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This clip looks at leadership style and experience of Ian McGregor of the Coal Board during the Miners Strike. This video from the C4 documentary, 'When Britain, went to War', has been uploaded for educational purposes and is suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5. it's a great video to contrast with the leadership style of his protagonist, Arthur Scargill.
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This clip looks at leadership style and experience of Ian McGregor of the Coal Board during the Miners Strike. This video from the C4 documentary, 'When Britain, went to War', has been uploaded for educational purposes and is suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5. it's a great video to contrast with the leadership style of his protagonist, Arthur Scargill.
If you are looking for teaching resources on this topic, then please check out this link:
If you would like to support our channel and donate, then please follow this link: buymeacoffee.com/hugybear20c
We have a wide range of teaching resources overing many topics. Please feel free to browse and have a look at what we have to offer: tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Roy_Huggins Please free free to share you own experiences of the Miners Strike and comment below.
If you are looking for a fun and interactive market place activity that looks at the different factors that contributed to the defeat of the Miners' Strike in 1984 - 1985. then follow this link to the TES . tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12920199
Our series of lessons, which have been bundled together are at attempt to shine a light on this neglected and forgotten history. tes.com/teaching-resource/the-miners-strike-1984-1985-12920103









![The Battle of Verdun, 1916: A Mission of Sacrifice
The Battle of Verdun, 1916: A Mission of Sacrifice
In 1916, the German army launched an offensive at Verdun with a chilling objective: to bleed France white. This video explores the brutal reality of one of the longest and most devastating battles of the Great War, where strategic forts became the center of a slaughterhouse that claimed over 700,000 casualties.
Through haunting firsthand accounts and historical footage, we witness the dehumanization of soldiers trapped in a cycle of constant bombardment, mud, and death.
📜 Key Historical Insights:
The German Trap: Why the German command targeted the strategic forts at Verdun, knowing the French would defend them at all costs [00:21].
A Mission of Sacrifice: Hear the grim orders given to French units as they were thrown into the meat grinder of the front lines [01:11].
Survival in the Craters: Second Lieutenant Ernst Veiling describes the suffocating hell of being pinned down by artillery in a bomb crater [01:54].
The Horrors of the Trenches: Graphic testimonies detail the grim reality of life among the fallen, from the infestation of rats to the gruesome task of identifying the dead [02:45].
A Reeking Quagmire: By the end of 10 months of fighting, the front line remained almost unchanged, leaving behind a landscape littered with human remains [04:05].
🕒 Timestamps:
[00:06] – Germany’s plan to end the stalemate.
[00:45] – 1,200 guns: The pounding of the French front.
[01:35] – The tide turns: Germans begin to bleed.
[02:45] – The grim reality of the battlefield scavengers.
[03:33] – The dehumanization of the Great War.
[04:05] – 10 months later: The final toll.
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