The War To End all Wars: A History of the Helmets of World War One

A new kind of conflict, World War One introduced new technologies, strategies, and a level of brutality never before seen in warfare. The main powers, who had gone to war thinking it would be brief wearing their traditional headgear, quickly found it was unsuited to this new kind of fighting, with head wounds necessitating a solution: a new type of combat helmet. Thus, they each developed their own model, which then spread to their allies: the Adrian, the Brodie, and the Stahlhelm.

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The helmets I wear in this video are, respectively:
a replica of an Adrian from Doursoux.com
an original Brodie kindly leant to me by my friend Alex Bergman
an original Stahlhelm found by my grandfather at an antiques store.

Title sequence designed by Alexandre Mahler
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This video was done for entertainment and educational purposes. No copyright infringement of any sort was intended.