Colonel E.Y.W. Henderson: The Forgotten Genius Who Saved the Thin Red Line

Описание: In the dense, suffocating bush of West Africa, two under-strength British battalions found themselves walking into a nightmare. Outnumbered seven to one and facing 8,000 disciplined Ashanti warriors, the situation was a tactical catastrophe waiting to happen.

In this documentary, we explore the extraordinary life and lethal intellect of Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson. A Royal Engineer by trade, Henderson did not rely on the frantic bayonet charges favored by the "glory hunters" of his era. Instead, he treated the battlefield as a geometry problem.

In this film, we cover:

The Impossible Odds: Why the British Army was walking into a trap set decades in the making.

The Engineer’s Mind: How Henderson’s background in logistics and construction allowed him to see victory where others saw only death.

The Inverted V: A deep dive into the unorthodox tactical formation that broke the Ashanti spirit.

A Forgotten Legacy: Why this masterclass in military science was nearly scrubbed from the history books.

Join us as we salute the "Scientific Soldier" and uncover the forgotten truth of the battle that should have been a massacre.

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