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Episode 2 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War

Episode 2 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War

Released Thursday, 21st August 2014
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Episode 2 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War

Episode 2 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War

Episode 2 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War

Episode 2 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War

Thursday, 21st August 2014
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In the second part of his documentary looking at the Asian contribution to WW1, Sarfraz Manzoor charts the experiences of soldiers and labourers in Mesopotamia and Gallipoli. The story for India changes as the war wears on. Recruitment becomes more draconian, British officers are killed, leaving a void which is not easy to fill, and the pressure on India for food supplies and the resources of war increases. As Turkey enters the war, German and Turkish propaganda plays on the Muslim soldiers' faith and the British Authorities take very seriously the threat of mutiny.

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