The Great Underground War
This fascinating 5-part series unearths the untold story about how the Great War went underground - the tales of tunnellers and miners who dug under the enemy when there was no other choice but to attack from beneath. A 5-part series: The Mines of Ypres, The Secret of the Somm, Vauquois, Hill of Death, Monte Paterno, Col di Lana.
- 2014-2014
- 1 season
- Documentary, Action & Adventure
This fascinating 5-part series unearths the untold story about how the Great War went underground - the tales of tunnellers and miners who dug under the enemy when there was no other choice but to attack from beneath. A 5-part series: The Mines of Ypres, The Secret of the Somm, Vauquois, Hill of Death, Monte Paterno, Col di Lana.
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Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
The Mines of Ypres
44 mins
One hundred years have passed since the outbreak of the First World War - yet it remains difficult to grasp the scale and madness of the carnage. This covers the five months of the great Battle of the Somme, the bloodiest battle of the First World War - one million soldiers were killed, wounded, or went missing. On July 1, 1916, alone, 19,000 British soldiers were killed and 36,000 wounded. Ultimately, to no avail. Military historian Basil Liddell Hart: "Nothing more than stupid, mass slaughter of one another."
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