{"id":88795,"date":"2024-05-03T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=88795"},"modified":"2024-05-02T12:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T16:03:17","slug":"the-history-of-half-tracks-by-the-chieftain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/05\/03\/the-history-of-half-tracks-by-the-chieftain\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Half-tracks, by the Chieftain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k6uvdPDTaE8?si=H1Ul9jsl94OfG9YD\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 2 May 2024<\/p>\n<p>Is it a tank? Is it a truck? No, it&#8217;s a half-track! Nicholas Moran aka &#8220;The Chieftain&#8221; 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.<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\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/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 \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/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> <\/p>\n<p>Source 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: The Chieftain<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Jake McCluskey<br \/>\nWritten by: The Chieftain<br \/>\nResearch by: The Chieftain<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Sietse Kenter<br \/>\nEdited by: Miki Cackowski<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<\/p>\n<p>Colorizations by:<br \/>\nKlimbim <a href=\"https:\/\/klimbim2014.wordpress.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/klimbim2014.wordpress.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nMiko\u0142aj Uchman<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nLombard log haulers, courtesy of Maine Forest and Logging Museum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWZIXzFvWDJkT0dtYWJLLXRhUHh2OTJ6aVBNQXxBQ3Jtc0trSFExbnh1SE9ZX05ZVUlVQUY0R0dDRG1xeEY3U29yV0FOay1yZHEtYlRsM3Z2VjlxeWhnY2Z2cl9MdVNRMG45UXFfaVF6OXlTeHV2OS1VN2c2STN5MXU5czZ4MmM3WXF0N2I2bDBJNUFuQklhMU1VVQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.maineforestandloggingmuseum.org%2F&#038;v=k6uvdPDTaE8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.maineforestandloggingmuse&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nSnowmobile, courtesy of the Peary-Macmillan arctic Museum, Bowdoin College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazNMR3Q3cFJSLUM3RVh6XzZfSnhQQXlmRjhxd3xBQ3Jtc0tuU2pkem9NeWxVX1RLOXl4dTlMRmk2aXVGTk1SZThvYTQzRG5MX0JkY2Jkc1pPMEc0dnlvcU8wV25rOTVDeXdzUHI4d2RZNXU0Y0dWeVVtMDh0djlua2V2eHc0YnZMU0Jhd3lVRWtSR0VmcGoxTHJ3Yw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bowdoin.edu%2Farctic-museum%2Findex.html&#038;v=k6uvdPDTaE8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/arctic-museum&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nFortepan \u2014 ID 72709<br \/>\nBundesarchiv<br \/>\nNarodowe Archwum Cyfrowe<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\nHoward Harper-Barnes &#8211; &#8220;London&#8221;<br \/>\nPhoenix Tail &#8211; &#8220;At the Front&#8221;<br \/>\nRannar Sillard &#8211; &#8220;March Of The Brave 4&#8221;<br \/>\nHakan Eriksson &#8211; &#8220;Epic Adventure Theme 3&#8221;<br \/>\nEdward Karl Hanson &#8211; &#8220;Spellbound&#8221;<br \/>\nJohan Hynynen &#8211; &#8220;Dark Beginning&#8221;<br \/>\nJohannes Bornlof &#8211; &#8220;Death And Glory 3&#8221;<br \/>\nMax Anson &#8211; &#8220;Potential Redemption&#8221;<br \/>\nFabien Tell &#8211; &#8220;Last Point of Safe Return&#8221;<br \/>\nFabien Tell &#8211; &#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221;<br \/>\nHoward Harper-Barnes &#8211; &#8220;Underlying Truth&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 2 May 2024 Is it a tank? 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