11 min listen
Episode 1 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War
FromWorld War One
ratings:
Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Aug 20, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Sarfraz Manzoor tells the story of the 1.27m men from the Indian Army who fought valiantly in the Great War, through a series of the soldiers' letters written home from Western Front. This first episode of a three part series focuses on the make-up of the army in 1914, including the colonial policy to recruit from what were considered the martial races - communities with a warrior tradition.
Released:
Aug 20, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (75)
Woman's Hour Women and the War - a young widow's story: How a night out to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in 1914 was to change forever the of... by World War One