Sunday, 3 August 2014

Countdown to War, Day 37. 3 August: Germany fighting Russia, Luxembourg, maybe France – and Switzerland?

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One hundred years ago today, on Monday 3 August 1914, Martin and the other railwaymen in his crew would have found little to raise th...
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Saturday, 2 August 2014

Countdown to War, Day 36. 2 August: as Germany goes to war against Russia, does God require Britain to fight?

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One hundred years ago today, on Sunday 2 August 1914, the Methodist Minister wore a bleak smile when he dropped in on Martin to give him hi...
Friday, 1 August 2014

Countdown to War, Day 35. 1 August: Russian and Germany at war. Any hope still for British neutrality?

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One hundred years ago today, on Saturday 1 August 1914, Martin and his tracklayer friends would have been hard put to it to find much good ...
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Thursday, 31 July 2014

Countdown to War, Day 34. 31 July: will the government want to intervene in a Great War or stay neutral?

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One hundred years ago today, on Friday 31 July 1914, Martin and his crew of Manchester track layers would have found the Manchester Gu...
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Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Countdown to War, Day 33. 30 July: the war has started, but surely the people, and above all the socialist people, can stop it spreading

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One hundred years ago today, on Thursday 30 July 1914, Martin’s crew found that the Manchester Guardian included the Austrian Emperor’s Ap...
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Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Countdown to War, Day 32. 29 July: War. But Britain can stay out. And we're still torturing women.

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One hundred years ago today, on Wednesday 29 July 1914, there was really only one news item Martin and his friends had to absorb : wa...
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Monday, 28 July 2014

Countdown to War, Day 31. 28 July: hovering on the edge

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One hundred years ago today, on Tuesday 28 July 1914, Martin the Mancunian railwayman might have taken some hope from the first article he ...
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