British propaganda during World War I
Subject in History
British propaganda during World War I has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook says widely circulated stories that an officer shot a fainted Cavell with a revolver were untrue propaganda legends.
“that she'd fainted before the firing squad and then an officer stood over her with his revolver pressed against her head”
The Rest Is History: 674. The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4) (May 27, 2026) · Listen from 54:32
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
674. The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4)The Rest Is History · May 27, 2026 · 1 h 8 min
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland recount the life, resistance work, trial and 1915 execution of British nurse Edith Cavell in German-occupied Belgium, and her posthumous legend.