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'The British Army and the Working Class in the Great War' with Dr. Stephen Roberts

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This is a study in how the British Army harnessed the working-class skills and identity to fight the First World War.  Examples include road, rail and water transport, mechanical engineering, animal husbandry, food preparation, medicine and clothing repair.  How war service affected the workers in these fields is also explored. Dr Roberts was a Se…