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November 14, 2026 passed 1M views German Razor Wire in WW1 Was Nasty Stuff The video passed 1,000,000 views.

This week on the channel +2.5M views this week

Tanks clear a path for Survive History's cavalry

Richard Townsley explains the wire-clearing machinery in a five-upload week devoted to the Western Front.

Channel: Survive History · Story of November 15, 2026

This week on the channel +1.9M views this week

Chainmail and football helmets: Survive History tries tank-crew protection

George Nicholls explains why equipment meant to protect First World War crews could become another problem inside the tank.

Channel: Survive History · Story of November 7, 2026

Video surging 7.1x the video's usual pace

Survive History's wounded hoplite has to crawl out of battle

Louee Dessent's reenactment follows the injured soldier out of the phalanx, then explains what happened when the fighting stopped.

Channel: Survive History · Story of October 18, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

German Razor Wire in WW1 Was Nasty Stuff

Video published

November 7, 2026

Video views so far

1,069,564

Video views, pace per day

52,718

Views on its first day

149,485

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

YouTube: The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Germans Used These Rudimentary Tactics Against British WW1 …	November 13, 2026	0:40 short	40,183	21,738	30,697	1,189	37
How You’d Be Recruited into the Tank Corps in WW1	November 11, 2026	0:34 short	6,287	552	4,003	316	5
How WW1 Tanks and Infantry Communicated in Battle	November 10, 2026	0:46 short	12,907	647	7,853	491	8
Could You Survive 24 Hours on the Western Front? | WW1 Infa…	November 9, 2026	2:24:50	36,202	3,041	15,005	537	37
How WW1 Tanks and Cavalry Worked Together	November 9, 2026	0:56 short	80,881	9,457	31,716	2,604	54
German Razor Wire in WW1 Was Nasty Stuff	November 7, 2026	0:48 short	1,069,564	52,718	149,485	23,572	392
The Dangerous Role of a WW1 Tank Commander	November 6, 2026	0:47 short	63,695	597	24,069	1,585	14
WW1 Tanks Crews Wore These Bizarre Items for Protection	November 4, 2026	0:38 short	69,022	815	26,569	1,313	7
This British Expedition in North America Was Warned About A…	November 2, 2026	0:39 short	42,994	312	11,481	1,242	60
How Greek Warriors Really Fought During the Age of Heroes	October 29, 2026	0:36 short	37,955	226	15,658	1,251	26
These WW1 Movie Tactics Would Get Everyone Killed	October 27, 2026	39:38	552,424	5,994	91,527	5,228	602
Most Ancient Greek Hoplites Weren't Professional Soldiers	October 25, 2026	0:41 short	66,117	217	29,650	2,276	103
You’d Do This To Enter Manhood in Ancient Greece	October 21, 2026	0:48 short	39,349	165	18,590	1,384	13
Could You Actually Survive a Hoplite Battle?	October 17, 2026	0:56 short	332,575	3,812	81,427	7,331	136
You Wouldn't Want to be Wounded in an Ancient Greek Hoplite…	October 13, 2026	0:52 short	884,329	5,451	-	15,465	227

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

19.7 in the category: 20.8

comments per 1,000 views

0.5 in the category: 1.3

a video's usual first day on this channel

22,284 views

short vs long

13 short (up to 3 minutes), 2 long
average views per short video: 211,219
average views per long video: 294,313

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Could You Survive as a Soldier in Napoleon's Army?	October 18, 2023	45:10	2,243,806
Could You Survive Inside a WW1 Tank?	May 30, 2026	48:06	745,182
Could You Survive in Wellington's Elite Rifle Brigade?	March 31, 2024	48:03	739,796
Could You Survive in a Roman Fort? | Legionaries and Auxili…	December 10, 2023	50:12	732,435
Could You Survive the Jacobite Rebellion?	August 30, 2024	55:06	578,049

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
How a Pikeman Would Fight on a 17th Century Battlefield	February 17, 2024	0:59	12,683,091
A Nasty Weapon Carried By Highland Clansmen in the 18th Cen…	September 28, 2024	0:59	8,654,916
You Wouldn’t Want To Get Injured in the Napoleonic Wars	April 14, 2024	0:59	8,545,321
Napoleon's Soldiers Used This Intense Musket Drill	November 19, 2023	1:00	6,597,765
Who Got To Carry a Thompson Submachine Gun in WW2?	August 18, 2024	0:56	6,209,027

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. November 14, 2026MilestoneGerman Razor Wire in WW1 Was Nasty Stuff The video passed 1,000,000 views.
2. November 12, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 848,061 views a day, 3.1 times a normal day (274,258).
3. November 8, 2026Video taking offGerman Razor Wire in WW1 Was Nasty Stuff The video opened at a pace of 71,551 views a day, 3.5 times a normal first day on this channel (20,286).
4. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 756,936 views a day, 2.4 times a normal day (312,058).
5. October 19, 2026Video surgingYou Wouldn't Want to be Wounded in an Ancient Gre… The video ran that day at 178,475 views a day, 3.8 times its usual pace (47,109).
6. October 18, 2026Video surgingYou Wouldn't Want to be Wounded in an Ancient Gre… The video ran that day at 207,840 views a day, 7.1 times its usual pace (29,250).Read the story