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- The Great War was the quintessential railway war. Railways helped to precipitate this mechanized conflict: they defined how it was fought and kept the home front moving; they conveyed millions to the trenches and evacuated the huge numbers of wounded. The railways sustained a terrible war of attrition and, ultimately, bore witness to its end.
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Aug 4, 2014 · 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
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.
S1.E2 ∙ Railways and Railwaymen Called to Action. Tue, Aug 5, 2014. Add a plot.
Michael Portillo examines the role of the railways in World War I and travels through Britain and Europe uncovering stories from the Great War.
In this five part series, Michael Portillo marks the centenary of the First World War by discovering the central role that the railways played.
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.
World War I was a railway war. Michael Portillo finds out how the railways helped to precipitate a mechanised war, shaped how it was fought, conveyed millions to the trenches and bore witness to its end.
