Synopsis
The First World War was a total war. Nobody escaped, even the women and children at home. In this third section we look at how the lives of people in England were affected.
- Programme: History File
- Series: The First World War
- Episode: 03: The Home Front
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1999
- History | The First World War, 1894-1918 | The First World War, 1894-1918
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