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Hey Patreons!

I'm going to create a video for the entire channel which will explain this better than I can do here (either later this week or next week after Monday's video) but I wanted to give you guys the heads-up on what's been happening recently behind the scenes, and thank you for making all this happen :)

In December I did loads of Q&A videos back-to-back as I prepared for Stalingrad Season 2. What you may not have realised was that I didn't actually edit any of those v...

Upcoming Q&As

Thanks to a suggestion made by Craig Heinrich, I've created two lists for you all to see. 

The first is an "Upcoming Q&A Questions List" where you can see all upcoming questions and where I'm up to in terms of researching them and so on. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rofjJ87nyWOvJuE3J0lGR9Ij8wgcktkdoo95Vqs_SLk/edit?usp=sharing 2019-09-24 09:36:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Update (Stalingrad + Replies)

Hey all!

The video speaks for itself, but again, I apologize for being so far behind with both the messages and the Q&A questions. I'm going to be trying to reply to as many people as I can tomorrow, and then again next week (Q&A week), and then every other week from that moment on. So fingers-crossed I will get to all of you soon.

And I want to thank you all for your continuing support. Without it, the videos would simply be impossible. So thank you! You are making this h...

Ask your new Patreon Q&A Questions Here

Hey everyone, just so it's easy for me to keep track of where I'm up to, could you please submit new Q&A questions here. 

I know there's a few unanswered questions left, but I'm hoping to cover them in a couple weeks time. But this section will be for videos after that :)

Cheers!

Blue Mood Rising - Patreon Update

Hi everyone! It's been a very long time since I did one of these, and there's quite a bit to talk about: Crusader, New Years, Replies, Courland, Books, Q&As, Stalingrad, Plans... the list goes on. So enjoy!

Not sure I made this super-clear in the video or not so I'll mention it again. I'm rubbish at video editing. It's really not something I'm good at, and I think my time is best spent doing actual historical research, script-writing, and updating Patreon etc, which is where I thi...

Q&A incoming!

Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I'm aiming to publish a Q&A video next week (hopefully Tuesday) in order to answer the questions that you've asked over the past month or so. This will be in addition to Monday's Crusader video, not in replacement of it!

Given the amount of questions, and with Crusader still being the priority at the moment, I'll probably answer a third of the questions on Tuesday, then another third in a video the week after, and the rest in the following week....

Q&A Questions Request!

Hey everyone! Time to ask your questions!

Not sure when the actual Q&A video will be since the hope is to release Crusader each Monday, but it's best to be ready. I'll post again saying "stop" when I decide to do the Q&A video, so you have until then to ask your questions.

Cheers!

Lewis

The Non-video Update!

Hey Patreons!

I’m scrambling to get next week’s Crusader video done which will be about 40 minutes long-ish and is requiring a lot of editing again. So, in the interests of time, I’m going to write out the Patreon update this week. Hope that’s ok!

It has become very apparent now since the Crusader video yesterday that many of you, and many of the regular subscribers, have been eagerly waiting for another Battlestorm. At the writing of this, that video has 7,061 views, 727 likes a...

Happy Update! Battlestorms and more! (17)

Hey everyone!

A very happy update this time! The big thing being that my channel is now sustainable, thanks entirely to all 345 of you :)

Obviously this deserves a big thank you... so THANK YOU! You're making all this possible!

And there's more good news! The Crusader script is finally finished and is 75,423 words long! This may change slightly once I've started editing, a...

Q&A Questions request

Hey! Hope all is well :) I'm going to be doing another Q&A video for next week, so please submit your questions here. I know one or two of you have asked me quesitons since the last video. If you don't mind, would you please resubmit them here so I can find them easily? And, because it'll be done for Monday, I'd need the questions by Friday at the latest.

Cheers!

Crusader - British Regiments Poll

Hey all!

So I'm currently finalizing the script for Operation Crusader, and I've come across a big problem. The problem is that British units are called things that they're actually not. This will get confusing in the battle/video. Let me explain -

The British have the Royal Tank Regiment - which is basically a training unit at home in Britain. This Regiment then sends out battalion-strength units to other fronts to fight. Great.

However, they don't call these battalions "battalion...

The Late Patreon Update! (Update no 16... I think)

Hi all!

Video which someone linked about the Nazi Economy https://youtu.be/17DkMDvKqw0

Postal Address -

PO Box 795, Southport, England PR89RE

If you do send me a book, please let me know so I know to go collect it. My book list is - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11...

Hey all

I'm going to do a response video for yesterday's video on the channel. Scrambling to get it done now and should be up today (soon). So I'll move the usual Patreon update to tomorrow, and the map making video to Thursday. Sorry about this, but I think you can understand why.

Also, thank you to all of you who messaged me recently, Jeff, Craig and so on. I will reply as soon as possible (not sure when!). Swamped with messages at the moment haha! And thank you to all of you who have pledged your s...

Early Patreon Update (No. 15) Due to Reasons

Hey everyone!

I'm doing this week's update a bit early so as to let you know about the two videos coming this week. Both are Patreon Q&A videos, however I've split them into two videos, with one video coming out Monday and the other coming out Tuesday.  Therefore, for those of you pledging $5 or more, if you don't see your question on the Monday, you know it'll be in the Tuesday video. 

The reason I've split them is because of the nature of the questions, plus my own experi...

Q&A Video Questions Request!

Hey everyone, it's that time again! If you've got any questions for me to answer in the next Q&A, please ask them! I'd prefer you ask them in reply to this post, but if you really want to PM me, that's fine - just make sure you state very clearly that the question you're asking is for the Q&A video. Thanks!

Just a minor update for you too -

I've already had a few comments about yesterday's video being short, and I'm not sure how people will react to a Q&A next week, but I'm s...

50,000 words and NEW SCHEDULE | Patreon Update 14

Hey Patreons!

Another update - this time about the word-count for a PART of Crusader, plus the New Schedule on YouTube, and a new way for people to help me create better videos (although, that's not quite happened yet).

Link to Kotkin's lecture video: https://youtu.be/cNmvGTLmg2o

My main concern right now is getting Crusader done, as Battlestorm videos are what my channel does that really no other channel does. So...

Frequency of Q&A videos

Hey everyone!

I've had a lot of feedback relating to Monday's Q&A video. If I'm honest, I was surprised to see how positive everyone was about it! I didn't think many people would be as interested in just a simple Q&A video compared to the typical TIK-lecture style video, so I'm obviously happy with the way it's gone. And I definitely want to do more of them. Since you guys are the ones who will get the most benefit from them, I think it's only right that you get to decide how often we...

Schedules, TankFest and BIG Announcement | Patreon Update Number 13

Hey Patreons! Three things to talk about this time. Scheduling for these update videos, plus the Map Making and Q&A videos; the promised TankFest update; and a BIG announcement that I feel that I should make. I'll let the video speak for itself.

I do want to make a bigger commitment on Patreon, because apart from the bi-weekly updates I've been a bit hit or miss on it. So I'm making a change now. To confirm, Patreon updates will be every other Tuesday, starting today. And Map Making videos...

Upcoming Q&A video

Hey guys, I'm aiming to do a Q&A video for the channel at some point next week (not sure on the date yet). So, if you have any questions, or want my opinions on a particular topic, now's the time to ask them!

I'd prefer you to ask them in response to this post so they're all in one place, but if you'd rather PM me, that's fine - just say you'd like your question answered in the Q&A video so I know to include it. All questions are welcome!

Cheers!

Update Postponement

Hey Patreons!

I'm going to postpone today's update until Tuesday. There's two reasons: 1) having lost three days to Tank Fest this weekened, I have to finish Monday's video by today, so I'm desperately trying to get that done in the limited time available. As Chuikov said, "Time is Blood", and if I don't get it finished today it will be the first video missed since New Year, and I can't let that happen! And 2) it makes more sense to give you an update after TankFest, so I can talk about what h...

Three things! Patreon Update 12

Hey Patreons!

Just three things this time - but they're all important. Here they are: TankFest, Beevor, and Crusader. I'll let the video speak for itself.

Well... mostly. Yes, I have severely underestimated Crusader. Completely. This Battlestorm is going to make every single Battlestorm video I've made so far look like a walk in the park. That lake has turned into a small sea - one with about five whirlpools in it and two hurricane. Honestly, it's crazy. To quote from th...

Yesterday's videos

Just a quick update! I've decided that I'm going to redo yesterday's videos. Several people have said the same thing - stating that Beevor 'lies' could get me in trouble. And, thinking about it, they're probably right. I will therefore be redoing the videos and using less harsh language. Tough decision, and I think this is the first time I've had to do this, but it's a lesson learnt. It will also give me a chance to improve the video, since I was a little robotic in it. I'll have a video up on t...

Benefits of Crusader, Equipment, and Arnhem | Patreon Update No 11

Hey Patreons!

The Crusader script is underway! I have a massive 271 A4 pages of research notes to wade through, totalling 91,733 words. Obviously that will be condensed by the time we get to the finished product, but this script will end up being the size of a small novel.

Which kinda explains why it isn't done yet!

I'm currently working my way through the script, and it's taking me ages to get through each day of the battle, with many contradictions, problems and possibilities to ...

Super-Quick Patreon Update #10

Hey everyone! Been focusing on creating Monday videos as well as Crusader recently, so not had time to reply to everyone. I'm really sorry about that. Because of this, I'm going to spend a few hours tomorrow morning (Saturday) replying to you all :)

In the meantime, here's the quick update video, and some screenshots you might like. The first is my progress on the Western Desert Crusader map -

D...

CHASING RABBITS! Patreon Update 9

Hey Patreons! It's Star Wars Day (May the 4th be with you!), and time for another update, and I'm going to start off with a quote -

"If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both." - Native American saying (according to Civilization IV)

I didn't go into it much in the video, and it was only afterwards that I realised just how many rabbits I'm trying to chase at once. Let me list as many topics off the top of my head that I'm working on -

Operation Crusader, the Courland Pocket,...

Spanish Legion, Tanks, Blau, Books - Patreon Update 8

Hey Patreons! Another update for you!

Several things to go over, including Monday's video, which you should be looking forward too. But I'm desperately looking for books on the tanks I mentioned towards the end of the video. Help me if you can!

Link to the David Stahel book I mentioned http://amzn.eu/fe5b095 

And here's a unit card I've made for Monday's video -

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Tanks! German! Crusader! And the Red Book... Patreon Update 007

It's time for another bi-weekly Patreon update! And yes, I'm slapping my head in the thumbnail. YouTube chose that one by itself so I decided to keep it. I cover quite a bit in the video, and below are some Crusader units to show off too! Starting with...

Here is Major General S. Kopański’s Polish 1st Carpathian Brigade. This unit is part of Major General Scobie’s British 70th Infantry Division -...

Today's Video

Hey everyone! Due to the nature of today's video, I wasn't able to list your names at the end of it as I normally do. The reason is because this video is in-fact, a Part 1 of 2, so I will be putting your names in next week's video to round it off and then making them both one big video in the future. So it makes sense to only put you in at the end of part 2. That aside, it will become super-obvious at the end of today's video as to why I decided to make this a two-parter... I'll explain more in ...

TIME! Plans, Crusader, Books! Patreon Update #6

Hey guys! Update time!

A lot of new Patreons who have come aboard over the past couple weeks, so thank you very much for supporting me! You're already making the difference.  In fact, we've just past a Patreon goal, which is to cover the cost of the books. And as you can see in the video, I'm collecting a small library! I'm not sure if you've noticed but in each of my videos I seem to be using more and more books. I've had to start using the term "selected sources" in the pinned comments,...

Quick Update - Today's Video plus Crusader Units

Hey Patreons!

I've decided (last minute) to do a different video today than planned. The Q&A video I said I was going to do today will be up for Wednesday or Thursday. So basically, you're getting two videos this week, plus the Friday Patreon video! Hope this is good with you :)

The primary reason for this is because I think the Q&A videos should be an added extra to the Monday videos, and not substitute them. It does mean more work for me, but I do think this is the right step.<...