The World's War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire

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British historian David Olusoga, along with other historians, narrates the story of millions of Indian, African and Asian troops who fought and died alongside French and British troops to help win the war against Germany, Austro-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.

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Leo Wringer Self - Narrator

Santanu Das Self - Author of 'India and First World War Culture', Self - Author, India and First World War Culture'

Geoff Bridger Self - Military Historian, Self - War Historian

David Olusoga Self - Historian

Sean McMeekin Self - Author, The Berlin-Baghdad Railway'

Claude Markovits Self - Historian

Heike Liebau Self - Historian, Zentrum Moderner Orient

Roger Little Self - Former Professor of French

Edward Paice Self - Author, Tip & Run: The Untold Tragedy of the Great War in Africa

Allison Fell Self - Historian

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