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First World War: 1917 [electronic resource] : Voices from the BBC Archive

Kilgarriff, Sarah2017
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From the Russian Revolution to America’s declaration of war and the lasting horror of Passchendaele, this unique collection of historic recordings contains the voices of those who were thereAmong the memorable voices in this compilation are Commander William Ibbett, who experienced the aftermath of the Bolshevik revolution at close quarters, Sir Edward Spears on the mutiny in the French Army and Royal Flying Corps pilots whose life expectancy could be a low as a single day.1917 was a year of decisive events. Germany raised the stakes at sea; America eventually declared war; the Nivelle offensive almost destroyed the French army; and, following two revolutions in February and October, Russian forces collapsed. For the Allies, despite their successes at Messines and Cambrai, the year was overshadowed by the losses at Passchendaele. Survivors recall their despair as men and horses drowned in mud: ‘a viscous, tenacious mud which smelt of death’.In the Middle East, British fortunes changed with the capture of Aqaba and Jerusalem. General Allenby, Commander of the Palestine Campaign, recalls the vital, if unorthodox, feats of one officer in particular: Colonel TE Lawrence.By December, troops on the Western Front were digging in for yet another winter. Victory now depended on the arrival of the Americans.DUE TO THE AGE OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL THE SOUND QUALITY MAY VARYSOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE EXCERPTS REFLECTS THE ERA IN WHICH IT WAS RECORDEDRESEARCHED BY Tessa KulikTECHNICAL RESTORATION BY Paul GilhamWRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY Sarah Kilgarriff
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : BBC Digital Audio, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
ISBN:
9781785297557
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2581065
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