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THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES

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The story of the Mons retreat
In August 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered his forces ' to exterminate first the treacherous British and walk over General French's contemptible little army.' Tonight's programme describes in the words of veterans of that army their memories of the fighting in the Mons retreat that followed.
Compiled and narrated by ROBERT POCOCK

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Robert Pocock
Source: Radio Times

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