Hello! My name is Brandon Fisichella. I am a reenactor and public historian who is interested in exploring military history from a social lens.

My contact info:
Business inquiries: [email protected]
Personal correspondence: Feel free to send me a message on Instagram @brandonfisichella or on https://www.facebook.com/TheNativeOak/

Why Friendly Fire was (almost) a Good Thing in World War I
29:45
Why Friendly Fire was (almost) a Good Thing in World War I
Why You Can't Stop an Attack in the First World War
36:24
Why You Can't Stop an Attack in the First World War
Where the Soldiers Marched: Concord's Most Important near-Forgotten Ground
10:32
Where the Soldiers Marched: Concord's Most Important near-Forgotten Ground
Horrors Inseparable: Robert Gould Shaw’s Battle of Antietam
37:59
Horrors Inseparable: Robert Gould Shaw’s Battle of Antietam
The First 10 Minutes of Glory are Perfect
26:16
The First 10 Minutes of Glory are Perfect
How To Become a Reenactor
28:56
How To Become a Reenactor
What Makes Cavalry Farriers So Important?
27:39
What Makes Cavalry Farriers So Important?
The Goodest Boys: Messenger Dogs of the First World War
47:36
The Goodest Boys: Messenger Dogs of the First World War
Why the Caribbean was a Soldier's Worst Nightmare
37:13
Why the Caribbean was a Soldier's Worst Nightmare
Were Guards Regiments Elite in the 18th Century?
24:57
Were Guards Regiments Elite in the 18th Century?
Outdated Headgear and Left-handed Salutes with the British Army in Menorca- What's In A Painting?
25:07
Outdated Headgear and Left-handed Salutes with the British Army in Menorca- What's In A Painting?
Reenactment, HEMA, and Death in Context
23:40
Reenactment, HEMA, and Death in Context
Napoleonic Tactics VS a Fantasy Dragon: Who Wins?
25:23
Napoleonic Tactics VS a Fantasy Dragon: Who Wins?
What was the Loadout of an 18th Century Officer?
25:40
What was the Loadout of an 18th Century Officer?
Why Don't Reenactors Use Airsoft? How Do We Know If We're Hit?
18:36
Why Don't Reenactors Use Airsoft? How Do We Know If We're Hit?
The Nationalisation of War
26:37
The Nationalisation of War
Why Snow & Cold Terrified Soldiers
35:50
Why Snow & Cold Terrified Soldiers
My Biggest Project Yet
12:45
My Biggest Project Yet
We Need to Talk About the Auschwitz Swimming Pools
29:31
We Need to Talk About the Auschwitz Swimming Pools
Some Very Silly Napoleonic Weapons Myths
26:11
Some Very Silly Napoleonic Weapons Myths
Why Did Armies Carry Flags in Battle?
27:36
Why Did Armies Carry Flags in Battle?
You Need to Stop Comparing Everything to Blitzkrieg
24:27
You Need to Stop Comparing Everything to Blitzkrieg
How Accurate are Muskets, Really?
43:49
How Accurate are Muskets, Really?
The Dullest Terror of World War One
27:50
The Dullest Terror of World War One
How Japan Killed Germany’s East-Asian Empire
35:03
How Japan Killed Germany’s East-Asian Empire
The Terrifying Way Mud Killed Armies
29:01
The Terrifying Way Mud Killed Armies
The Patriot's Battle of Camden is...Abysmal
44:48
The Patriot's Battle of Camden is...Abysmal
The Astonishing Army of the Maratha Confederacy
42:44
The Astonishing Army of the Maratha Confederacy
My Thoughts on The Sudbury Devil, Atun-Shei Film's New Movie
19:44
My Thoughts on The Sudbury Devil, Atun-Shei Film's New Movie
How the Zulu Empire Fell: The Battle of Ulundi
39:57
How the Zulu Empire Fell: The Battle of Ulundi