United Kingdom History

The First World War (2003) – S1 Ep3 – Global War

Global War War for Europe meant war for the world. Germany gambled that Britain might risk everything to protect her[…]

To Arms The First World War shaped the twentieth century. It sparked the Russian Revolution, and it launched America as[…]

All This It Is Our Duty to Bear War-weariness in Europe. In Britain, conscription, loss of shipping to German U-boats,[…]

The Devil Is Coming Britain fights its first major battle, the Battle of the Somme.

So Sleep Easy in Your Beds For the first 6 months of the war, the Royal Navy did what it[…]

This Business May Last a Long Time The First Battle of the Marne, the Race to the Sea, the Siege[…]

Royal Air Force in Britain An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty’s Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt[…]

Sixth-Generation Fighter What will a sixth-generation fighter jet look like? And what technology will be used on an aircraft not[…]

The Suffragette Who Was Killed by King George V’s Horse Absolute scenes. Britain in Colour Credit Smithsonian Channel

German Spy A ruthless German spy, trying to get out of Britain with vital information about D-Day, must spend time[…]