Harvests have been getting smaller every year the war goes on. The harvest of 1916 was particularly bad. This episode looks at some of the consequences of the food shortages in Germany, including the decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B♭ minor
Composed by Johannes Brahms in 1881. Public domain.
Performed by The University of Chicago Orchestra, Edward Auer, soloist, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
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