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Britain Should Not Have Fought In The First World War
Britain Should Not Have Fought In The First World War
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102 minutes
Released:
Apr 17, 2014
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Podcast episode
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As we approach the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, books, television documentaries and articles on the subject abound. So do different opinions, especially as to whether Britain’s engagement was worth it.
Was it a vitally important crusade to prevent an oppressive German-dominated Europe? Or a catastrophic mistake that brought Communism to power in Russia, ripped up the map of Europe and left a festering sense of resentment that would fuel the rise of Nazism?
In this debate from April 2014 four of Britain’s leading historians battle it over whether or not Britain should have fought in the First World War.
Professor John Charmley and Domnic Sandbrook speak for the motion. Max Hastings and Professor Margaret MacMillan speak against. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Was it a vitally important crusade to prevent an oppressive German-dominated Europe? Or a catastrophic mistake that brought Communism to power in Russia, ripped up the map of Europe and left a festering sense of resentment that would fuel the rise of Nazism?
In this debate from April 2014 four of Britain’s leading historians battle it over whether or not Britain should have fought in the First World War.
Professor John Charmley and Domnic Sandbrook speak for the motion. Max Hastings and Professor Margaret MacMillan speak against. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Apr 17, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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