Britain’s Bloodiest Day: The Battle of the Somme | WW1 Documentary
In 1916, France was a nation cut in two by a string of trenches cut into the Earth running from north to south, separating two vast opposing military forces who fielded weapons that seemed the stuff of science fiction just a generation earlier. So confident in these weapons were both sides that they expected the fighting to be a short and sharp affair, both expecting victory but, in the end, it was nothing more than bloody, senseless stalemate.
Britain had gone to war in honour of a treaty it had signed with Belgium which German Kaiser Wilhelm II disregarded when his troops invaded the small neutral country, looking to bypass the main French line. At the time the British Empire was the most powerful in history, but that strength largely lay in its navy. On the continent, professional troops used to putting down uprisings by tribesmen in remote parts of the Empire, struggled to get to grips with the realities of modern warfare. The result was a bloodbath and would eventually lead to the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Welcome to Wars of the World.
0:00 Introduction
1:58 Britain’s New Army
7:56 The Big Push Pushed Forward
12:29 Laying the Groundwork
19:17 Over The Top
26:31 The Bloodiest Day
31:24 141 Days
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Narrated by: Will Earl
Written & Researched by: Tony Wilkins
Edited by: James Wade & Kieran Kennerley
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Britain had gone to war in honour of a treaty it had signed with Belgium which German Kaiser Wilhelm II disregarded when his troops invaded the small neutral country, looking to bypass the main French line. At the time the British Empire was the most powerful in history, but that strength largely lay in its navy. On the continent, professional troops used to putting down uprisings by tribesmen in remote parts of the Empire, struggled to get to grips with the realities of modern warfare. The result was a bloodbath and would eventually lead to the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Welcome to Wars of the World.
0:00 Introduction
1:58 Britain’s New Army
7:56 The Big Push Pushed Forward
12:29 Laying the Groundwork
19:17 Over The Top
26:31 The Bloodiest Day
31:24 141 Days
Prefer to listen on the go? Check out the WotW Podcast:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4i0FnOKqttgHtbOhgOmLpr
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wars-of-the-world/id1548691968
Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS85ODg5NjAucnNz
RSS Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/988960.rss
🎶🎶 All music from CO.AG
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA
Narrated by: Will Earl
Written & Researched by: Tony Wilkins
Edited by: James Wade & Kieran Kennerley
History Should Never Be Forgotten...
Видео Britain’s Bloodiest Day: The Battle of the Somme | WW1 Documentary канала WarsofTheWorld
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