La France en Guerre : 1915, l'année du COURAGE

In 1915, France entered a phase of total war. Throughout the year, it demonstrated courage and a spirit of sacrifice as it adapted to the challenges of the First World War. In this second episode on France in the Great War, let's focus on the year 1915. How did it adapt to Trench Warfare? How did it mobilize its economy? And what are the political and strategic challenges it faces? 0:00 Intro 1:05 Early 1915: Liberating the country from German occupation 07:32 Mobilizing all the country's resources to face the war 09:53 Industrial mobilization, munitions, and the appeal to the colonies 13:47 The horror of industrial conflict 17:49 Implementation of war propaganda 20:08 The Champagne Offensive of September 1915 26:28 Political tensions and the establishment of a new government 30:24 Preparing for the 1916 offensives & outro Audio Epidemic Sound Sources: Nicolas Beaupré: 1914–1945, the Great Wars The French Army, Two Centuries of Commitment (under the direction of Jean Lopez) Infographics of the Franco-German Wars: Marie-France Devouge, Stéphane André, Julien Peltier Rémy Porte: Joffre Jean-Yves Le Naour: 1914. The Great Illusion, Perrin, 2012 Video Credits: Apocalypse, World War I The Great War of All French People Come on, Little Children Merry Christmas Those of 14