{"id":6245,"date":"2014-10-03T10:29:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=6245"},"modified":"2014-12-15T21:01:40","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T21:01:40","slug":"worlds-war-forgotten-soldiers-empire","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/worlds-war-forgotten-soldiers-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Documentary, talk and discussion<\/p>\n<p>David Olusoga&#8217;s recent documentary <em>The World&#8217;s War<\/em> challenged perceptions of WW1 with the stories of the millions of Indian, African and Asian troops who fought and died alongside white European troops on the western front and elsewhere. Using letters and diaries writer-director Dominic Rai brings to life the experiences of Indian soldiers in Flanders, popularised in the acclaimed novel <em>Across the Black Waters<\/em> by Mulk Raj Anand.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6246\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6246 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image1.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian regiment in Flanders 1914\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image1-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image1-100x50.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image1-270x135.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/image1-150x75.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indian regiment in Flanders 1914<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Watch this talk:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DyA4945Sp6A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Documentary, talk and discussion David Olusoga&#8217;s recent documentary The World&#8217;s War challenged perceptions of WW1 with the stories of the millions of Indian, African and Asian troops who fought and died alongside white European troops on the western front and elsewhere. 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