The Great War of Words, Episode 1
Michael Portillo reveals how our understanding of the war has been distorted through a...
Michael Portillo reveals how our understanding of the war has been distorted through a...
Michael Portillo reveals how our understanding of the war has been distorted through a century of intellectualising, interpretation and misinterpretation. In this first episode Michael Portillo examines how the German invasion of neutral Belgium in August 1914 transformed Britain's war into a moral cause. Part of World War One on the BBC. Discover more at bbc.co.uk/ww1