131: This Wellsian Wonder

The Mark I, one of the first British tanks, at the Battle of the Somme.

 
The internal combustion engine led to the development of automobiles and airplanes. When the Great War began, the combatants strove to employ this new inventions on the battlefield.

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Fanfare

Opening War Theme

Terzetto
Composed by Gustav Holst in 1925. Public domain.
Performed by Steve’s Bedroom Band. Used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 license. Source.

Closing War Theme

 

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