Royal Navy officer Edward Bradman disobeys orders during the 1914 fighting in Flanders and uses a deception involving Highlander uniforms to make German forces believe British reinforcements have arrived, helping delay the attack until the Belgian defenses can act. With no official record or surviving witness, Bradman is court-martialed and disgraced despite insisting his action helped stop the German advance. Years later a German witness confirms Bradman's story, clearing his name and leading to a posthumous Victoria Cross that restores his family's honor.
This Escape broadcast aired on February 28, 1950. It is listed as episode 100 in the archive.
Other versions or closely related recordings in the archive include The Man Who Won the War -1 (February 28, 1950), a duplicate archive copy.
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