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Irish civilians were all British citizens during the conflict. Third Anglo-Afghan War: 1919 1921 1,136 1,136 - reference - includes British Indian Army: Russian Civil War: 1918 1920 1,073 1,073 -Ref: World War I: 1914 1918 887,858 107,000 [8] 994,858 World War I casualties: Anglo-Aro War: 1901 1902 700-800 700-800 Boxer Rebellion: 1899 1901 33 ...
Britain's Great War is a British documentary television series that broadcast on BBC One 27 January 2014. The documentary series is presented by Jeremy Paxman and was produced by the Open University [1] and BBC Productions. [2] The series shows how World War I affected Britain and its people. [2] [3] The series leads the BBC World War I ...
A mercy dog (also known as an ambulance dog, Red Cross dog, or casualty dog) was a dog that served in a paramedical role in the military, most notably during World War I. They were often sent out after large battles, where they would seek out wounded soldiers, and they were well-suited to the conditions of trench warfare .
They Shall Not Grow Old is a 2018 documentary film directed and produced by Peter Jackson.It was created using footage of the First World War held by the British Imperial War Museum (IWM), most of which was previously unseen, and all of which was over 100 years old by the time of the film's release.
The Last Tommy is a three episode documentary series about some of Britain's last veterans of the First World War. [1] It was produced by Quickfire Media, narrated by Bernard Hill and commissioned by the BBC. The main theme from Schindler's List was used as the series' background score.
Universally acclaimed as one of the finest documentary series ever made about the Great War, Channel 4's The First World War is a powerful, original and truly comprehensive account of the conflict. It places the war in a truly global military context as never before, exploring many of the little-known campaigns, battles, and actions as well as ...
A British spy helps prisoners of war destroy Germans during WW1 A 1930 US Journey's End: James Whale: British infantry on the Western Front D P 1930 US All Quiet on the Western Front: Lewis Milestone: German infantry on the Western Front D N 1930 US A Man from Wyoming: Rowland V. Lee: D, R N 1930 US Inside the Lines: Roy Pomeroy
There was a similar lack of clarity around the other key figures of the war. When asked who was the British prime minister at the war’s start, fewer than one in ten were able to identify Herbert Asquith. Astonishingly, 7% of 18–24-year-olds believed Margaret Thatcher was resident at 10 Downing Street in 1918.