World War Two
Published 2 May 2024Is it a tank? Is it a truck? No, it’s a half-track! Nicholas Moran aka “The Chieftain” stops by to cover this Frankenstein of a vehicle. He looks at their origins at the turn of the twentieth century, their heyday as troop transporting, artillery towing, flak gunning, jacks-of-all-trades during the war, and their sudden decline after the war.
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Hosted by: The Chieftain
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński
Community Management: Jake McCluskey
Written by: The Chieftain
Research by: The Chieftain
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Sietse Kenter
Edited by: Miki Cackowski
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek KamińskiColorizations by:
Klimbim https://klimbim2014.wordpress.com/
Mikołaj UchmanImage sources:
Lombard log haulers, courtesy of Maine Forest and Logging Museum https://www.maineforestandloggingmuse…
Snowmobile, courtesy of the Peary-Macmillan arctic Museum, Bowdoin College https://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum…
Fortepan — ID 72709
Bundesarchiv
Narodowe Archwum CyfroweSoundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Howard Harper-Barnes – “London”
Phoenix Tail – “At the Front”
Rannar Sillard – “March Of The Brave 4”
Hakan Eriksson – “Epic Adventure Theme 3”
Edward Karl Hanson – “Spellbound”
Johan Hynynen – “Dark Beginning”
Johannes Bornlof – “Death And Glory 3”
Max Anson – “Potential Redemption”
Fabien Tell – “Last Point of Safe Return”
Fabien Tell – “Weapon of Choice”
Howard Harper-Barnes – “Underlying Truth”A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.
May 3, 2024
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