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The Principles of War
Subscribers 17.5K
Videos 59
Views 955.3K

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The Principles of War publishes content on history, military history, and professional military education, blending doctrine with historical lessons. The channel features tutorials and deep-dive analyses (e.g., strategies, centers of gravity, and leadership concepts) with videos ranging from long-form discussions to seminar-style talks, and maintains a cadence of about 0.9 uploads per week with an average video view count around 10.3K.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include Life is a Special Operation (82% match) and The Paint Explainer (72% match), both overlapping on principles of war, military doctrine analysis, leadership in warfare, and related search queries. DigitalBattlefieldTours (63% match) also competes on principles of war and military history lessons. Life is a Special Operation has 380K subscribers, and The Paint Explainer has 1.8M subscribers, making them larger than The Principles of War (17.5K). The overlapping queries include principles of war, military doctrine analysis, and leadership in warfare, with other shared topics like military history lessons and strategic warfare history.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Principles of War?

Life is a Special Operation — 82% match, 380K subscribers; The Paint Explainer — 72% match, 1.8M subscribers; DigitalBattlefieldTours — 63% match, 76.9K subscribers. All three are YouTube channels focused on military history or defense topics with substantial subscriber bases, showing overlap in subject matter with The Principles of War.

What type of content does The Principles of War make?

The Principles of War creates educational, history-informed content about military strategy and history, as suggested by video titles such as Churchill and the diplomatic strategy that won the Second World War, Chamblerain and the British Centre of Gravity 1939, and Is Australia ready to fight tonight? What can we do to improve readiness and deterrence? Uploads occur at an average rate of about 0.9 per week, and individual videos average around 10.3K views.

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