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100: June 2014 Special Edition

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The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman

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‘Never judge a book by its cover’ or so the old adage goes. However, the cover of my edition of Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns of August suggested rather the opposite might be the case. In opening her account of the outbreak of the Great War, Tuchman chooses to go back to May 1910 and the state funeral of Edward VII. Her carefully crafted opening se...

Ep. 221a – The Schlieffen Plan : 1914 March to the Marne in 1914 - Part 1 – Ross Beadle

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Episode 1 : Research into the ten critical decisions of the French, German and British commanders that shaped the failure of German Schlieffen plan in 1914. Your browser does not support the audio element.

12th President’s Conference : 1914 Revisited

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The Western Front Association is pleased to announce the 12th President’s Conference. One hundred and ten years on from the commencement of hostilities, the theme of this year’s conference is '1914'. Doors open for registration at 9:15 am Prof Gary Sheffield: Two BEFs, two retreats: Mons 1914 and Dunkirk 1940 Compared The Mons (1914) and Dunkir...