out there anyway and hoped for the best! There are two other videos out that you may want to see:
Behind The Iconic Photo: A Kiwi’s Experiences in WWII
th-cam.com/video/EnjbDOTUuU0/w-d-xo.html
What Did Rommel and the Germans Think About Australian Soldiers in WWII?
th-cam.com/video/9rXT1i_uD6M/w-d-xo.html
I noticed that you commented on another video, but I'm not sure which one at the moment, so sorry if there's duplication! Thanks for your comment and for watching!
@ My point is TH-cam won't allow Australian videos because they want everything on the net to be American. you guys couldn't take over the world with your Pissy military so you've done it with the Internet
Jumbo-k4t, I've seen some Australian videos on TH-cam about WWII. If you want, I could give you some good examples. Thanks for your comment!
@ Ive probably watched them all because I am interested in Australian history ,I just get annoyed when most of the videos Recommend are done By Americans. Imagine how the Americans would react if an Australian did a video on American history they would laugh themselves silly
Jumbo-k4t, you have a totally valid point! Thanks for your comments!
Great info but the creepy CGI of a reanimated dead man talking was just awful, it added nothing, had to bail...
t.j.payeur5331, sorry you felt that way! Thanks for giving your comment!