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The Shadow of War
- 1914
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Summary
June 1914. The beginning of another long, prosperous summer for Britain. But beneath the clear skies, the chill wind of social discontent swirls around this sceptred isle.
Shots ring out in a distant European land - the assassination of a foreign aristocrat. From that moment the entire world is propelled into a conflict unlike any seen before. This is the story of five British communities, their circumstances very different, but who will all share in the tragedy that is to come.