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Herein we conclude our analysis of the era by summarising our major findings and determining the level of importance that code of honour could justifiably be said to have had in 1914. I hope you enjoyed the miniseries! Please remember to BEFIT and stay tuned for more WDF goodness in the very near future! Thankssssss

Direct download: episode_6.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 3:30am UTC
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Our case study shines a light on Belgium and the surprising issues that faced those that argued for both war and peace. Interestingly, honour featured heavily in the arguments of both, and thus our analysis takes us yet deeper into the psyche of the statesman at the time.

Direct download: episode_5.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 1:00am UTC
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In this episode our focus takes us to the other side of the fence: those that favoured neutrality and wanted to avoid war at all costs for their varied reasons. We examine here how important the code of honour was to their stance and how it manfiested itself in their arguments and media.

Direct download: episode_4.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 12:30am UTC
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Our study deepens as we examine the first major grouping: those that favoured war - the interventionists. We examine in this episode how honour imacted their arguments and reasoning, and whether it was actually as important a factor as some of the other, more well-known issues.

Direct download: episode_3.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 12:30am UTC
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Herein we define what the code of honour meant to British statesmen in summer 1914, where it came from as a concept and how it became as important and ingrained on the sense of self and national identity. 

Direct download: episode_2.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 2:00am UTC
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Here we are with the first of my dissertation episodes, which forms one out of a six part miniseries. I hope you enjoy it! Here we intro the entire concept, and I provide you with some background on the ideas I am about to present before we launch into the actual 'Introduction' of the dissertation proper.

Direct download: episode_1.mp3
Category:History -- posted at: 12:30am UTC
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