Britain and World War I | World History Project

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Britain and its empire died in the fields of Flanders during World War I. Britain didn’t mean to go to war, but German naval ambition and the invasion of Belgium forced Britain to enter the war. The huge British navy, its experienced Guards Regiments, and its industrial wealth proved decisive in the conflict. Trench warfare and industrial weapons produced an incredibly deadly and miserable war that devastated British communities. In this video, Nick Dennis explores the impacts of the war on Britain through conversations with two experts on Britain’s naval and military history.

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