First World War: 1914: Voices From the BBC Archive
A unique collection of historic recordings covering events from the last days of peace to the Christmas truce, 1914.At midnight on 4 August, 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 over by Christmas. It was not. Instead the opposing armies had become entrenched. 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 Territori…
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Weitere Autoren: Keeble, Jonathan (Gelesen)
- ISBN: 978-1-910281-23-9
- EAN: 9781910281239
- Produktnummer: 16555524
- Verlag: Random House UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Gattung: Lesung (Hörbuch)
- Masse: 2 CDs; H12.5 cm x B14.2 cm x D1.1 cm 106 g; 144 Min.
- Gewicht: 106
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Mark Jones is a former Head of the BBC Sound Archive. He has researched and produced a number of historical CDs, and in 1998 he won a SWPA Gold Award for 75 Years at the BBC, a celebration of radio broadcasting. He has previously contributed to BBC Audiobooks' Eyewitness series.
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