The Great Underground War - Season 1

The Great Underground War - Season 1

Season 1

With Andy Hawkins, Julia Richardson. Series on the great underground battles that characterized World War I.
Network
Episodes5
DatesJun 27, 2014 - Jun 27, 2014

Episodes

The Secret of the Somme
Season 1Episode 144 min

The Secret of the Somme

An exploration of newly discovered fortresses, dugouts, and bunkers tells the story of the innovative German engineering that made defenses resistant to massive bombardments.

Jun 27, 2014
The Mines of Ypres
Season 1Episode 244 min

The Mines of Ypres

The story of how a unique British tunneling technique developed for the mud of Flanders was employed to win the strategic ground during the gruesome trench warfare of the Ypres Salient.

Jun 27, 2014
Vauquois, Hill of Death
Season 1Episode 344 min

Vauquois, Hill of Death

For three years the Germans and French blew each other up with massive explosions, using a maze of underground galleries and tunnels. The whole story is told through the preserved diaries of Herman Hoppe, a German engineer who built many of the tunnels.

Jun 27, 2014
Col di Lana
Season 1Episode 444 min

Col di Lana

The largest mine blown on the Italian front literally destroyed half the mountain side of this strategic point in the Dolomite mountains. We explore trenches and tunnels and interview descendants of the Austrians and Italians who fought under and above this treacherous terrain.

Jun 27, 2014
Monte Paterno
Season 1Episode 545 min

Monte Paterno

A personal account of the tragic battles that unfolded amid the sharp gullies and ravines of the Dolomites, requiring men to perform the nearly impossible: excavate and tunnel through solid granite in freezing weather.

Jun 27, 2014

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