Learning Zone | Britain’s Great War
Jeremy Paxman traces the effects of the First World War on Britain. This was a total war which dragged in civilians as well as soldiers, and turned the country upside down.
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- Clip length: 58'57''
- Broadcast year: 2014
- History | Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day | the First World War and the Peace Settlement
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Two
- Programme: Britain's Great War
- Episode: Learning Zone
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