Video playlists clearly and sensibly explaining pre-1900 weapons and warfare
I've noticed plenty of AH.commers interested in the military topics of older eras like watching videos of knowledgeable people talking about precisely those topics. Often, though, you don't get a playlist that collects such videos in a chronological or interrelated enough manner.
This is why I've decided to create a few playlists of videos on pre-20th century warfare. I've taken extra care to only include videos that are accurate and are heavy on useful and interesting information, and low on fluff. The playlists:
Bronze Age weaponry and warfare - covers the weaponry and warfare of the Bronze Age, particularly in Eurasia.
Warfare and weapons in antiquity - covers warfare in the ancient world, between prehistory and the early Middle Ages. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Carthaginian, Persian and other ancient military topics.
Medieval and early modern armour and melee - covers the various types of armour, melee weaponry and melee fighting of the Middle Ages and Early Modern period (5th to 18th century, in chronological order). Currently the longest playlist.
Medieval and early modern archery and firearms - covers the various types of ranged weaponry and ranged fighting of the Middle Ages and Early Modern period (5th to 18th century, in chronological order).
18th and 19th century warfare and weapons - covers infantry, cavalry and artillery tactics and weaponry of the 18th and 19th century (European and Asian), with some military camp life and civilian weaponry and martial arts info on the side.
I'm mostly finished with these, but I'll occassionally make new additions to the smaller playlists if I come across something interesting and worthwhile.
As these playlists are sorted chronologically and by topic, you'll be able to watch the topic that interests you in close succession, from video to video. You can watch the playlists as one long-running documentary in which you can jump off anytime you like, then return later to watch more about a particular topic.
Here's a discussion thread for debating individual usage of pre-1900 historical handheld weapons.