The Great War Interviews

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Filmed in the early 1960s, a selection of interviews from the BBC's series `The Great War', featuring eyewitness accounts of the conflict from both soldiers and civilians.

Episode 1Frank Brent

Frank Brent, an NCO with the Australian Imperial Force, fought at Gallipoli.

Episode 5Stefan Westmann

Stefan Westmann, a German Infantry Division Corporal, describes the act of killing.

Episode 6Charles Carrington

Charles Carrington of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment recalls his wartime experiences.

Episode 8John Willis Palmer

John W Palmer, a Signaller with the Royal Field Artillery, recalls his broken spirit.

Episode 10Horace Leslie Birks

Tank commander Horace Leslie Birks recalls what it was like in the first tanks.

Episode 11Richard Henry Tobin

Richard H Tobin, Leading Seaman of the Royal Naval Division, describes trench warfare.

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