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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[…]

Under the Eagle The first months of the war on the Western Front were mobile, fast and dangerous; casualty rates[…]

To Arms The First World War shaped the twentieth century. It sparked the Russian Revolution, and it launched America as[…]

Arras Historian Richard Holmes reviews the strategic importance of the Battle for Arras in 1940.

The Somme Richard Holmes walks through fields where the Battle of the Somme took place.

Waterloo Professor Holmes visits the farms and fields where history hung in the balance.

Agincourt Professor Richard Holmes retraces Henry V’s route to Agincourt.

Right Is More Precious Than Peace The US enters the war. US foreign policy in the early 20th century. Non-interventionism[…]

We Are Betrayed, Sold, Lost Early 1917 was the coldest winter know for a long time. It was a difficult[…]

All This It Is Our Duty to Bear War-weariness in Europe. In Britain, conscription, loss of shipping to German U-boats,[…]