FROM AMIENS TO ARMISTICE 2 | The Battle of Amiens and its outcome - Hew Strachan
A series of podcasts commissioned by UCL INSTITUT…
A series of podcasts commissioned by UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME to mark the CENTENARY of the BATTLE OF AMIENS on 8 August 1918. In THE BATTLE OF AMIENS AND ITS OUTCOME, SIR HEW STRACHAN, Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews, explores the lead-up to the Battle of Amiens, how commanders Haig, Rawlinson, and Foch were able to work together to deliver success, and how the Battle of Amiens triggered a series of interlocking victories for the Allies that brought to an end Germany's war in the West. MUSIC | Summon the Cavalry (Paul Clarvis, Mike Lovatt) licensed courtesy of audionetwork | Last Post - LSgt Stuart Laing on a WW1 (1915) bugle. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME | Executive Producer - Simon Bendry | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.
