The First World War (2003) – S1 Ep1 – To Arms
To Arms The First World War shaped the twentieth century. It sparked the Russian Revolution, and it launched America as[…]
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Year: 2021
War Walks – S01 Ep05 – Arras
Arras Historian Richard Holmes reviews the strategic importance of the Battle for Arras in 1940.
Read moreWar Walks – S01 Ep04 – The Somme
The Somme Richard Holmes walks through fields where the Battle of the Somme took place.
Read moreWar Walks – S01 Ep02 – Waterloo
Waterloo Professor Holmes visits the farms and fields where history hung in the balance.
Read moreWar Walks – S01 Ep01 – Agincourt
Agincourt Professor Richard Holmes retraces Henry V’s route to Agincourt.
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The Great War – Right Is More Precious Than Peace (16 of 26)
Right Is More Precious Than Peace The US enters the war. US foreign policy in the early 20th century. Non-interventionism[…]
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The Great War – We Are Betrayed, Sold, Lost (15 of 26)
We Are Betrayed, Sold, Lost Early 1917 was the coldest winter know for a long time. It was a difficult[…]
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The Great War – All This It Is Our Duty to Bear (14 of 26)
All This It Is Our Duty to Bear War-weariness in Europe. In Britain, conscription, loss of shipping to German U-boats,[…]
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The Great War – The Devil Is Coming (13 of 26)
The Devil Is Coming Britain fights its first major battle, the Battle of the Somme.
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The Great War – For Gawd’s Sake Don’t Send Me (12 of 26)
For Gawd’s Sake Don’t Send Me The summer of 1916 has the British army getting ready for the Battle of[…]
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