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Michael Portillo: World War I was a railway war. I'm going to find out how that railways helped to precipitate a mechanised war, defined how it was fought, conveyed millions to the trenches and bore witness to its end.
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- 2014-08-04
- History
- Michael Portillo
1 giorno fa · Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I and travels through Britain and Europe uncovering stories from the Great War.
8 mag 2024 · A Railway War Begins. 1/5 Michael Portillo begins his journey in Metz on European tracks built with war in mind. All episodes of Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo.
The Foundations of the Great War. The Foundations of the Great War. Railways in World War I ...
Michael Portillo explores how railwaymen valiantly rose to the challenges of all-out war, proudly serving King and Country with their unique expertise on the front line.
In this five part series, Michael Portillo marks the centenary of the First World War by discovering the central role that the railways played.
From the exploits of railwaymen at the Front to the secrets of railway spies who worked behind enemy lines; the manufacture of munitions in railway workshops to the role of railways in post-war remembrance – this book explores some of the remarkable stories of the railway war.
