First World War: 1914: Voices from the BBC Archive

Synopsis: Audio compilation of clips taken from the BBC archive relating to the First World War. Amongst the items are troops of the British Expeditionary Force recalling the exhausting retreat from Mons, the success at the Marne, and the first battle of Ypres. Elsewhere there is an eyewitness account of the Kaiser’s reaction to the news from Sarajevo on 28 June; Margot Asquith, wife of the Prime Minister, remembering her despair at the inevitability of war; and the poignant reminiscences of civilians and soldiers.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2014
Subjects: History
Keywords: archive sound recordings; oral history; World War 1

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