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Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/332027 Title: First World War: 1914: Voices From the BBC Archive Author: Mark Jones Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs 24 mins Language: English Release date: 2014-08-14 Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd Genres: History, Military Publisher's Summary: A unique collection of historic recordings covering events from the last days of peace to the Christmas truce, 1914. At midnight on 4 August, Britain had declared war on Germany. The pacifist Bertrand Russell was shocked by the pro-war euphoria on the streets, yet young men enlisted willingly because it would all be over by Christmas. It was not. Instead the opposing armies had become entrenched. It was the beginning of a long and bitter stalemate. In this new audio compilation, troops of the British Expeditionary Force vividly recall the exhausting retreat from Mons, the success at the Marne, and the first battle of Ypres, where the Territorials arrived in