In the autumn of 1915, the Allies attempt an offensive on the Western Front, partly in an effort to take pressure off the Russians. The offensive attempted to put into practice new strategies for offensive combat that the French and British were developing, but the Germans were also developing new strategies.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Danse macabre
Composed in 1874 by Camille Saint-Saëns. Public domain.
Performed by the University of Chicago Orchestra and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Source.
“La Marseillaise”
Composed in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Navy Band. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing War Theme
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Thank you for the epilogue on Rudyard Kipling and his son, John, who died in WWI. It reminded me that 10 or 15 years ago I watched a show or movie on this dramatic story. It may have been part of the PBS show Masterpiece. (I just looked it up. The name of the movie was My Boy Jack.) I don’t remember much about this particular show except that I liked it, that Kipling was an ardent supporter of Britain’s efforts and very much wanted his son to serve in the armed forces despite his very poor eyesight, and that Rudyard was grief stricken over the death of his son. I probably remember the show mostly because young Kipling was played by Daniel Radcliff (aka Harry Potter).