{"id":69211,"date":"2021-10-22T04:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=69211"},"modified":"2024-02-25T13:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T18:34:22","slug":"the-vehicle-that-will-win-world-war-two-ww2-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/10\/22\/the-vehicle-that-will-win-world-war-two-ww2-special\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vehicle That Will Win World War Two &#8211; WW2 Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tj6IfuUdigU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 21 Oct 2021<\/p>\n<p>The Higgins Landing Craft, Higgins Boat, Landing Craft, or whatever you would like to call it, is one of the most important vehicles of the Second World War &mdash; perhaps just as much as tanks, planes, and warships. In a war full of amphibious invasions, landing on beaches in a safer and more efficient way is crucial to victory. So let&#8217;s find out the history of this war machine and its use by the World War Two allies.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Get Collectibles here: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nBetween 2 Wars: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nSource list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer<br \/>\nCreative Director: Wieke Kapteijns<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Maria Kyhle<br \/>\nWritten by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: NN<br \/>\nEdited by: NN<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Markus Linke<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by:<br \/>\nDaniel Weiss, Lucas Aim\u00f3<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nUS Navy Archives<br \/>\nHiggins Industries<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;A Monsters Feeling&#8221; &#8211; Hampus Naeselius<br \/>\n&#8220;Alligator Eyes&#8221; &#8211; Experia<br \/>\n&#8220;Break Free&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Fiddler&#8217;s Barn&#8221; &#8211; Hunter Quinn<br \/>\n&#8220;Paidias Pledge&#8221; &#8211; Golden Anchor<br \/>\n&#8220;Not Safe Yet&#8221; &#8211; Gunnar Johns\u00e9n<br \/>\n&#8220;Trapped in a Maze&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\n14 minutes ago<br \/>\nShould the Western Allies eventually attempt an amphibious invasion of say, for example, the beaches of Normandy, this humble craft could prove to be quite important.<\/p>\n<p>In case you haven&#8217;t heard the word, we&#8217;re going to be taking on our greatest project of historiography yet with a 24-hour coverage of D-Day. This monumental task will take over a year to fully complete. We&#8217;ll bring you 3D graphics, live coverage, personal testimonials, and much, much more.<\/p>\n<p>Let us know what you&#8217;re excited to see and what you&#8217;d like us to cover.<\/p>\n<p>All this is only made possible because many of you have signed up to be a part of this project, so go on over to patreon.com\/timeghosthistory or timeghost.tv to support our channel now.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a family member or loved one who participated to whom you would like to dedicate a special memorial? Check out our Patreon or get in touch at community@timeghost.tv to inquire about that.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, find out why we&#8217;re doing all of this in our Across the Airways episode: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK1BM2fHw-o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK1BM2fHw-o<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-22-at-11-02-32-The-Vehicle-That-Will-Win-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-22-at-11-02-32-The-Vehicle-That-Will-Win-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-69213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-22-at-11-02-32-The-Vehicle-That-Will-Win-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-22-at-11-02-32-The-Vehicle-That-Will-Win-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-22-at-11-02-32-The-Vehicle-That-Will-Win-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-22-at-11-02-32-The-Vehicle-That-Will-Win-World-War-Two-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 21 Oct 2021 The Higgins Landing Craft, Higgins Boat, Landing Craft, or whatever you would like to call it, is one of the most important vehicles of the Second World War &mdash; perhaps just as much as tanks, planes, and warships. 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