I'm not sure if you guys take suggestions for but if you do I have a few names for future videos: Warren G. Hardening Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Orson Welles Leni Riefenstahl Harold Lloyd Rudolf Hess
You missed my favorite Mad Jack story during his time in Italy he lost his sword and had to go back into the city to find it while doing so he came across an US patrol that had become lost and were heading towards enemy lines. When Jack pointed this out to the man in charge of the patrol he did not believe him and was going to keep heading the same way so Jack told them he was going his own way and that "I'm not coming back a bloody third time!" That has to be the most British response ever.
This guy was no match for my grandad who was called " completely insane Jack " unfortunately he was chained to a bed in an asylum for most of the war after eating his rifle.
I love hearing these stories about these old school british officers, absolutely insane!! My exwifes grandad was a similar character, proud royalist little scotsman, was an aero engineer who once got the lines mixed up on a spitfire and instead of testing the undercarriage, he activated the machine guns and sawed the Hangar in half. Takes all sorts!
Stone cold Anglo Warrior. You minimize his valor, for a man to walk towards other men while thousands bits of red hot steel and lead fly in all direction is in itself very brave .
Too bad Churchill never made it to the Pacific Theater, we might have had a fight between a guy with a Scottish Broadsword vs a Japanese Katana. There can be only one. 🎵HEERE we are. Born to be kings. We’re the princes of the universe🎵
Japanese soldier: *draws Katana* We have brought peace, freedom, justice and security to our new empire... Churchill: your new empire? Japanese soldier: don't make me kill you... Churchill: my allegiance is to the Republic, to democracy... Japanese soldier: if you're not with me, then you're my enemy... Churchill: *draws broadsword* only a Jap deals in absolute... I will do what I must... Japanese soldier: you will try... *Boom broadsword and katana clash*
Throwing the briefcase into his own garden just to here shocked gasps from fellow passengers is hilarious, he was by that stage getting on in years but the rascal in him was still alive n kicking lol
Oh yeah! "Mad Jack"! Read his story when I was a kid. My granddad actually saw him in action...and the way he told it, he was like- "what the f--k". .."this guy has a death wish!" Is how grandpa described it..yup yup! Grandpa was a cool dude. Died in 93'. Bless his soul
@@kickpublishing mad jack would have had to have been seen by many soldiers, its not exactly hard to belive that one of them would have passed the story on. Just because something isn't completely mundane, doesnt mean it diddnt happen.
Wow..This guy was the British Audey Murphy. Guys like this had nerves of ABSOLUTE steel and were always calm and cool under fire. HEROES, THROUGH AND THROUGH!!!!
I remember first seeing the picture of jack with his sword in high school and not really thinking about the bravery of a man charging into battle with his sword against a enemy with guns. Some big steel balls he had
Like all true heroes he shunned the limelight when not in uniform. He could teach most people a thing or two about respect. What a man I would have felt honoured to shake his hand. A true legend, thank you for shinning a light on his illustrious career Simon.
Ethan Ramos Churchill was saved by Germany holding back during Dunkirk, and the Allies coming together finally. If Germany had focused solely on Western Europe, with its offensive campaign, England would’ve probably fell. Germany wouldn’t have been able to hold it, but they would’ve left it in shambles.
1:15 - Chapter 1 - Early years 3:15 - Chapter 2 - The war begins 7:00 - Chapter 3 - Commandos at vagsoy 8:50 - Mid roll ads 10:55 - Chapter 4 - Strange strategy in salerno 12:55 - Chapter 5 - Disaster at brac 13:45 - Chapter 6 - Prisoners of war 15:20 - Chapter 7 - On the way to burma 16:10 - Chapter 8 - The hadassah Massacre 17:30 - Chapter 9 - Life out the spotlight
Great video. You can always tell how posh/ well born a British person is by how many names they have ;0) There's also another British soldier from WWII who had a story just as unbelievable: Paddy Mayne , one of the founding members of the SAS. Definitely worth a Biographic.
This guy treated WW2 like Doom on god mode. You're totally right, Simon - making a movie about this guy would be more difficult than making one about Audie Murphy (which they did, though watered down), because no one would believe it!
What a kick-ass gentleman. I really admire the fact that he was willing to carry a sword a bow with arrows and bagpipes into battle but he couldn't bring himself to carry his briefcase home sounds as though he was more devoted to Adventure than to business what a wonderful soul
As I recall, Nicholas Courtney and the writing staff of Doctor Who during the Pertwee era used "Mad Jack" as one of the inspirations for the characterisation of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, particularly his insistence in being part of any attack he devised.
I would love to see a series about "Mad Jack's" life through the lens of a comedy. Perhaps being directed by Taika Waititi given his work on Jojo Rabbit.
Great video. I especially enjoyed the part where Jack and a buddy captured 42. Nazi soldiers while encumbering them with disabled guns and wounded men. He had brass canopies. Way to go Jack.
it was like sgt york capturing 132 germans prisoners with a squad of men. .some men are blessed with exceptional cunning and uncommon bravery by the greek gods of war. .
We don't need movies about real events, we need to keep the Transformers machine well oiled so it can earn mediocre revenue in North America but will earn so much money in Asia that we won't care how shitty domestic audiences think the franchise is. This Churchill guy can't even transform ! How are we going to merchandise him ? How will we build a mobile game that sucks money up in return for obnoxious costumes or childish weapon skins, when he's the only character - only one grubby camo costume ? And how in christ do we crank out an obligatory origin story that we can lazily backfill the same old plot points into and link it to a cinematic universe with 26 sequels and spinoffs ??!? I bet this dude couldn't even perform an active reload ! Pass !
A man who did a similar thing was bill Millin, who played the bagpipes as his unit stormed the sword beach on Normandy while wearing the same kilt his father wore in WWI. Both of these men are fricking badasses
LOL! Him chucking his briefcase out the window so he didn't have to carry it home was hilarious! Can you just imagine the other passenger's expressions? ^O^ There is method to his Madness ^O^ Wow, what a life! Thanks Simon & Team! I love learning from you all!
Indeed, Ill Met By Moonlight was based on that chap. Another to consider is Mad Mike Calvert. My uncle's OC in Burma. Whilst we are at it, my OC in Rhodesia, Ronald Reid-Daley, for a short while admittedly, despite being born in Salisbury, he was of that ilk. Something in the blood with Brit officers who thought outside the Sandhurst elitist box.
His wife is at least as interesting, as she was responsible for for getting her self and fellow nuns out of the monetary they were placed in as children (to rid their familys of that responsibility and get the prayers from a family member in the church) and went on to balance his accounts (as he overspend claiming "good solves the difference").
@@8kigana And still wrote his thesis in Latin, in the hopes of reforming from the inside, accepting the subjugation of anyone below his status but not the access that afforded.
I suspect that Blackadder's mention of "Mad Jack MacMad, the winner of last year's Mister Madman competition" may have been a tribute to our Mr. Churchill...
Every video about an "eccentric" British officer deserves a thumbs up. With the exception of George S Patton, does Britain have a monopoly on eccentric army officers?
@@gabrielmartinez3684 I know. But he could be said to be the most, if not the only, eccentric American officer. Whereas Britain has plenty of eccentric officers.
You will not see the likes of theses caliber of men anymore, there upbringing made them, anyone born before the second world war was proper people, who grew up, had a love of there country and what it stood for! Now people are taught to despise our country and all its achieved! So I'm afraid we'll not see that type of men/ women ever again
Just brilliant, not just this one but all of the topics produced so interesting learning not just about well known stories but the obscure ones like this one on Churchill. They are that good I end up giving the thumbs up before listening recantly
You need to do a biography on Major Allison Digby Tatham-Warter, a similarly eccentric, daring madman. A much shorter WW2 career but he packed a lot into what he did see.
I live in Texas and at least 21 people have been shot and 5 killed in Odessa, Texas. Several police officers have been wounded, and the shooter was shot and killed. There are no details yet, except that a white male in his 30s hijacked a mail carrier truck and began randomly firing at people. Odessa is still on "lockdown" since no one knows if anyone else is involved. I mentioned the race of the shooter because that's what the news story said, not for any political reasons. If you can, please honor these poor folks in your own way, and let's try to support those around us with compassion.
@@jonthehermit8082 That's all you take away from this terrible loss of life? You couldn't resist making your point. Now that you've made it, do you think that you can spare a thought that is NOT about race, or politics, or whatever conspiracy you're so anxious to expound on, and think about the murdered men and women? How heartless can you be if the only thing you can react to is whether you get to pound home your racial bias? How can you care about that at this time? Are you even human?
@Derrick Flyr I did not hear any reports of two or more shooters. It was FEARED that there MIGHT be more, and steps were immediately taken to secure people, etc. in case there were. There have not been any reports of multiple shooters so far, just worries that it was possible. I think you are reacting to the precautions taken, not the actuality of the situation. However, its obviously still a working crime scene.
christine paris it's just interesting. Yeah, agree it's tragic. Couldn't they say madman some such thing? Yes it's media narrative, a woman threw a Molotov cocktail into an immigration office today, go see if you can find out her race and give me the link.
Imagine having a military op and being able to summon Mad Jack Churchill, Simo Hayha, Carlos Hathcock, Leo Major, and Otto Skorzeny. The greatest, most elite squadron to ever exist.
My grandfather served in Partisan resistance for some time, I always wonder if he even encountered Churchill since they were both operating in same area.
Cool guy! Even cooler though is the fact that I've actually watched/listened to four of these videos in just over 12 hours. Wahoo! I've also brushed my hair, done the dishes, and folded a couple loads of laundry. 😁
Biographics. Loved the video! I've been suggesting this for a while. It was worth the wait! I'm looking forward to next weeks selection. Keep up the great work!
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Biographics Can You Make A Video About Jozef Pilsudski, Micheal Collins or Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher.
I'm not sure if you guys take suggestions for but if you do I have a few names for future videos:
Warren G. Hardening
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
Orson Welles
Leni Riefenstahl
Harold Lloyd
Rudolf Hess
do roman von ungern sternberg
@@MarshalShayCormac na do the next one on roman von ungern sternberg
Great shirt! Where did you get it?
Just imagine being a soldier in a modern war like WWII and suddenly the guy next to you is shot with an arrow 😂
or seeing a guy sharging to you with a sword
German soldier who was standing next to him: WHAT YEAR IS IT
It would be so terrifying it might scar you for life and have lasting emotional psychological damage
Just as dead🤷♀️.😉
Indians.
This is probably one of the first ones that I dont really think deserves a movie. He needs a mini series! 3 hours probably isnt enough.
Six part series. Minimum.
I totally agree! But a movie would suffice😀. Heroes stories should be made visual. In Jack's case, longbow scene would be the highlight.
Six part? Give me multiple seasons.
Who would play him???
@@westonvanranke James McAvoy🇦🇺
You missed my favorite Mad Jack story during his time in Italy he lost his sword and had to go back into the city to find it while doing so he came across an US patrol that had become lost and were heading towards enemy lines. When Jack pointed this out to the man in charge of the patrol he did not believe him and was going to keep heading the same way so Jack told them he was going his own way and that "I'm not coming back a bloody third time!" That has to be the most British response ever.
This guy was no match for my grandad who was called " completely insane Jack " unfortunately he was chained to a bed in an asylum for most of the war after eating his rifle.
Hhahahahahahah
He might have recovered with proper help
haha
Are you sure?
Quality comment
Captain America: "I fought the Nazis with my titanium shield and my super soldier strength!"
Mad Jack: "Hold my stout"
Typical northerner then!
@@stevebrindle1724 He was born in Colombo, British Ceylon, brought up in what is now Sri Lanka. Doubt he drank much stout
@negro bsr Proto-Adamantium, actually.
Hold my bagpipe
@@J8den
Hold your own bagpipe, I need both hands for mine.
Never bring a knife to a gunfight... unless you're mad jack, then carry on.
My name then you’d bring a sword...
Brought a claymore, not a knife.
@@Lowlandlord A claybeg, actually. Weren't you listening?
Today's world needs more like him. He got the job done with class. A man's man.
He's the only guy crazy enough to bring a blade to a gunfight......and win
its funny because you could say that it actualy did happened like that
Max Haly Roy Benavides took a knife to a gunfight in Vietnam and won too
@@jO-wp5vf That is true, but it takes a real madman to take a literal sword into battle against enemies with high caliber machine guns
He didn't bring blade to a gun fight, his opponents brought guns to a sword fight :)
Max Haly both men are legends but that’s exactly what Roy Benavides did, he took a Bowie knife and faced a battalion of battle hardened well armed NVA
Usa:”we’ve finally created the first atomic Bomb!!”
Uk:”we have a guy called jack who’s pretty fucking insane”
The Bomb came from the U.S and UK actually.
@@CommonSenserules1981Anything from the US is from everyone. That’s why the US is great.
I love hearing these stories about these old school british officers, absolutely insane!!
My exwifes grandad was a similar character, proud royalist little scotsman, was an aero engineer who once got the lines mixed up on a spitfire and instead of testing the undercarriage, he activated the machine guns and sawed the Hangar in half. Takes all sorts!
Well read up about Maj Digby Tatham Waters[ Paras ]was the bloke in a Bridge Too Far with the Umbrella And yes he really did carry an Umbrella
Stone cold Anglo Warrior. You minimize his valor, for a man to walk towards other men while thousands bits of red hot steel and lead fly in all direction is in itself very brave .
some men could control and shape their destiny. .
Too bad Churchill never made it to the Pacific Theater, we might have had a fight between a guy with a Scottish Broadsword vs a Japanese Katana.
There can be only one.
🎵HEERE we are. Born to be kings. We’re the princes of the universe🎵
Japanese soldier: *draws Katana* We have brought peace, freedom, justice and security to our new empire...
Churchill: your new empire?
Japanese soldier: don't make me kill you...
Churchill: my allegiance is to the Republic, to democracy...
Japanese soldier: if you're not with me, then you're my enemy...
Churchill: *draws broadsword* only a Jap deals in absolute... I will do what I must...
Japanese soldier: you will try...
*Boom broadsword and katana clash*
If they make a movie from his life they should add it in as a non-historical element :^) Would be awesome to see.
@@SmolPotatowo yeah just a bit of fun to the story because why not right?
@@tamworth1025 I mean make it clear it's a dramatisation, not a documentary.
@@tamworth1025
What a trip! HA! 🙃
👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍
Throwing the briefcase into his own garden just to here shocked gasps from fellow passengers is hilarious, he was by that stage getting on in years but the rascal in him was still alive n kicking lol
CHERRY-HO! *Yeets briefcase like he yeeted grenades' at Natzi soldiers*
Oh yeah! "Mad Jack"! Read his story when I was a kid. My granddad actually saw him in action...and the way he told it, he was like- "what the f--k". .."this guy has a death wish!" Is how grandpa described it..yup yup! Grandpa was a cool dude. Died in 93'. Bless his soul
Name of the book I d like to read it
Nice story. Didn’t happen.
The President of The Internet How do you know? You have proof that it didn’t? Didn’t think so.
@@kickpublishing mad jack would have had to have been seen by many soldiers, its not exactly hard to belive that one of them would have passed the story on. Just because something isn't completely mundane, doesnt mean it diddnt happen.
Yeah I imagine pretty much every other soldier he fought beside thinking the same thing.
Wow..This guy was the British Audey Murphy. Guys like this had nerves of ABSOLUTE steel and were always calm and cool under fire. HEROES, THROUGH AND THROUGH!!!!
I remember first seeing the picture of jack with his sword in high school and not really thinking about the bravery of a man charging into battle with his sword against a enemy with guns. Some big steel balls he had
Imagine some German soldiers worrying about shrapnel and bullets watching another German soldier getting hit by an Arrow
Like trump
@@charlotteskiftun753 Don’t remember Mad Jack getting 5 deferments
I had to do a report on this mad lad in college. His story honestly needs to be made into a movie
Count Dankula did a video about this guy on his "Absolute Mad Lads" series. this man is a British hero.
Dankula is a huge idiot tho :/
@@mav8535 why though?
@@mav8535
Just saw some of his vids.
Why you think he's an idiot?
Link?
@@mav8535 nah hes just misumderstood.
“Winston! Hold my pint.” -The other Churchill
Whilst I dance with your girlfriend. Po, po Winnie.
HA! Love it.
🙃🙃😜😜😜
Jenn in Canada 🇨🇦
Nice to see a story about Mad Jack focusing on facts rather than the legend. Great to see, keep up the good work
There's some legend in Mad Jack's story too. Like whether he killed with his bow or not.
@@chetthebee1322 He probably got one.
His story is too legendary for fiction
Is this the eccentric British guy who kept using a sword in ww2? Please god be.
Yes he was the brave sword wielding british lad how wouldn't put down his scottish blade
A British officer who goes into battle without a sword isn't properly dressed.
@@MosoKaiser so true lol
Yes. Yes it is. Swords and longbows and bagpipes. In WWII.
He is. I like how he had a style all his own that was only matched by his courage.
Like all true heroes he shunned the limelight when not in uniform. He could teach most people a thing or two about respect. What a man I would have felt honoured to shake his hand. A true legend, thank you for shinning a light on his illustrious career Simon.
This man gets the official unofficial American Seal Of Badassery.
greenmean1 there the same thing!
greenmean1 Both deserved!
Plenty of Toxic Masculinity there... thank god....
@@stephenvince9994 Go ahead, drink more of that soy.
One piece! Luffyland approved
That Winston guy seems so boring compared to Jack Churchill
ThomasTurnipples69 You mean Winston Churchill the famous British prime minister who helped Britain through its dark times and winning WWII
@ace ventura the only difference between churchill and hitler is that churchill was on the winning side
Ethan Ramos
Churchill was saved by Germany holding back during Dunkirk, and the Allies coming together finally. If Germany had focused solely on Western Europe, with its offensive campaign, England would’ve probably fell. Germany wouldn’t have been able to hold it, but they would’ve left it in shambles.
ace ventura
He was racist, and believed in the supremacy of the white English man.
Manolo Corsetti
The only difference? That’s just some low level trolling there.
1:15 - Chapter 1 - Early years
3:15 - Chapter 2 - The war begins
7:00 - Chapter 3 - Commandos at vagsoy
8:50 - Mid roll ads
10:55 - Chapter 4 - Strange strategy in salerno
12:55 - Chapter 5 - Disaster at brac
13:45 - Chapter 6 - Prisoners of war
15:20 - Chapter 7 - On the way to burma
16:10 - Chapter 8 - The hadassah Massacre
17:30 - Chapter 9 - Life out the spotlight
History is always interesting...filled with amazingly eccentric people. ⚔
Very early by chance, already know about Mad Jack and how "mad" he was so I know this vid is going to be good.
Great video. You can always tell how posh/ well born a British person is by how many names they have ;0) There's also another British soldier from WWII who had a story just as unbelievable: Paddy Mayne , one of the founding members of the SAS. Definitely worth a Biographic.
"People are less likely to shoot you if you smile at them"
This guy is the maddest of mad lads
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG.
What a perfect profile for this channel
My Nan spoke about him, I thought it was just a story, so thank you for this, you brought her back to me for a bit, she would have loved this.
Thanks Simon and team, I can't believe that I've never heard of this guy before.
If he wasn't a modest Brit, you probably would have.
Is this episode in response to the one by “The Infographics Show?” Theirs was posted less than 7 months before this one!
erm, correction, THIS is the man i want Iron Maiden to write a song about :')
this needs to happen.
also sabaton
Over heard in an English pub, 1960s...
I'm telling you, the Colonel and I captured 42 Germans in one night!
Im not THAT drunk and I'm not crazy!
"And trust me, I still have my bloody sword with me! It's still next to my bed!"
This guy treated WW2 like Doom on god mode. You're totally right, Simon - making a movie about this guy would be more difficult than making one about Audie Murphy (which they did, though watered down), because no one would believe it!
What a kick-ass gentleman. I really admire the fact that he was willing to carry a sword a bow with arrows and bagpipes into battle but he couldn't bring himself to carry his briefcase home sounds as though he was more devoted to Adventure than to business what a wonderful soul
Well, if you can accurately hit your garden with a briefcase from a moving train, why bother carrying the thing home from the station?
Mad Jack lived a long and exciting life! I envy him that throughout my life, I've been cautious and Nerdy....time for a Change...
Just dont go shooting nobody with a bow and arrow lmao
@@bluewuppo
Although I totally would
I'm so happy you finally did this person, it is such a fascinating way to fight in the modern art of war
When your surname is Churchill, you never know how you'll be greeted from country to country.
As I recall, Nicholas Courtney and the writing staff of Doctor Who during the Pertwee era used "Mad Jack" as one of the inspirations for the characterisation of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, particularly his insistence in being part of any attack he devised.
I would love to see a series about "Mad Jack's" life through the lens of a comedy. Perhaps being directed by Taika Waititi given his work on Jojo Rabbit.
Loving these bios, got to this one early AF!
He probably hated peace time. Douglas Mac Arthur could have used him in Korea in 1950.
Great video. I especially enjoyed the part where Jack and a buddy captured 42. Nazi soldiers while encumbering them with disabled guns and wounded men. He had brass canopies. Way to go Jack.
it was like sgt york capturing 132 germans prisoners with a squad of men. .some men are blessed with exceptional cunning and uncommon bravery by the greek gods of war. .
I used to think there's only one famous Churchill. The second one is even more interesting and endearing. Thanks for your video.
They should make a film about this starring Tom Hardy
He would be great. Given the absolute absurdity of his actions, I think the film should be a comedy in the same vein as "Jojo Rabbit".
That would be PERFECT! 😃
Why haven't we gotten a movie made about him?
He isnt American .. .
Cos everyone keeps making avengers movies
@@darrenabbott6264 I say put the comic book adaptations aside, and make movies about REAL people who became heroes!
Idk, maybe they think nobody would believe it.
We don't need movies about real events, we need to keep the Transformers machine well oiled so it can earn mediocre revenue in North America but will earn so much money in Asia that we won't care how shitty domestic audiences think the franchise is.
This Churchill guy can't even transform ! How are we going to merchandise him ? How will we build a mobile game that sucks money up in return for obnoxious costumes or childish weapon skins, when he's the only character - only one grubby camo costume ?
And how in christ do we crank out an obligatory origin story that we can lazily backfill the same old plot points into and link it to a cinematic universe with 26 sequels and spinoffs ??!?
I bet this dude couldn't even perform an active reload !
Pass !
A man who did a similar thing was bill Millin, who played the bagpipes as his unit stormed the sword beach on Normandy while wearing the same kilt his father wore in WWI. Both of these men are fricking badasses
Yes Bill was the Regimental Piper
Mad Jack is the kind of guy who would walk right up to Death and give it the universal finger salute -- right in its skeletal face.
LOL! Him chucking his briefcase out the window so he didn't have to carry it home was hilarious! Can you just imagine the other passenger's expressions? ^O^ There is method to his Madness ^O^ Wow, what a life! Thanks Simon & Team! I love learning from you all!
Another eccentric British officer in ww2: Patrick Leigh Fermor - Kidnapped a German General
Indeed, Ill Met By Moonlight was based on that chap.
Another to consider is Mad Mike Calvert.
My uncle's OC in Burma.
Whilst we are at it, my OC in Rhodesia, Ronald Reid-Daley, for a short while admittedly, despite being born in Salisbury, he was of that ilk.
Something in the blood with Brit officers who thought outside the Sandhurst elitist box.
I love the old school eccentric stereotypical brits. God they were great.
Britain needs 1 000s of old style British soldiers in Birmingham
My Dad has all Leigh Fermors books
One of the most beautiful stories of last two centuries.
The world needs more like him.
Thank you for affirming my belief that sometimes it's the bold eccentrics of this World that inspire me to be the better.
Can we all agree that the best fact about Mad Jack. Is his briefcase toss from a train. So he doesn't have to carry it home..... Absolute legend.
Could you do a video on the life of the German monk Martin Luther, the man who questioned Catholicism
Great suggestion. The 99 thesises changed the path of mankind arguably
His wife is at least as interesting, as she was responsible for for getting her self and fellow nuns out of the monetary they were placed in as children (to rid their familys of that responsibility and get the prayers from a family member in the church) and went on to balance his accounts (as he overspend claiming "good solves the difference").
Agreed! How can you not bring up this person? He looked at the Vatican with disdain because they were so crooked.
@@8kigana
And still wrote his thesis in Latin, in the hopes of reforming from the inside, accepting the subjugation of anyone below his status but not the access that afforded.
@@fionafiona1146 that's how it was done in those days to stay relevant. He was pragmatic like that.
I suspect that Blackadder's mention of "Mad Jack MacMad, the winner of last year's Mister Madman competition" may have been a tribute to our Mr. Churchill...
This needs to be a movie!
Then tragedy struck, his brother had been killed and that's when Mad Jack learned about Square Space!
UberWolfKing lol
He sure was one heck of a person. Thank you for bringing that to me!
Please do "Joe Medicine Crow" next
The last American Indian that leading a Warband to fight German in WW2
Those must've been some very confused Germans. I sincerely hope they used war drums, just to up the 'wtf is going on?!' for them.
Wasn't he the last native to complete all tasks needed to be chief too?
@@darkiee69 he was the last man to complete all the tasks to become a WAR chief. Becoming a chief of a tribe is way easier than Becoming a war chief.
Every video about an "eccentric" British officer deserves a thumbs up. With the exception of George S Patton, does Britain have a monopoly on eccentric army officers?
Patton was American
@@gabrielmartinez3684 I know. But he could be said to be the most, if not the only, eccentric American officer. Whereas Britain has plenty of eccentric officers.
You will not see the likes of theses caliber of men anymore, there upbringing made them, anyone born before the second world war was proper people, who grew up, had a love of there country and what it stood for! Now people are taught to despise our country and all its achieved! So I'm afraid we'll not see that type of men/ women ever again
A great and often amusing video about a great man! Rest in peace Mad Jack!
Just brilliant, not just this
one but all of the topics produced so interesting learning not just about well known stories but the obscure ones like this one on Churchill.
They are that good I end up giving the thumbs up before listening recantly
Where I live, Jack is called a 'man's man'; he certainly was.
I love you biographics! Thanks for doing 2 of my 3 biggest picks since your start.
What an absolute mad lad
Possibly my favourite person in history! An absolutely brilliant lunatic
What a man! What a life! The expression 'they don't make them like that anymore' springs to mind.
You need to do a biography on Major Allison Digby Tatham-Warter, a similarly eccentric, daring madman. A much shorter WW2 career but he packed a lot into what he did see.
"Don't worry about the bullets, I've got an umbrella".
The other German soldiers, not shot by an arrow, probably thought, "Gott im Himmel,* Indians!"
"God in Heaven"
Ive been trying to tell people about old mad jack for years, im glad its finally getting a spotlight.
I live in Texas and at least 21 people have been shot and 5 killed in Odessa, Texas. Several police officers have been wounded, and the shooter was shot and killed. There are no details yet, except that a white male in his 30s hijacked a mail carrier truck and began randomly firing at people.
Odessa is still on "lockdown" since no one knows if anyone else is involved. I mentioned the race of the shooter because that's what the news story said, not for any political reasons. If you can, please honor these poor folks in your own way, and let's try to support those around us with compassion.
christine paris of course he was white. If anything else it wouldn't be mentioned as his race isn't important unless it's a white guy.
@@jonthehermit8082
That's all you take away from this terrible loss of life? You couldn't resist making your point. Now that you've made it, do you think that you can spare a thought that is NOT about race, or politics, or whatever conspiracy you're so anxious to expound on, and think about the murdered men and women? How heartless can you be if the only thing you can react to is whether you get to pound home your racial bias? How can you care about that at this time? Are you even human?
@Derrick Flyr
I did not hear any reports of two or more shooters. It was FEARED that there MIGHT be more, and steps were immediately taken to secure people, etc. in case there were. There have not been any reports of multiple shooters so far, just worries that it was possible.
I think you are reacting to the precautions taken, not the actuality of the situation. However, its obviously still a working crime scene.
christine paris it's just interesting. Yeah, agree it's tragic. Couldn't they say madman some such thing? Yes it's media narrative, a woman threw a Molotov cocktail into an immigration office today, go see if you can find out her race and give me the link.
christine paris you said it first. I forgot to say not for political reasons or anything.
I’m hanging my head in shame here as I have never heard of this man before but thanks to your video I now know all about this fascinating man.
Could you please make a video on David Attenborough?
Why ?....There's loads.
Imagine having a military op and being able to summon Mad Jack Churchill, Simo Hayha, Carlos Hathcock, Leo Major, and Otto Skorzeny. The greatest, most elite squadron to ever exist.
Why has nobody made a film about Mad Jack Churchill? Has the potential to be an action-packed war film
i would have gotten a kick out of living near the man knowing he throwing his case at his yard and everyone in a panic
My grandfather served in Partisan resistance for some time, I always wonder if he even encountered Churchill since they were both operating in same area.
A mad Scottish bloke running into heavy fire playing the bagpipes with a bloody Claymore wouldn't be easy to forget.
Ad ends at 10:47
Everyone: Don't bring a sword to a gun fight.
Mad Jack: Hold my bagpipes.
I’d like to see a biography on David stirling and Charlie beckwith
Now do a video on Lauri Torni! The legendary soldier of three armies who fought in the winter war, ww2 and Vietnam!
I've been waiting for you to do a Biographic on Mad Jack - he's quite a character - thanks Simon.
Wow. What a awesome guy. So much life and bravery. Never heard of him but was amazed.
Thank you for your service Sir. An 'inglorious bastard' if ever there was!
I am officially continuing my rally for a biography on Huey long. So just do Huey long.
What about Earl Long,, from the same family? His story is pretty unbelievable as well!
Thankyou for this, Simon!
Jack Churchill - the man the legend! May he rest in peace.
Cool guy!
Even cooler though is the fact that I've actually watched/listened to four of these videos in just over 12 hours. Wahoo! I've also brushed my hair, done the dishes, and folded a couple loads of laundry. 😁
unbelievable man, great story.
The true Captain Britain 🇬🇧
Adrian Carton de Wiart
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Jack Churchill
I'm so happy to see Mad Jack get a video!
Biographics. Loved the video! I've been suggesting this for a while. It was worth the wait! I'm looking forward to next weeks selection. Keep up the great work!
Absolute MADLAD: Mad Jack Churchill.
This dude recorded the last bow and arrow kill in military history... in 1940 XD
Not quite.our irish boys in niemba congo were kiled x9 in 1960s
Thank you for ALL your hard work!!!
I was impressed with your pronounciation of 'Vågsøy'. Pretty much spot on.
This was very well covered in the CZcams show "Citation Needed"
Dude I'll watch your video with the ads and all but damn man right in the middle? Got me all into the video and took me right out.
Your pronunciation of Vågsøy was simply perfect. Greetings from Norway ;)