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First World War: 1914 - Voices from the BBC Archive (Radio Program)
First World War 1914 Voices from the BBC Archive - Radio Program Author:Mark Jones A unique collection of historic recordings (from the BBC Archives) covering events from the last days of peace to the Christmas truce, 1914 — At midnight on August 4, Britain had declared war on Germany. The pacifist Bertrand Russell was shocked by the pro-war euphoria on the streets, yet young men enlisted willingly because ''it would all be ove... more »r by Christmas.'' It was not. Instead it was the beginning of a long and bitter stalemate.
In this new audio compilation, troops of the British Expeditionary Force vividly recall the exhausting retreat from Mons, the success at the Marne, and the first battle of Ypres, where the Territorials arrived in bright red London buses. For reconnaissance pilots, the battlefield was defined by blazing villages, and fields alive with German troops.
With an eyewitness account of the Kaiser's reaction to the news from Sarajevo on June 28, and a memoir by Margot Asquith, wife of the Prime Minister, on their despair at the inevitable conflict, as well as prewar reminiscences of civilians, the mood of a changing world is poignantly captured.
Narrated by Johnathan Keeble / Written and researched by Mark Jones / Technical restoration by Paul Gilham / Produced by Sarah Kilgarriff« less
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ISBN-13: 9781481506038 ISBN-10: 148150603X Publication Date: 11/1/2014 Edition:Radio Program Rating: