Month of Madness - London

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Month of Madness - London

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Jun 27, 2014

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Professor Christopher Clark unpicks the complex sequence of events that led to WW1. Today, how British decision-makers reacted in the 'July Crisis' of 1914.

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Jun 27, 2014

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The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.

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WW1 At Home 11 - The 'White Feather' Campaign & a Popular WW1 French Tipple: The birth of the 'White Feather' campaign in Folkestone, the pill boxes built to repel... by World War One
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Woman's Hour: Campaign for Nurses' War Memorial: From BBC Radio 4: During the First and Second World War at least 1700 nurses gave in... by World War One
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Month of Madness - Berlin: Christopher Clark unpicks the complex sequence of events during the 'July Crisis' of 1914. by World War One
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Free Thinking - The Thirty-Nine Steps: John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps first appeared in Blackwoods Magazine in August on... by World War One
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Month of Madness - London: Professor Christopher Clark unpicks the complex sequence of events that led to WW1. by World War One
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Month of Madness - London

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