The First World War (2003) – S1 Ep5 – Shackled to a Corpse
Shackled to a Corpse The war on the Eastern Front was racial; Slav verses Teuton. It was highly mobile, fought[…]
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Category: Documentary Series
Documentary Series
The First World War (2003) – S1 Ep4 – Jihad
Jihad The history of Turkey’s involvement in World War I.
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The First World War (2003) – S1 Ep3 – Global War
Global War War for Europe meant war for the world. Germany gambled that Britain might risk everything to protect her[…]
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The First World War (2003) – S1 Ep2 – Under the Eagle
Under the Eagle The first months of the war on the Western Front were mobile, fast and dangerous; casualty rates[…]
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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[…]
Read moreWar 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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