The Western Front BBC - Richard Holmes torrent

Category: Documentary, History, Radio Productions
Language: EnglishKeywords: BBC History Radio 4 WWI
Written by Richard Holmes
Read by Richard Holmes
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The Western Front
By: Richard Holmes
Narrated by: Richard Holmes
Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
Abridged Audiobook
Release date: 01-11-2012
Language: English
Publisher: BBC Audio
Military historian Richard Holmes turns his attention to the infamous First World War trench line, the Western Front. Of the nine million British and Dominion soldiers who were killed in action in the Great War, most died here. In this thorough examination of the role the Front played in the war, the eminent historian Richard Holmes considers its initial creation, the rapid expansion of the British army (which led to problems with the supply of men and munitions), the challenge of coping with life and death at the Front, and the regular attempts by soldiers to “break the trench”. He also examines two major battles in detail, those of the Somme and Verdun.
Richly detailed and highly authoritative, Holmes’ work clarifies the complexities of the Western Front and examines its context within the most bitter and bloody of wars.
©2012 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2012 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
The Western Front
By: Richard Holmes
Narrated by: Richard Holmes
Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
Abridged Audiobook
Release date: 01-11-2012
Language: English
Publisher: BBC Audio

Military historian Richard Holmes turns his attention to the infamous First World War trench line, the Western Front. Of the nine million British and Dominion soldiers who were killed in action in the Great War, most died here. In this thorough examination of the role the Front played in the war, the eminent historian Richard Holmes considers its initial creation, the rapid expansion of the British army (which led to problems with the supply of men and munitions), the challenge of coping with life and death at the Front, and the regular attempts by soldiers to “break the trench”. He also examines two major battles in detail, those of the Somme and Verdun.

Richly detailed and highly authoritative, Holmes’ work clarifies the complexities of the Western Front and examines its context within the most bitter and bloody of wars.

©2012 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2012 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd