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Subscribe now wherever you get your podcast. Hi, everyone out there. Steve here with a special announcement for you from Chris Maury of the

Vlogging Through History Podcast, a fellow member of the Parthenon Podcast Network.

Chris is the host of the hugely popular YouTube channel vlogging through history.

Here is a portion of an episode about over 300 men who were executed by the British Army

for desertion and cowardice during the First World War.

In this episode preview from Vlogging Through History, host Chris Maury,

explores the process for executions and the stories of the men involved.

To continue listening to the rest of the episode of the preview you just heard,

check out today's show notes or search of vlogging through history on your favorite app and continue listening to episode 10.

It's also in the show notes. Thanks for listening and I will talk to you next time.

World War I, which at the time was known as the Great War, was one of the deadliest wars in human history.

Estimates vary, but something probably around 15 to 20 million people died as a result of the Great War.

About half of that being military deaths, the rest being civilians for various reasons.

But even in the midst of a great war, the armies of every nation had to deal with the problem of crime and punishment. When you're

dealing with hundreds of thousands, if not millions of soldiers on the front lines, you basically

have entire communities. You know, you have these divisions of 15, 20, 25,000 men. That's a small

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